Ten facts about orphanages
Ten facts about orphanages
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There are over 8 million children living in orphanages worldwide.
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There are over 8 million children living in orphanages worldwide.
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Eighty to ninety percent of orphans have a living parent.
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Poverty and natural disaster are the two leading factors that cause children to be placed in orphanages.
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Between 40 and 60% of children in orphanages have a disability.
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Between 40 and 60% of children in orphanages have a disability.
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In India, 90% of the 11 million abandoned or orphaned children are girls.
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Children in orphanages are frequently subject to severe neglect, abuse, and trafficking.
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Children in orphanages are frequently subject to severe neglect, abuse, and trafficking.
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Raising children in a family can be 10 times less expensive than placing them in an orphanage.
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For example, in Haiti, 32,000 children are housed in 760 orphanages at the cost of $104 million per year.
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For example, in Haiti, 32,000 children are housed in 760 orphanages at the cost of $104 million per year.
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Some orphanages employ “child finders” who may use deception or pressure or make promises to provide education to children, in order to persuade parents to place their children into orphanages.
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Young adults raised in institutions are six times more likely to have been abused, 10 times more likely to be involved in prostitution, 40 times more likely to have a criminal record, and 500 times more likely to take their own lives than their peers.
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Young adults raised in institutions are six times more likely to have been abused, 10 times more likely to be involved in prostitution, 40 times more likely to have a criminal record, and 500 times more likely to take their own lives than their peers.