J.K. Rowling warns fans not to donate money or volunteer efforts to orphanages
J.K. Rowling is urging her fans to think twice before donating money or volunteer efforts to an orphanage, warning that a well-intentioned donation could be “contributing towards real harm” for children.
The Harry Potter author made the comments during a Facebook Live interview for her charity Lumos — a non-profit organization she founded 10 years ago.
The writer of the hit fantasy literature series spoke with broadcaster Lauren Laverne about Lumos and the charity’s new We Are Lumos Worldwide campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the eight million children around the globe who are living in orphanages.
The charity is campaigning to reunite children currently living in orphanages with their families or re-home them with new ones, as well as providing support to help keep children with their parents.
"All of the research agrees that there is little you can do worse for a child than put it in an institution," she explained. "We want to help children and that's an honourable and admirable thing. However, you may be contributing towards real harm."
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