What is Meaningful Participation?

What is Meaningful Participation?

This month at Martin James Foundation, we are taking a particular look at participation: a term used to describe the centrality of listening to people with lived experience. But what is participation? Is it merely another tick box? Or is there a way to engage...
Harum’s Journey to Formalise Foster Care in East Java

Harum’s Journey to Formalise Foster Care in East Java

In this reflection piece, M Noor Choirullah, Harum’s Founder and Director, shares Harum’s work in Indonesia with foster families while seeking to formalise foster care. Harapan Ummat (Harum), an Indonesian non-governmental organisation based in East Java,...
Our joint child protection workshop in Nepal

Our joint child protection workshop in Nepal

This blog is a collaborative piece of work between Hope and Homes for Children, Forget Me Not, The Himalayan Innovative Society, and Martin James Foundation as part of their Developing a Model of Community-Owned Foster Care in Nepal Project. “We learned to prioritise...