“Saving” Malawi: Faithful Responses to Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Freidus, Andrea

doi:10.1111/j.1556-4797.2010.01040.x

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“…McGloin and Georgeou (2016) argue that social change is traditionally affected through civil society where people join causes, but because voluntourism is entrenched within the market it reflects a consumer model. Neoliberalism has led to decentralization from the central state provision of social services to local governments, and a corresponding increase in privatization of welfare through churches, NGOs, and the private sector (Freidus, 2010a(Freidus, , 2013. Such privatization has seen corporations sending high numbers of volunteers to the global south and NGOs developing similar business models with orphanages advertising orphanage volunteering as a way of gaining funding (Guiney, 2017).…”

Section: Neoliberalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Orphanage tourism and orphanage volunteering: implications for children

van Doore,

Nhep

2023

Front. Sustain. Tour.

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Orphanage tourism refers to visits or volunteering in orphanages as part of a holiday or tourist experience. Orphanage tourism is a consumer product which represents the intersection of the desire of orphanage operators to gain access to international funding and the desire of tourists and volunteers to give back to less developed countries. Despite its popularity amongst tourists and volunteers, orphanage tourism has come under increasing scrutiny and criticism for its impacts on child rights, development, and the role it plays in driving the unnecessary institutionalization of children, child trafficking and exploitation in residential care settings. This article outlines differing perspectives on orphanage tourism and volunteering from the last decade of research. It examines the contexts in which orphanage tourism occurs and outlines the drivers for this form of tourism. In addition, it discusses the implications of orphanage tourism for children including impacts on child agency, child rights, child development, child protection, and child trafficking and exploitation. We conclude that the limited benefits for children involved in orphanage tourism are outweighed by child protection concerns coupled with negative impacts on child agency, rights, and development.

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Section: Neoliberalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Orphanage tourism and orphanage volunteering: implications for children

van Doore,

Nhep

2023

Front. Sustain. Tour.

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“…From a theoretical point of view, how does the case of Haiti speak to the larger paradoxes of neoliberalism as it intersects with global ideologies and practices of development? This analysis is situated theoretically within an extensive ethnographic literature on humanitarian intervention and disadvantaged childhoods (Cheney, 2010; Cheney & Sinervo, 2019; Dahl, 2009; Freidus, 2010; Valentin & Meinert, 2009). These scholars offer powerful critiques of the ways disadvantaged childhood is predicated on globally circulating Northern normative ideals of ‘proper childhood’ enacted through international development and social welfare regimes that often undermine local ideas and practices, thereby frequently exacerbating the life problems of children and families that they ostensibly hope to solve.…”

Section: Concepts and Theory: Disadvantaged Childhoods And Neoliberal Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

The Haitian orphanage crisis: Exporting neoliberal family ideals in the debate on vulnerable childhoods in Haiti

Hoffman

2021

Children & Society

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In light of recent global debates over the dangers of institutionalised orphan care, a new model of family care premised on the trope of family reunification has emerged among Haitian and US faith‐based actors as the best alternative for ensuring vulnerable children's well‐being. This article offers a critical cultural reading of narratives on family reunification in Haiti in social media and advocacy discourse, revealing how this approach privileges Northern assumptions about proper parenting and family life. Not only are these ideas a mismatch with realities in Haiti, they evoke deficit constructions of family and childhood that facilitate the nation's further positioning as a subject of transnational neoliberal governmentality.

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“…Vulnerability in this context does not necessarily reflect their propensity to receive the gospel; we use vulnerability to reflect conditions faced by women in an era of war, disease outbreak, and famine among other calamities. 29 Nevertheless, the teaching of women and children proved inadequate at this stage. Consequently, missionaries considered different approaches in fulfilling their goals which included the use of education and medicine.…”

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“…44 Starting always with minimal beds and equipment, mission hospitals have, over the years, acquired central stage in healthcare services across Africa. 29,45,46 Historically, early Christian missionaries created Western medical centers in many African and Asian countries. 44 Over the years, mission hospitals and hospitals in general have witnessed changes in their modus operandi in the field of medicine.…”

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confidence: 99%

The changing landscape of mission medicine and hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Missions have played numerous developmental roles towards the achievement of economic and social advancement including the provision of healthcare. From their entry into Africa, they have employed numerous methods in order to introduce their Christian faith. The construction of schools and hospitals, engagement in public health campaigns, provision of relevant services for the poor, and spearheading the provision of formal education, among others, have been the most effective mechanisms. The activities of missionaries have taken different dimensions as their scope continues to change over time. Nevertheless, existing literature shows little data on the changing landscape of mission medicine and hospitals in Africa. Using a systematic literature review approach, the current study discusses the changing landscape of mission medicine and hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa. This contribution dwells partly on the missionary theory of medical practice to define most of the services of these faith-based organization (FBOs) in Africa. Findings from the study have revealed that mission hospitals have established schools and training schemes that allow them to train medical personnel to complement the limited number of health personnel on the continent. In the twenty-first century, they have contributed to achieving the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially aspects that focus on health. It is evident that while the focus, methods, and partnerships have changed, missions in healthcare have not diverted their attention from sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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“Saving” Malawi: Faithful Responses to Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Orphanage tourism and orphanage volunteering: implications for children

Orphanage tourism and orphanage volunteering: implications for children

The Haitian orphanage crisis: Exporting neoliberal family ideals in the debate on vulnerable childhoods in Haiti

The changing landscape of mission medicine and hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa

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