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Mission Statement
Care for Children exists to relieve hardship, distress and sickness in abandoned and orphaned children in Asia by the introduction of strategic initiatives in local family placement care as an alternative to institutional care, at the request of, and in cooperation with, government authorities.
Vision
Care for Children has a vision to see 1 million children in families.
Partners
China
China Social Workers Association (CSWA) - approved and monitored by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MoCA).
Thailand (Agreement in progress - to be signed shortly)
Department of Social Development and Welfare (DSDW) - approved and monitored by the Ministry of Development and Human Security (MDHS)
Quick history
Care for Children began work on it's first Foster Care pilot project with the Shanghai Civil Affairs in 1998.
Following the initial success in Shanghai, 3 other projects were started in Kunming, Yinchuan and Chengdu. In 2003 Robert Glover received the White Magnolia award from the Shanghai government in recognition for his service to the city. By this date, a total of 1400 children had been placed into families.
Recognising the value of Care for Children's project work, in 2003 the Ministry of Civil Affairs invited Care for Children to partner with CSWA on a nationwide project in the 14 poorest provinces of China. In 2007 the project was further expanded to include 30 provinces. To date (Jan 2011), Care for Children has directly trained staff from over 200 orphanages. It is estimated that there are now over 250,000 children in families.
Care for Children has recently received invitations from the Thailand (2009), Mongolia and North Korea (2010) to replicate our project work in their respective countries. The Thailand project is due to start in January 2012.
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