Alumni Honors

We are excited to announce the 2017 World of Children Alumni Honorees and our very first recipient of the World of Children Crisis Award! All four heroes will be honored at the 2017 Hero Awards in Los Angeles in April.

From Jewish Journal “The April 12 World of Children 2016 Alumni Honors ceremony took place at the Montage Beverly Hills. The gathering featured Brooke Burke-Charvet as emcee, a performance by Yemin Orde Youth Choir, a group of at-risk immigrant teens from the Yemin Orde Youth Village in Israel and more, and raised “more than $300,000…

Watch Red Carpet Fly’s Event Video Here “Red Carpet Fly had the privilege of attending The World of Children Gala and it truly was an extraordinary night and experience. The World of Children organization  is a unique non-profit that identifies effective child advocates that have created proven, sustainable programs for children, and awards grants to advance their work.  …

From Bohemian Vagabond “On April 12, the World of Children, an organization dedicated to setting the gold standard in child advocacy, hosted its annual 2016 Alumni Honors event emceed by Brooke Burke-Charvet at the Montage Beverly Hills. The event commemorated past honorees Ashok Banskota, Ryan Hreljac and Denisse Pichardo, who have continued their extraordinary efforts…

From Scenester.tv – 2016 Alumni Honors to take place on April 12 at the Montage Beverly Hills March 1, 2016 (Dublin, CA) – World of Children®, a global recognition and funding organization for people specifically and exclusively serving the needs of children, announced today the three extraordinary individuals that will be honored at  World of…

Brooke Burke-Charvet Returns as Master of Ceremonies 2016 Alumni Honors to take place on April 12 at the Montage Beverly Hills March 1, 2016 (Dublin, CA) – World of Children®, a global recognition and funding organization for people specifically and exclusively serving the needs of children, announced today the three extraordinary individuals that will be…

  Denisse Pichardo Director, Caminante Proyecto Educativo Areas Served: Dominican Republic First Honored: 2011 Humanitarian Award Caminante Proyecto Educativo provides care to the vulnerable children of Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. Denisse and the organization ensure these children and teenagers have the opportunity to live up to their full potential. This includes rescuing and sheltering youth…

Grace, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, introduced one of our 2015 Alumni Honorees at our inaugural event. Read the inspiring story here and watch short videos about our other Alumni Honorees.

The 2015 inaugural Alumni Honors event in Beverly Hills was a smashing success thanks to generous supporters who helped us raise over $275,000 for children. Read an inspiring recap of the event here.

Dr. Ricardo Bennun, recipient of the 2007 World of Children Health Award, is helping children with cleft lip smile for the first time in Argentina. We’re honoring him again this year at our inaugural Alumni Honors event.

On April 30, 2015, we’re honoring 2013 Humanitarian Award Honoree Triveni Acharya at our very first Alumni Honors event for using our funding to rescue more children from brothels in India.

At our inaugural 2015 Alumni Honors, we’re honoring 2009 Youth Honoree Jessica Markowitz for using our funding to ensure girls in Rwanda can go to school. Now, these girls are on their way to change their community, country and the world.