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More than five million children live in orphanages or other institutions - the vast majority in low or middle income countries.
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Staff are often overstretched, poorly paid and don鈥檛 last long in the job, which leaves children deprived of one of the most important things for healthy development - a consistent, loving relationship.
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Organisations around the world are now working hard to find these children the one thing they desperately need - a family. But in countries with high rates of poverty and fragile social work and foster care systems, it鈥檚 not always easy.
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We visit a project in Colombia to meet the children, parents, and trainee foster carers whose lives are taking a very different turn. And in the UK, we look at a project giving foster families the support network they need.
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Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporters: Megan Janetsky and Jo Mathys
Producer: Craig Langran
Executive producer: Tom Colls鈥≒roduction Coordinator: Ibtisam Zein
Sound Mix:听Annie Gardiner鈥‥ditor: Penny Murphy
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Image: A mother and daughter in Colombia