Social Welfare closes down 48 children’s homes

The Department of Social Welfare (DSW) has, from 2007 to date, closed down 48 children’s homes and orphanages because they were unregistered. The objective of the exercise is to ensure that standards and safety measures for running such facilities are strictly adhered to. The National Coordinator of Orphanage and Vulnerable Children (OVC) at the DSW, ... Read Full Story