Episode Details

Dr. Sandra Morgan and Dave Stachowiak talk to Brandon Stiver about how having his own family totally changed his perspective on caring for orphan children and why family-based care is so much better than orphanage-based care.

Key Points

• Tanzania’s official policy is actually family-first, but that doesn’t always play out in reality.
• The vast majority of children that end up in alternative care really shouldn’t be there in the first place.
• 90% of children in orphanages worldwide have at least one living parent.
• An orphanage should be the last resort — there are many other options for children.
• Orphans often become a commodity for orphanages because they help raise money.

“It is the belief of Kingdom Families in accordance with Tanzanian policy as well as scripture that family-based care is the highest standard of care for a child. We believe that every child has a right to be raised in a family.”

—Brandon Stiver

Resources

• Kingdom Families
• Faith to Action Initiative
  
• Transition to Family Based Care Manual
• UN Guidelines on the Alternative Care of Children
• The Law of the Child Act for Tanzania
• National Guidelines for Improving Quality of Care, Protection and Support for Most Vulnerable Children 
• National Plan of Action for MVC in Tanzania 

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Transcript

Dave: [00:00:00] You’re listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 161, Orphan Care in Tanzania with Brandon Stiver.

Production Credits: [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, maximizing human potential.

Dave: [00:00:29] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.

Sandie: [00:00:34] And my name is Sandie Morgan.

Dave: [00:00:37] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Sandie, so glad to be back with you here in the new year. And today a conversation I know that will be yet another lens that is so important for us to know about on elements that relate to human trafficking. And I know Brandon is going to really provide a lot of perspective on care for children. And we talk a lot about children on this podcast of course, but Brandon is going to I know bring us a new perspective. He is an alum of Vanguard University, where the Global Center for Women and Justice of course here is based. And Brandon Stiver grew up on the central coast of California and has been working in orphan care in Tanzania since 2010. Originally work