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JK Rowling urges students not to volunteer at orphanages
Author highlights evidence suggesting that ‘orphanage tourism’ drives families apart and makes children vulnerable to abuse
JK Rowling has called on students around the world not to volunteer at orphanages, pointing to emerging evidence that “orphanage tourism” drives family separation and child trafficking.
Speaking at the One Young World summit in London, the global forum for young leaders, the Harry Potter author and founder and president of children’s charity Lumos, said orphanages do “irreparable harm” and “perpetuate the abuse” of children and communities.
“Despite the best of intentions, the sad truth is that visiting and volunteering in orphanages drives an industry that separates children from their families and puts them at risk of neglect and abuse,” she said.
[...] Rowling was launching a three-year global campaign to challenge attitudes toward orphanage tourism and volunteering, #HelpingNotHelping. The campaign is backed by recently revised travel advice from the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office warning of the potential harm of orphanage tourism and volunteering.
[...] Children in institutions are 500 times more likely to take their own lives, 40 times more likely to have a criminal record and 10 times more likely to be involved in prostitution, the charity claims.
[...] “Most children in orphanages are not even ‘orphans’ – they are placed there due to reasons such as poverty, disability, or to receive an education, and many have a family who could care for them, given the right support,” said Alex Christopoulos, deputy CEO of Lumos.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday October 28 2019, @01:13AM (3 children)
We have different ideas of strong women then. The only ones that I would have counted were Mrs. Weasley and Professor Mcgonagall.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Monday October 28 2019, @01:32AM (2 children)
Mrs. Weasley and Professor Mcgonagall were the obvious strong women, but Hermione and Luna Lovegood were far from helpless. And the two dead ones, well, you're not counting them, are you?
Who are the damsels in distress that you are talking about? The ones from the other school?
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday October 28 2019, @02:25AM (1 child)
You're mistaking outer strength for inner strength. The former's flashy and interesting but without the latter they're still weak. Thus, I wouldn't count any of Harry's female classmates that I can think of offhand as especially strong, even for adolescents. I think I will make an exception for Luna though, at least relative to the competition. She had a much sterner core than any of the other pre-voting-age female characters and wouldn't have fallen behind in comparison to most of the adult women.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by fustakrakich on Monday October 28 2019, @03:02AM
No, I just don't use the cliched male standards. Hermione was quick on the draw and always shot straight. Ron was wimpier and clumsier. Of course that was the way it was designed to play off each other. But she was giving the orders more often than not. It was standard John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara stuff.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..