by Martin James Foundation | Feb 8, 2023 | Martin James Foundation
Reflections from Udayan Care for Children’s Mental Health Week Decades of research have shown the detrimental effects institutional care can have on a child’s development and mental health. We know children’s needs are best met in safe and loving...
by Martin James Foundation | Dec 22, 2022 | Martin James Foundation
2022 has been a year of growth, learning, and a sharpened vision for MJF’s Global Programmes. We are more committed than ever as we seek to contribute to the global movement to work towards a world where family-based alternative care allows children to grow up in safe...
by Martin James Foundation | Dec 8, 2022 | Martin James Foundation
As the world continues to emerge from the pandemic, voluntourism opportunities are resurfacing, including orphanage volunteer opportunities. While many people grow up believing that supporting and visiting orphanages was necessary and constructive, we now understand...
by Martin James Foundation | Nov 21, 2022 | Martin James Foundation
This blog is a collaborative piece of work between Hope and Homes for Children, Forget Me Not, The Himalayan Innovative Society, and Martin James Foundation as part of their Developing a Model of Community-Owned Foster Care in Nepal Project. “We learned to prioritise...
by Kara Cousins-Kamari | Nov 7, 2022 | Martin James Foundation
The Orphan Myth Today an estimated 8 million children live in orphanages around the world. While it’s widely assumed that children in orphanages do not have parents or family, this is generally not true. Commonly referred to as the ‘orphan myth’, 4...
