Mark Waddington has over twenty years’ experience in the humanitarian and international development sectors. He joined Hope and Homes for Children in October 2011. Since then he has led the development of our strategy and has secured the investment to commence delivery of that strategy and successfully position what we do as the catalyst for the global eradication of institutional care.
Prior to joining Hope and Homes for Children Mark served as CEO at War Child for seven years, during which time the charity achieved 400% growth in income, increased direct beneficiary reach by a factor of 12 and won a host of awards including the UN’s Grand Award. Mark is also Chair of the Board of MICAIA, a development charity that is delivering new solutions to the long standing injustice of poverty.
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Mark Waddington 
The humanitarian rationale for Hope & Homes for Children’s (HHC) mission is as obvious as it is compelling. However, by also engaging the disciplines of science and economics (and the latter cannot be ignored) as it does, HHC is presenting a de facto business case to politicians, the national level policy makers and budget holders, for systemic change. In all ways and for many reasons the eradication of institutional care is right for the development of a nation’s children (self-evidently), its society and its economy. And where the case for change convinces both heart and mind, it clearly has a greater chance of sustainable success.