
ReThink Orphanages is a global cross-sector coalition working to prevent family separation and the unnecessary institutionalization of children by shifting the way countries engage with overseas aid and development.
ReThink Orphanages Australia was the first of the regional hubs to be established by members of the global coalition.
History
In 2015, a small group of people from the ReThink Orphanages coalition in Australia came together to create a solution to address the country's impact on the institutionalisation of children overseas, in response to the proliferation of orphanages and the associated increase in voluntourism they had witnessed in their work. Bringing together a core group of specialists from different sectors, ReThink Orphanages Australia was launched in January 2016.