Honorees

2015 Alumni Honoree Adi Roche‘s organization, Chernobyl Children International, featured in the Irish Examiner “The Irish charity which has delivered almost €100m in humanitarian aid to Chernobyl-affected regions has announced ambitious plans to expand its health-care programmes this year — the 30th anniversary of the disaster…” Read the full story here

Poverty and Risk of Infant Mortality Globally, poverty is one of the most important indicators of negative outcomes for children – and one of the most difficult to protect them from. In the worst cases, poverty prevents families from accessing basic medical care and adequate nutrition and young children die from completely preventable conditions. One…

You helped Emmanuel and his parents sleep in a clean room and eat three meals a day while they battled cancer.

Earlier this month, World of Children announced a new Award category – Child Protection. The new Award was conceived as a way to recognize, fund, and elevate Honoree programs that protect, rescue, and rehabilitate children from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. Over the years, we’ve honored many individuals who would fit into this new category…

Honoree Triveni Acharya Helps More Than 50 Trafficking Victims Return to Their Home Country Honoree Triveni Acharya’s Rescue Foundation recently received an urgent request. Priya*, the daughter of a member of the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s household staff had disappeared and it was suspected that she was a victim of trafficking. Calls came in from representatives…

This post, authored by Co-Founder Harry Leibowitz, originally appeared in Huffington Post Impact on January 8, 2016. This week, we opened nominations for our newest Award at World of Children – the Child Protection Award. The Award represents a minimum annual commitment of $50,000 by our organization to combatting child trafficking, child slavery, and child…

  There is no official record of ChristNelson’s birth. His mother does not remember the exact date that she gave birth to him on the dirt floor of her mud hut without any medical assistance. ChristNelson was born with a disability and, for many years, he did not talk. He could not walk. He was…

Yemin Orde Youth Village welcomes children from France, North Africa, Iran, India, Yemen, Eastern Europe and South America. Mostly struggling teens, the youth at Yemin Orde have all suffered trauma in their young lives from isolation and neglect, abandonment, or extreme poverty. At Yemin Orde, they find a home, a family and a future. 2014…

Sixteen-year-old Dasha has hydrocephalus and is confined to a wheelchair. When Dasha was born, doctors told her parents she only had a few months to live. After spending her first year of life in the hospital and despite increased brain swelling and constant seizures, Dasha was still alive. Her mother believed she should be institutionalized…

Sanu Bhai’s Story One day, when Sanu Bhai was only 14 months old, his family left him behind when they went to the local market in the remote part of Tanahun district in Nepal. That day, they left Sanu Bhai behind because he was suffering from a severe eye infection, which would eventually cause blindness…

Sumi was orphaned when she was just 6 years old. An older female relative offered to bring Sumi from Bangladesh to India and care for her, but when Sumi arrived in Mumbai the relative sold her to another family as a domestic servant. Though initially the family treated her well, the situation quickly worsened. The…

StarAfrica reported that five teachers from Africa are on the shortlist for the 2016 Global Teacher Prize. 2015 World of Children Education Award Honoree Miriam Mason-Sesay was among the five. “Five teachers from Africa have made the top 50 shortlisted nominations for the second annual Global Teacher Prize 2016, the Varkey Foundation announced in a…

“You will be proud I’m a powerful woman” – Grace Umutesi Today is the first observance of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. This year the UN instituted the international day of commemoration “to remember the victims of the…

In honor of International Volunteer Day, we caught up with 2015 Youth Honoree Nicholas Lowinger’s Gotta Have Sole Foundation and learned more about their amazing network of student volunteers. GHS equips student leaders to run change-making programs in their own communities that educate fellow youth about childhood homelessness and give back to children living in…

This International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) we’re celebrating the work of 3 amazing advocates – World of Children Honorees who have worked tirelessly for children living with disabilities. Each has a different way of approaching the issue but all share one thing – the desire for inclusive opportunities for children of all abilities.…

The Jewish Week profiled Nicholas Lowinger and his 2015 World of Children Youth Award “When Nicholas Lowinger was a young boy growing up in Cranston, R.I. he would tag along with his art-therapist mother when she gave art lessons to residents in nearby homeless shelters. Even as a 5-year-old Lowinger was taken by the fact…

The Irish Times featured an article on Adi Roche’s 2015 Alumni Award from World of Children. “Irishwoman and founder of the charity, Chernobyl Children International, Adi Roche has been honoured with the World of Children for her campaigning work for the victims of the nuclear disaster. Ms Roche, from Cork, was one of six humanitarian…

An Irish Independent article covered Adi Roche’s 2015 Alumni Award. “The Cork woman (60) has been honoured with the World of Children by the US-based World of Children organisation for her work in transforming the lives of Chernobyl children. Ms Roche, founder and voluntary CEO of the Chernobyl Children International charity, received the award last…

Help us congratulate the 2015 World of Children Honorees. We paid tribute to their work for children on November 5, 2015 in New York City.

KienYKe reported on Catalina Escobar’s 2015 Humanitarian Award from World of Children (link in Spanish only) “La presidenta y fundadora de la Fundación Juan Felipe Gómez  Escobar, Juanfe, ganó el premio humanitario 2015 del World of Children, considerado como el Premio Nobel de los niños….” Read the article in Spanish here

Adi Roche describes her profound first experience in an operating theater, hearing the heartbeat of a little child, as Chernobyl Children surgeons fought to save her life.

When Jairis was born, her 18 year old mother Nasly didn’t know who would care for them. Thanks to Juanfe and donors like you, Nasly found her answer within herself.

Daniela was just 17 years old when her son Tiago was born with a complex congenital condition. Read how this caring mother became an empowered woman with a healthy, happy son.

22-year-old Karen, a childhood cancer survivor, believes she’s been given a second chance at life. She’s a culinary arts student, pursuing a career as a chef.