No orphanages, or just ‘good’ ones? Books and controversies from Cambodia’s Australian orphanage doyennes

[blockquote]Australians have a lot to answer for when it comes to Cambodia’s ‘orphanage problem’, being among the most involved in visiting them as tourists, starting them up and financially supporting them. They’ve also been behind some that have been shut down in recent years. So it is no surprise that knee-deep in this debate around the future of residential care in Cambodia are two high-profile Australians who have started orphanages, but who are now changing tack – one more willingly than the other.[/blockquote]Ashlee writes on Cambodia's orphanage problem, the push to end residential care, and a new book by a high-profile Australian who has changed her view on the orphanage model.>> Read the blog