Research shows that orphanage founders, tour companies and mission organizations often benefit most when the goal of serving vulnerable children is not accomplished.

Further, Western missionaries and volunteers are encouraged to behave toward “orphans” in ways that further increase their risk of abuse.

Here's more about what experts call the “orphan industrial complex”:

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https://theconversation.com/whether-or-not-a-man-convicted-of-abusing-african-orphans-is-exonerated-the-missionary-system-that-brought-him-to-kenya-was-always-deeply-flawed-199934