Updates

On April 19, we celebrated four heroes who are changing children’s lives every day. Read their inspiring stories and see how you can be a hero, too.

This week we announced our newest Award – the Crisis Award. This award recognizes individuals making extraordinary contributions to children affected by war, natural disasters, or other crises creating large cohorts of extremely vulnerable children. The first Crisis Award, to be given in 2017, we fund the efforts of an extraordinary hero addressing the needs of…

Stephanie March for World of Children from World of Children on Vimeo. Stephanie March accepts the 2016 World of Children Board of Governor’s Award with a moving speech. She discusses her travels with World of Children and speaks to the importance of elevating the most effective changemakers for children. Learn more about Stephanie and her…

World of Children was proud to honor two amazing child advocates at our 2016 Awards Ceremony. The Board of Governors Award and Advocacy Awards (each a non-monetary award) are given to individuals who have dedicated their personal and/or professional lives to serving the needs of vulnerable children. This year’s recipients have both used their celebrity as…

Help us congratulation the 2016 World of Children Honorees whom we honored in New York City on October 28, 2016 for their work with children.

Meet Ponheary – 2016 World of Children Education Honoree. Ponheary grew up in a family that emphasized the importance of education. When the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia they abolished education and killed many of the intellectuals and educators in Cambodia, including Ponheary’s father and thirteen of her family members. In the aftermath of…

  Meet Dušica – 2016 World of Children Protection Honoree. For 23 years, she’s worked to support healing for child survivors of sexual abuse and advocated for prevention education to reduce the number of future victims. We are proud to honor her work with our first ever World of Children Protection Award and even prouder…

  This year’s World of Children Health Honoree is Jimmy Drekore, a native of Simbu Province in Papua New Guinea. Jimmy is dedicating his life to ensuring the children of his home province have access to quality medical care – in a country of 7 million people, with many isolated areas and limited infrastructure, this…

Learn more about Claire and her work! Donate to Claire’s Crowdrise campaign by October 21, 2016 and World of Children will DOUBLE MATCH your donation!

WORLD OF CHILDREN® AWARD ANNOUNCES 2016 HONOREES   Indian Man Honored with International Award for his Work with Children in Tamil Nadu San Francisco, Ca. – September 15, 2016 – World of Children®, an organization dedicated to setting the gold standard in child advocacy, announced today its 2016 Honorees, an extraordinary group of real-life heroes…

Yesterday we lost a giant of a human being…in fact someone larger than life. I had the great good fortune to meet with Muhammad Ali and work with him starting in 1997. At that time I had just conceived of a program which would eventually become World of Children. I explained to him the concept…

This spring, Honoree Nicholas Lowinger‘s organization announced their Inaugural Gotta Have School Scholarship program, which is awarding each of 5 teen recipients with $1,000 scholarships to help them with their financial obligations of their higher education. Gotta Have Sole Foundation believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to continue their education and realize their dreams. Their new…

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.

New Award will provide multi-year funding and support to highly effective nonprofit leaders and their organizations focused on Child Protection Dublin, CA – Jan 7, 2016 – World of Children, headquartered in Dublin, California, has issued an open call for nominations for a new Child Protection Award to be given in October 2016. The Protection…

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.…

Introducing the New World of Children Online Gift Catalog! Help children in need for as little as $25 by making a symbolic gift purchase on our new online store.

Dr. Arlin Ness, Chairman Emeritus of World of Children, recently took a trip to Thailand with his wife, Barb. During their visit, they met with 2001 Honoree Sanphasit Koomprahant.

We put together this Year in Review 2014 to reflect on our achievements and say thanks for helping thousands of vulnerable children around the world.

This year was filled with moments that brought us joy for the work we do, and thankfulness for the amazing supporters we have. Here is a list of our top 14 favorites.

See how your funding helped rescue 171 girls from the horrors of brothels in India.

We’re an official charity of The San Francisco Marathon! Help our team reach their goal of raising $5,000 by race day on July 27. Every penny supports children in need.

Read how your support helped Dallas Jessup train 5,000 girls in the United States and Canada self-defense techniques so they can avoid violence and abuse.

Take an insider’s look into two production facilities of Project Peanut Butter–the nonprofit started by Dr. Manary with a goal to save 2 million children’s lives by 2015.

Thanks to your support, more than 1,000 disadvantaged children in Cambodia who are enrolled in 2012 Honoree Benoît Duchâteau-Arminjon’s programs went to school healthy and ready to learn in 2013.