Amani Advocacy Hub
This is an online page dedicated to advancing family first advocacy in child welfare and community development.
Family first advocacy matters because research consistently shows that children experience better emotional, cognitive, and social outcomes when they grow up in stable family environments rather than institutional settings. Global estimates indicate that the majority of children in orphanages have at least one living parent, and poverty, not orphanhood, is often the primary driver of separation. When economic hardship is addressed, children can remain safely at home.
In Tanzania, national reintegration guidelines emphasize that a family is the best place for a child’s survival, upbringing, and development. At the same time, poverty and school dropout remain major risk factors for family breakdown. When education access, caregiver support, and livelihood stability are strengthened together, the likelihood of institutional placement decreases.
This page exists to publish evidence, share field-informed frameworks, and elevate policy conversations that center families as the primary unit of care. It facilitates access to research, governance documents, and implementation models that demonstrate how education, psychosocial support, and climate-resilient livelihoods can function as child protection strategies.
Proof That Reintegration Works
Pilot Evidence Affirming Care Reform in Tanzania
Click here to access our 2025 policy brief documenting Amani’s government-coordinated reintegration pilot, demonstrating that family reunification is feasible, legally aligned, and scalable within Tanzania’s child protection framework.
Learn More: Where Else to Go for Family First Advocacy
Better Care Network is a global knowledge platform dedicated to strengthening child protection systems and advancing family-based alternative care. It curates research, policy guidance, case studies, and implementation tools used by governments and NGOs worldwide.
Their work synthesizes international evidence demonstrating that institutional care should be a last resort and that family strengthening, kinship care, and foster care produce better developmental outcomes for children.
If you are looking for global data, UN-aligned guidance, and practical implementation resources, this is a foundational starting point.
Stop Orphanages is a coalition advocating for the transition away from institutional care models and toward family-centered systems. The organization highlights the risks associated with orphanage tourism, structural neglect, and donor-driven institutional expansion.
They provide advocacy tools, research summaries, and reform campaigns that help shift public perception and policy conversations.
This resource is particularly valuable for understanding how well-intentioned charity can unintentionally perpetuate child separation, and how reform efforts can redirect support toward families instead.
Global Child Advocates – Reimagining Orphanages Collaborative (ROC)
The Reimagining Orphanages Collaborative brings together practitioners, policymakers, and researchers committed to transforming institutional care systems. ROC supports organizations transitioning from orphanage models to family-based and community-centered approaches.
Their work focuses on system redesign, governance reform, and practical transition pathways.
This collaborative demonstrates that reform is not only possible, but already underway across multiple countries.
From Orphanage to Family First
A Case Study in Childcare Reform
Read our comprehensive case study detailing the legal foundations, developmental research, economic analysis, and structured transition process behind Amani’s shift from institutional care to a family-based model aligned with Tanzanian law and international standards.