Honorees in the News

Original Story published by The Herald News FALL RIVER — People who notice the clothing of others, including bosses looking to hire help, often look at the shoes of the applicant as an indication of how well he or she prepared for the interview. Other things count, of course, but so do the shoes. On…

Original story featured on Albany Democrat-Herald BROWNSVILLE — Although the nearly $90,000 the Makindu Children’s Program received from an international philanthropic organization is greatly welcomed, Makindu founder Winnie Barron said the networking and training seminars she attended as part of the award festivities were equally valuable. Barron was one of five leaders of international nonprofit…

Maureen Rover was having her usual coffee and muffin for breakfast one morning in the late 1990s when a newspaper story about New York City state test scores caught her attention. She was dismayed to see that a third of the city’s public-school children were far behind in reading at the crucial gateway of third…

Operation Bobbi Bear is rebuilding the justice system for children in South Africa who have been abused so they can gain access to treatment, recovery and care. Operation Bobbi Bear acts as a filter between police and children who have been assaulted. Children who report abuse are taken to a safe, comfortable place rather than…

Original story published on WSTP-TV LAKELAND, Fla. — A teenager from Lakeland just got an award fit for royalty. He went to London and got to meet Princes William and Harry when he received the Princess Diana Legacy Award. Jaylen Arnold, 16, was one of only 20 young people in the world to be honored.…

Story originally published on PEOPLE.com Jaylen Arnold says some call him the “Alphabet Kid” — because he has a series of letters associated with his name. They are TS, OCD and ASP and represent Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Asperger Syndrome — conditions he deals with  that have resulted in bullying since he was a young boy. But the…

From Scenester.tv: “I had the opportunity to interview with Dr. Jumana Odeh, who founded the Palestinian Happy Child Center, which provides treatment and care to children with trauma, neurological disorders, as well as learning and developmental disabilities. Disabilities and neurological disorders are taboo in Palestine, which makes it very hard for parents to find care.…

From Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls: “On April 19th, World of Children, a global recognition and funding organization for individuals serving the needs of vulnerable children, held the 2017 World of Children Hero Awards at Montage Beverly Hills. The evening recognized four extraordinary individuals for their work with children in various parts of the world, including…

Read the full story here. “LOS ANGELES–World of Children, a global recognition and funding organization for individuals exclusively serving the needs of vulnerable children, announced the full slate of extraordinary individuals to be honored at the 2017 World of Children Hero Awards on Wednesday, April 19 at Montage Beverly Hills. One of those individuals is…

“The World of Children organization, which funds and recognizes individuals globally who are exclusively serving the needs of vulnerable children, March 7 announced Megan Pasricha as one of its recipients of the 2017 World of Children [Alumni] Awards. Pasricha is a co-founder of Global Youth H.E.L.P., a nonprofit that runs health, education, and leadership training…

2017 Alumni Honoree Meghan Pasricha writes about her experience leading a youth movement on Thrive Global. Here is an excerpt from the article: “Young people are often told, ‘you are the leaders of tomorrow.’ At Global Youth H.E.L.P., Inc. we urge young people to become leaders today by taking the first step and turning their…

From PNG Post Courier, print edition

From Pnomh Penh Post “Ponheary Ly, the pioneering founder of the Ponheary Ly Foundation in Siem Reap, was in New York last week to collect the 2016 Education Award from the World of Children, a globally recognised honour and funding program for those specifically and exclusively serving the needs of children. According to the World…

From Headlines for the Hopeful   “Bob Dylan may have just won the Nobel Prize for Literature, but the winners of this “Nobel Prize” for helping children in need deserve just as much esteem. The award’s proper name, The World of Children, was awarded to five individuals from around the world, along with hundreds of thousands…

From Huffington Post “How do school communities best support teachers, students and parents in their efforts to promote healthy, happy learners? Is learning more productive in communities that are promoting well-being for all? An OECD/PISA study finds that most teachers and principals “acknowledge that the socio-emotional development of their students is as important as mastery…

From Life Lessons Radio Claire Wineland talks about the “flash of brilliance” and initial vision for Claire’s Place Foundation, as well as the impact the organization has had. Listen to the audiocast here

From The Hindu “In 2002, Iyyappan Subramaniyan found a boy with moderate mental retardation in torn clothes standing at a street corner in Thiruvottriyur. On enquiry, he found out that the three-year-old was abandoned by his parents, and was left in the care of his grandfather who was too old to look after him. Iyappan…

From Irish Mirror “Humanitarian Adi Roche did what she does best as she clutched her Pride of Ireland gong on Monday night – she thought of others. The Chernobyl Children International founder dedicated her Lifetime Achievement Award to her “army of volunteers” that are the lifeblood of the organisation which has helped tens of thousands…

From Huffington Post “Today in The Global Search for Education, our teachers share their answers to this question: How do you help students accept and work well with people of different beliefs, cultures, languages, socio-economic statuses, education backgrounds, and learning styles? “If tolerance is to be sustainable and cooperation meaningful, writes Miriam Mason-Sesay (@EducAidSL), it…

From Rhode Island Monthly “It’s officially back-to-school season, and if that doesn’t get your heart racing, the thought of going back-to-school shopping certainly will. You might have to drag your little one to pick out their lunchbox and crayons after a long summer break by the beach, but for the 1.7 million homeless children living…

From Modern Ghana “A commendable social intervention programme christened ‘Always Keeping Girls In School Programme’ has been launched at Dagomba in the Sekyere Afram Plains District of Ashanti Region to help halt dropouts of female students in the junior high schools. The initiative is a brainchild of Procter & Gamble (P&G), in collaboration with P&G…

From Graphic Online “A pilot project initiated by a local organisation in partnership with its international partners to distribute free sanitary towels to schoolchildren in the Ashanti and Northern regions of the country has been launched. The project, initiated by the EPF Educational Empowerment Initiative, a  non-governmental organisation (NGO), in partnership with the World of…

From News Ghana “The programme, a collaboration between P&G, EPF Educational Empowerment Initiative and World of Children would provide sanitary supplies and health-related educational materials to 1,000 Junior High School girls over the next 6 months.” Read the full article here

From myjoyonline “Adolescent girls in basic schools who could have stayed out of school as a result of poor menstruation management in deprived Sekyere Afram Plains District are being assisted with free sanitary pads to enable them stay in classrooms. Education authorities say several girls who have reached their adolescence spend at least one month…