Some of 16,579 children under the age of 18 living in 406 orphanages in the Kingdom last year, almost 80 per cent have a living mother or father, a United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) report says.

 

Now, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation has set a goal to return 30 per cent of these children to their families. It also released two roadmaps on Thursday to reform the Kingdom’s child welfare system in collaboration with Unicef.

 

The Capacity Development Plan (CDP), a publication supported by Unicef suggests key actions to be taken from now until 2023 to improve foster care, adoption and support for orphans.

 

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It will be good if it comes to fruition.

 

There have been far too many of these orphanages running purely for the benefit of those in charge of them!

 

These scams have been running a long time, taking children away from their parents which amounts to the equivalent of renting the children by the week, whilst those doing this are earning a fortune from the generosity of tourists and the West, who think they are improving the lives of genuine orphans.

Edited October 1, 20187 yr by Scouse123