Ravindran (r) with a friends year-old son was sent to Rumah Kebajikan Anbu Illam in Taman Permata at age six. In his teens he had to deal with loneliness and low self esteem. He put these to being left in a home.
Orphanage. Children’s home. For the longest time, institutions seemed to be the only answer for children from broken families.
No longer, says OrphanCare, a non-governmental organisation that advocates abandoned babies and orphans.
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