Does OrphanCare take volunteers?
Volunteers are a key component in OrphanCare’s activities. We started as a group of volunteers and grew by tirelessly and unselfishly championing the cause of abandoned babies and struggling would-be
Volunteers are a key component in OrphanCare’s activities. We started as a group of volunteers and grew by tirelessly and unselfishly championing the cause of abandoned babies and struggling would-be
OrphanCare supports adoptive families and foster carers and their children as needed. Challenges can surface at all stages of the interaction. OrphanCare encourages adoptive families to come back whenever necessary
Training for adoptive parents All prospective adoptive parents must complete a 1day compulsory training program when they apply. This training refreshes your parenting skills and manages expectations. The course will: Explain
Our objective is to help youth better understand the risks and consequences of premarital sex and at the same time, empower them with responsibility and knowledge to make wise choices:
Many young girls and women are not aware of the risks of becoming pregnant at a young age. There is research to show that pregnant teens and young women are
The young women who come to us often fear being rejected by their families. Some are forced to leave home because they have shamed the family. The more fortunate ones
slapping hitting with objects pulling hair burning with cigarettes sleep deprivation food deprivation prolonged periods of exhausting and painful exercise involving children in extremely heavy work humiliating children in front
Early psychological deprivation has profound effects on brain activity in young children, as demonstrated in the two images which detail the electroencephalogram level (EEG level) of an institutionalised child compared
Attachment theory argues that a strong emotional and physical attachment to at least one primary caregiver is critical to personal development. John Bowlby first coined the term after studying the
Poverty is the root cause financial and debt problems inadequate housing unemployment marital problems low education level parenting is too difficult for single parents health problems including addiction lack of
Every child deserves a family. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child says the best place for a child with regards to his or her psychological development is
OrphanCare is currently working on a programme for foster care. This page will be updated at the appropriate time. For enquiries about foster care please email [email protected]