Name: Why we need to end the era of orphanages
Uploaded: 2017-08-29T19:39:04Z
Duration: 13 min 1 s
Description: Could it be wrong to help children in need by starting an orphanage? In this eye-opening talk about the bad consequences of good intentions, Tara Winkler speaks out against the spread of orphanages in developing countries, caused in part by foreign donors, and details the harm done to children when they are separated from their families and left to grow up in institutions.

Could it be wrong to help children in need by starting an orphanage? In this eye-opening talk about the bad consequences of good intentions, Tara Winkler speaks out against the spread of orphanages in developing countries, caused in part by foreign donors, and details the harm done to children when they are separated from their families and left to grow up in institutions.

Tara Winkler: Why we need to end the era of orphanages

Why we need to end the era of orphanages

Child protection leader, activist, author

Discovering the orphanage's corruption, a transformative journey begins, highlighting the dire consequences of misguided aid.

Revealing an unsettling truth: 80% of children in orphanages have families, debunking the myth of widespread orphanhood.

Shifting focus from institutional care to family-based solutions offers a sustainable path to breaking the cycle of poverty.