▁institutions ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁have ▁a ▁surv iving ▁parent ▁or ▁close ▁relative , ▁and ▁they ▁most ▁commonly ▁entered ▁or phan ages ▁because ▁of ▁pover ty . ▁It ▁is ▁spec ulated ▁that , ▁flush ▁with ▁money , ▁or phan ages ▁are ▁increasing ▁and ▁push ▁for ▁children ▁to ▁join ▁even ▁though ▁dem ographic ▁data ▁show ▁that ▁even ▁the ▁poor est ▁extended ▁families ▁usually ▁take ▁in ▁children ▁whose ▁parents ▁have ▁died . ▁Exper ts ▁and ▁child ▁advoc ates ▁maintain ▁that ▁or phan ages ▁are ▁expensive ▁and ▁often ▁harm ▁children ' s ▁development ▁by ▁separ ating ▁them ▁from ▁their ▁families ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁more ▁effective ▁and ▁che aper ▁to ▁aid ▁close ▁relatives ▁who ▁want ▁to ▁take ▁in ▁the ▁or ph ans . ▁ ▁Children ▁living ▁in ▁or phan ages ▁for ▁prolong ed ▁periods ▁get ▁behind ▁in ▁development ▁goals , ▁have ▁worse ▁mental ▁health . ▁Or phan age ▁children ▁are ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁statistics ▁making ▁it ▁easy ▁to ▁traffic ▁them ▁or ▁ab use ▁them ▁in ▁other ▁ways . ▁There ▁are ▁campaign s ▁to ▁include ▁or phan age ▁children ▁and ▁street ▁children ▁in ▁progress ▁statistics . ▁ ▁Sc ams ▁Vis itors ▁to ▁developing ▁countries ▁can ▁be ▁taken ▁in ▁by ▁or phan age ▁sc ams , ▁which ▁can ▁include ▁or phan ages ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁or ▁or phan ages ▁set ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁front ▁to ▁get ▁foreign ers ▁to ▁pay ▁school ▁fe es ▁of ▁or phan age ▁direct ors ' ▁extended ▁families . ▁Alternatively ▁the ▁children ▁whose ▁up keep ▁is ▁being ▁fund ed ▁by ▁foreign ers ▁may