OrphanCARE Who is OrphanCARE and why was OrphanCARE set up? OrphanCARE is a non-profit non-governmental organization whose objective is to give orphans and abandoned babies in Malaysia the love, care and security of a family in line with our tagline ‘Every Child Needs a Family’.Registered on April  28th  2008,   OrphanCARE was launched a year later  on April 25th, 2009 by  its Patron  HRH Sultanah Pahang Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom.There is a disturbingly high number of orphans and unwanted babies placed in orphanages which is surprising considering that there are many couples who wish to adopt.

Orphanages are unable to provide babies and children  the love, care and security offered by families.  Orphans and children who spend large parts of their childhood in orphanages often grow up (unsurprisingly!) with low self esteem resulting in behavioural problems, delinquency and  poor academic performance.   Many leave orphanages  at the age of 18  without a family support system making it difficult for them to make a good start in life.OrphanCARE  aims to help change society's mindset towards orphans, recognizing that children should not be left permanently in orphanages which should really only be 'transit points' before they are placed with families who can bring them up in a proper family structure. There are  increasing numbers of babies born out of wedlock, many of whom are left in waste dumps, bushes, drains, public toilets among other places.  Many of these unwed mothers are young and abandon their  babies because of the social stigma and legal implications, compounded by a sense of hopelessness due to not knowing whom to turn to.   OrphanCare    was set up to discourage  such  women from abandoning their babies by providing the assurance that the babies would be placed in good homes.

How  do we plan to achieve these objectives? OrphanCare  aims  to coordinate and work with the government to expedite the  adoption process whereby abandoned and orphaned babies are quickly matched up and placed with suitable parents.

We plan to undertake awareness programmes  to make society recognize that orphans should not be left permanently in orphanages. Our activities will involve:

• Working with the government to study present difficulties and obstacles hampering quick, efficient and smooth adoptions and if need be, propose changes to the laws based on practicality  and current needs.
• Constructing a database of all current Malaysian orphans and interested adoptive families with complete background profiles. Coordinate with orphanages, single mothers shelter homes, hospitals and clinics
• Matching orphans with suitable intended families
• Providing pre and post adoption counselling for both the child and new family
• Continuously monitoring  the situation to ensure smooth and efficient adoption