Tara Winkler: Why we need to end the era of orphanages
타라 윈클러 (Tara Winkler): 고아원을 더이상 설립해서는 안되는 이유
Tara Winkler helps vulnerable children escape poverty and be cared for within their families. Full bio
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volunteering in a Cambodian orphanage
봉사를 하던 2006년에
많다고 생각했지요.
when I was 19 years old
모든 것이 시작되었습니다.
through Southeast Asia.
surrounded by so much poverty
사실에 마음이 불편해져서
and donated some clothes and books
옷과 책과 돈을 기부했고
was desperately poor.
가난한 고아원이었습니다.
like that before in my life.
어두운 표정을 보니
to do something more to help.
생각이 들었습니다.
to Cambodia the following year
다음 해에 캄보디아로 돌아갔고
for a few months.
자원봉사를 했습니다.
water filters and food
정수기와 음식을 제공했으며
for the first time in their lives.
그 아이들은 치과 방문이 처음이었어요.
that I had been supporting
매우 부패했다는 사실을
every cent donated to the orphanage,
기부금을 횡령했고
were suffering such gross neglect
아이들은 무관심 속에 방치되어
to feed themselves.
굶주린 배를 채워야 했습니다.
and sexually abusing the kids.
성적으로 학대하기도 했지요.
to turn my back on children
제 삶을 살 수가 없었습니다.
and the local authorities
당국의 협조를 받아
and rescue the kids
another unexpected turn.
일이 발생했지요.
running an orphanage in Cambodia,
새로운 삶을 시작했고
to speak Khmer fluently,
to speak the Khmer language fluently.
properly with the kids,
from the orphanage
had other living relatives,
숙모와 같은 친척이 있었으며
living in an orphanage
of orphanages in Cambodia
고아원의 수는 75% 증가했습니다.
living in Cambodian orphanages
아이들의 수는
living in these orphanages
living in orphanages
아이들 대부분이 고아가 아니라면
for a residential care institution.
by other names as well,
"소년원," "기숙사"와 같은
"children's homes," "children's villages,"
confined to Cambodia.
국한된 문제가 아닙니다.
that have seen a dramatic increase
어린이 양육 시설이
care institutions
being institutionalized.
아이들의 수 입니다.
living in institutions
1,600 percent since 1992.
1,600%나 증가했습니다.
by putting kids into institutions
and abusive institutions
of residential care.
문제가 있지요.
research has shown us
성장하는 아이들은
of developing mental illnesses,
with an inability to reintegrate
역시 어려움이 있다고 밝혀졌습니다.
without any model of family
가정의 형태를 배우지 못하고
배우지 못하기 때문에
to parent their own children.
문제가 발생할 수 있습니다.
large numbers of children,
기관에서 성장한다면
고통받을 뿐만 아니라
되물림 되지요.
before in Australia.
to our "Stolen Generations,"
who were removed from their families
더 나은 직업을 갖기를 바라는 마음으로
that we could do a better job
would be like for a child.
rotation of caregivers,
to the shift every eight hours.
아이들을 돌보게 됩니다.
you have a steady stream of visitors
and affection you're craving
of abandonment,
버림받았다는 느낌을 받겠지요.
사람이라고 생각하게 됩니다.
in Australia, the USA, the UK anymore,
여러가지 이유로
raised in institutions
기관에서 성장한 청소년은
to fall into sex work than their peers,
성매매 일을 할 가능성은 10배나 높고
to have a criminal record,
높다고 밝혔습니다.
eight million children around the world
80 percent of them are not orphans.
who could be caring for them
가정들이 많습니다.
of so many children:
from people like me back in 2006,
and volunteer and donate,
기부를 했던 우리들이
that exploits children
불을 지핀 우리들이
갈기갈기 찢어놓은 것이지요.
that these institutions are largely set up
관광객들을 쉽게 유인할 수 있도록
can most easily be lured in
in exchange for donations.
600곳 중 90% 이상이
in the most popular tourist hotspots.
많이 찾는 곳에 세워졌습니다.
in support of these institutions,
금전적인 지원이 들어가면
are removed from their families
lessons the hard way,
고아원을 설립한 이후에
an orphanage in Cambodia.
너무나 가슴이 아팠습니다.
of humble pie to admit
a part of the problem.
and facilitated orphanage tourism
for my orphanage,
my orphanage was,
좋은 기관인지는 상관없이
what they really needed:
제공해주지는 못한다는 사실입니다.
incredibly depressing
그들을 가난에서 벗어나도록 돕는 일은
and overcoming poverty
been led to believe it should be.
더 낙담하게 됩니다.
and preventable,
고아원의 확산을 막을 수 있습니다.
이라고 합니다.
in favor of family-based care.
가족중심 양육 기관으로 바뀌었습니다.
of Cambodian social workers,
사회복지사, 간호사, 선생님들과
실마리를 찾기 위해 일을 하고
families escape poverty.
벗어나게끔 돕고 있습니다.
some of the most vulnerable families
지역의 취약한 가정들이
부모와 함께 거주하기가
with its biological family,
성장하는 것이
훨씬 좋기 때문이지요.
that I showed you before?
사진 기억하시나요?
to catch the ball?
and fiercely intelligent girl.
매우 똑똑한 여자아이지요.
그 아이를 만났을 때
and abusive orphanage,
그 고아원에서 생활하고 있어서
with her family.
가족과 함께 있는 모습을 보여줍니다.
안정된 직업을 갖게 되었고
고등학교에 잘 다니고 있으며
her nursing degree at university.
눈에 앞두고 있습니다.
that we have developed at CCT
가족중심의 양육 모델은
by UNICEF Cambodia
캄보디아 정부 역시
to keep children in families.
캠페인을 벌이고 있지요.
that you can help to solve this problem
최선의 방법은
children a voice
목소리를 내도록 하고
for family-based care.
응원을 해주시는 겁니다.
인식을 높이려는 노력을 한다면
to the unnecessary institutionalization
불필요한 기관들이 더이상
알게 되겠지요.
and our donations
and residential care institutions
돕는 기관을 지원을 하고
to keeping children in families.
in our lifetime,
머지않는 미래에 볼 수 있을 것입니다.
developing communities thrive
어려움을 극복해내고
children everywhere
중요한 존재를 갖게 될 것입니다.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tara Winkler - Child protection leader, activist, authorTara Winkler helps vulnerable children escape poverty and be cared for within their families.
Why you should listen
Tara Winkler is the co-founder and managing director of the Cambodian Children's Trust (CCT), established with Jedtha Pon in 2007 to rescue fourteen children from a corrupt and abusive orphanage.
Winkler has led CCT through a number of significant organizational changes, including the closure of the initial CCT orphanage in favor of a family-based care model of programs and services.
Winkler is the co-founder of Born to Belong Foundation, which provides a unified solution to the global orphanage crisis. Born to Belong Foundation runs innovative and ground-breaking programs in Cambodia, India, Nepal and Uganda to strengthen vulnerable families, reunite institutionalized children with their families, and provide kinship care and foster families for children in need of alternative care.
Winkler has been featured twice on ABC's "Australian Story" and once on "60 Minutes Australia." Her book How (Not) to Start an Orphanage, published by Allen & Unwin in April 2016, is currently being turned into a feature film.
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