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Originally Posted by Oliver_W
Are there enough foster carers and/or adopters-in-waiting to take them all in?
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Not really the point.
From Lumos:
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Raising children in an orphanage or other institution harms their health and development. It increases their exposure to abuse and puts them at risk of future criminal activity.
Children in orphanages are isolated. They are isolated from their families and their communities. They are often hidden behind walls and segregated.
Even when orphanages and institutions are set up with good intentions, care is tailored to the needs of the institution, not the child. Staff struggle to cope with high numbers of children, particularly those with complex needs. Physical contact, care and attention become a luxury.
Good care has the child’s needs at its heart – whether that’s in a family or a family-like setting.
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Most children in orphanages and other institutions still have parents, who are usually not able to raise them due to extreme poverty, often caused by natural disasters, wars, discrimination or disability.
If local governments were able to provide basic infrastructure, rudimentary living conditions and job opportunities most children could be looked after in their own families. If this is not possible support should be provided to place them in foster or adoptive families or in small group homes.
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Critically, most children in Orphanages are not actually orphans.