World Jul 07 Rescued Ukrainian children settle back into life at home after abduction by Russian forces By Jane Ferguson
Agents for Change Oct 24 Watch 8:42 Why Cambodian orphanages house so many children whose parents are still alive The concept of orphanages has long been considered outdated in developed countries. In the developing world, however, these institutions still house hundreds of thousands of children. But the surprising reality is that the parents of most of these children are… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman
World Sep 02 Watch One family’s quest to unite orphaned Chinese girls with a happy home After reaching their fifties and raising their own children, Jenny and Richard Bowen adopted 2-year-old Maya from China after learning of poor orphanage conditions for abandoned girls. Sixteen years later, the Bowens have two adopted daughters from the same region… By PBS News Hour
Health Oct 20 Rwanda’s Government Moves to Close Orphanages Rwanda plans to place every child living in an orphanage with a family, worrying teens who have lived in orphan communities for years.
Feb 01 Watch With Parents Missing, Haiti’s Child Survivors in Limbo Jeffrey Brown talks to Mandalit del Barco of National Public Radio in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for an update on the state of earthquake recovery, from food distribution to disputes over orphaned children. Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch Detention of Americans in Haiti Renews Adoption Concerns Ten American missionaries have been detained in Haiti for allegedly trying to take 33 children across the border into the Dominican Republican without the proper documents. Continue watching
Feb 17 Reporter’s Notebook: Children Orphaned by AIDS Cobble Lives from the Ruins By PBS News Hour Ray Suarez is in rural KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa, tracing the daily lives of children orphaned by AIDS. In this report he looks at their struggle for survival and the unique family units that form in the absence of… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch South Africa Steps Up Fight Against AIDS Critics blame South Africa's high HIV infection rates on government inaction and mixed messages. Recently, however, the deputy president of the country has called for intensification of the fight against AIDS. Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports from Johannesburg. Continue watching