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Originally Posted by Josh
2. As I see it one of the main issues we have to deal with now before we're able to further progress are older orphans. Many are adopting infants, as a secondary means of easing their own infertility; this is one of the primary reasons. However, older orphans get lost in the process because of this. We've already got orphans being taken in a lot in their infant lives, but towards the back end is where the most difficulty is going on. If the people are informed and reminded of this, we could perhaps see a rise in families adopting older children into their lives. This would in short help ease the overflow and it's the first step that must be taken. I'm kinda unclear on what you're asking - how to support the orphanages themselves as structures or the orphans that reside there while waiting for foster care? Then in provide more help and support, I mean put the money in to help orphanages expand with better care, food, living quarters, education, etc.
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Informing people isn't going to do anything. You know what people are going to say when they hear about older orphanage children? They'll say "oh, that's too bad...." This will be as effective as telling people to "understand the consequences of sex."
These older children need HOMES. Sure better care and education should be considered, but they still need a place to live eventually. The primary focus should be HOW these children can find homes. Improving orphanage conditions, while a good gesture, still won't solve this issue.