Honoree Spotlight

Olga Murray is one of those people who has led life to the fullest, and at 87 years old, she doesn’t plan on slowing down. Originally from Transylvania, Olga grew up in the US and graduated from Columbia University. She went on to earn a law degree from George Washington University and became one of…

At the age of 16, Danielle Gram had already come up with a lifelong mission: to become an international advocate for peace. Out of this conviction, she founded Kids for Peace, a nonprofit that works to cultivate every child’s innate ability to foster peace through cross-cultural experiences, involvement in the arts, and community service and…

At a very young age, Susie Krabacher had already realized that she wanted to make the world a better place for children in need. After being the victim of sexual abuse as a child, Susie was placed in foster care. She began to feel a deep sense of hopelessness, feeling lost and alone. However, through…

Jessica Markowitz was 11 years old when she first heard about the thousands of Rwandan children living without their parents, one of the many devastating consequences of the 1994 genocide. Richard Kananga, a representative from the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission in Rwanda, recounted what he had seen during the genocide while he stayed with…

Dr. Mark Manary is one of those people who likes a challenge, even when it seems too big for one individual to handle alone. “I’m not a person who makes lifelong plans,” said Dr. Manary in a recent Huffington Post interview. “I’m the type of person who tends to respond to what the biggest problem…

Adi Roche is one person who hasn’t forgotten about Chernobyl. She simply can’t; the largest nuclear disaster in history affected too many people and continues to destroy too many innocent lives to be put out of her mind. “I remember when I came back Sunday night of last week [from Chernobyl-affected regions] very late in…

One day, six-year-old Ryan Hreljac was sitting in his first grade classroom listening to his teacher explain that many people across the world do not have access to something that Ryan and his classmates take for granted: clean water. He learned that these people often had to schedule hours out of their day to walk…

Even at the young age of four, Alexandra Scott’s parents knew that she was something special. Alex, stricken with cancer, already expressed a deep and heartfelt desire to help other sick children. This strong sympathy for others led to a simple idea that has since grown into a national movement, raising millions of dollars for…

Just before Halloween in 2005, 10-year-old Talia Leman was sitting in her house in rural Iowa when she came up with a simple idea that would harness the power of young people across the country to make a difference in the lives of millions of other Americans. On the GroundTalia Leman – 2008 Founders Youth…

Since the age of 7, Jourdan Urbach knew that he possessed valuable skills that could one day change the world, most especially for children in need. It all started with a visit to the intensive care unit at Beth Israel North Hospital in New York where Jourdan met children afflicted with extreme neurological disorders. He…

Dr. Jane Aronson is one of those extraordinary individuals who isn’t intimidated by the seemingly insurmountable problems that face the world’s vulnerable children. On the GroundDr. Jane Aronson – 2006 Humanitarian HonoreeImpact to date: Over 35,000 orphans in 5countries Mission: To transform the lives of orphaned children and help them to become healthy, independent, productive…

In 1998, UNICEF estimated that 12 million children around the world die annually, more than half being linked to malnutrition. Today, the number of child deaths linked to malnutrition has dropped to 3.5 million. Though still devastating, this number is considerably lower thanks to people like Dr. Mark Manary, one of our 2007 Award Winners.…

Below is letter from Adi Roche of Chernobyl Children International to our Co-Founder, Harry Leibowitz. We wanted to share the amazing work that Adi and CCI are doing – we couldn’t have supported their extraordinary efforts without YOU! Dear Harry, I cannot thank you enough for the second installment of your gift of $25,000. In…

On November 14 the world lost one of its quiet, unsung heroes – Dr. Sharadkumar Dicksheet. In 2001, the World of Children recognized Dr. Dicksheet for his extraordinary lifetime commitment to children. Although paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair, Dr. Dicksheet was able to overcome these challenges and use his amazing plastic surgery skills to…

In 2010, the World of Children presented Jourdan Urbach, Julliard violin virtuoso, with our Youth Award for his dedication to sharing the power of music and medicine to help heal children with neurological disabilities. Through his organization, Concerts for a Cure, he has gathered musicians and entire orchestras to perform music to help raise money…

We recently lost one of our own when Sargent Shriver passed away after losing a battle with Alzheimer’s. In 2000, Sargent Shriver and his wife, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, were Honored at The World of Childrens for their creativity, leadership and commitment to children with disabilities through their founding and endowment of The Special Olympics. Sargent…

If you are familiar with the work of World of Children, you already know that we scour the globe for those doing the highest quality of life-changing work for children. We then use a set of rigorous criteria to determine the best of the best. Finally, we give grants and Awards to our Winners at…

For the rest of the week, our 2008 Founder’s Youth Honoree and the Founder of RandomKid, Talia Leman, will be participating at Techonomy. The word “Techonomy” is a neologism (a combination of the words technology and economy). Techonomy’s participants are many of the world’s brightest minds from a variety of fields, including the world’s former…