IT TAKES A VILLAGE Care Day is a global celebration (and the world’s largest celebration) of the successes and achievements of children and young people with experience of care. It takes place on Friday 18 February this year and it will be the 7th annual Care Day! We want a world where children and young people who … Continue reading Care Day, February 18th!
Taiza: Formalising foster care system in Madagascar is a bit like digging out an abandoned gold mine.
We currently have possibly over 10,000 children living in institutional care in the capital city, with all centres full, or over-crowded. Tradition of informal kinship care For years, before large orphanages were created by religious or western organisations, and before the crisis of urbanisation caused the break up of smaller rural communities, children who … Continue reading Taiza: Formalising foster care system in Madagascar is a bit like digging out an abandoned gold mine.
Names are important
What a name means to me A name connects me to people. My first name was given to me in honour of a family friend. I find it interesting how we even use the words “given to me” when we talk about names. It is a connection, a thread, a link. My middle names are … Continue reading Names are important
Announcing our new Careleaver project PiCK: Europe!
I am so excited to share our news with you today! Over the past 12 months, we have been re-establishing the IFCO Youth Committee. We are connecting with our youth members, listening to their views, and helping to find ways to amplify their voices. I will take this opportunity now to thank them and our … Continue reading Announcing our new Careleaver project PiCK: Europe!
International Women’s Day
Grandma’s wing International Women’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to stop and reflect – on what it means to be a woman, and on the women that have impacted on our lives. My thoughts immediately go to my maternal grandmother. Myra Belle (Pryor) Eidson Bruce. She was my best friend. She treated me like I … Continue reading International Women’s Day
AGM announced: Saturday – March 20th, 2021
IFCO AGM announced for March 20th, Saturday.
Egypt: Wataneya Society’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wataneya Society for the Development of Orphanages has been trying since its foundation in 2008 to “Create a future of equal opportunities for children and youth without parental care, through unifying the standards and applying all aspects of care and services in alternative care”. To be able to reach this goal, Wataneya Society had to … Continue reading Egypt: Wataneya Society’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic