Maureen, a young girl in Kenya who was separated from her family and sent to live in a children’s home. She wants to reunite with her grandparents and asks herself “why do I live in a children’s home?” Children who live in institutions, often lack the individual care, affection, and attachment that a family environment offers. Maureen and her siblings are in the end able to return to the home of their grandparents. “It’s like I needed something and got it finally,” says Maureen.
STORY OF MAUREEN
The next film highlights the increased risk of family separation faced by children with special needs and advocates for the provision of quality family-based care to children who cannot be with their parents or extended families.
SPECIAL CARE STORY
And the general video:
WE ALL NEED FAMILY