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For 57 countries around the world, the shortage of health workers is quickly becoming a humanitarian crisis, according to a recent report by the WHO. This shortage is having a direct impact on vulnerable children. Today, Nigeria has less than 1/6th the number of doctors per capita as the US, and the infant mortality rate…

See how our funds helped one 10-year-old give up substance abuse and grow into the 17-year-old community leader she is today. When she was 10, Hannah Bolton was not attending school. It wasn’t because she was a bad kid, hated homework or didn’t care about her education. It was because she was under extreme pressure;…

Co-founders Harry and Kay visit 2007 Health Award Honoree Dr. Ricardo Bennun, who is helping children with cleft lips smile for the first time. Last week, the World of Children’s co-founders, Harry Leibowitz and Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz, traveled to Argentina to visit 2007 Health Award Honoree Dr. Ricardo Bennun of Asociación PIEL, a healthcare facility for…

Meet Pedro, one of 24 children with special needs who is receiving an education, meals, and transportation from our funding.

Thanks for making 2012 a year we’ll never forget!   Make your Year-End Donation As 2012 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on some of this year’s accomplishments that wouldn’t have happened without the generous support of people like you. In 2012, we…. Changed lives. Children like three-year-old Reg…

Helping Children with Limb Disabilities: No matter where they live in the world, children with limb disabilities experience struggles that many of us never have to face. Without treatment, a child with congenital disorders like clubfoot could face a lifetime of missed opportunities: he or she may never attend school, find a job, or lead…

The World of Children’s co-founders, Harry Leibowitz and Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz, recently visited a pediatric cardiac surgery program in Ukraine with celebrity ambassador Stephanie March. Our 2010 Honoree, Adi Roche of Chernobyl Children International, used her World of Children grant award to help fund this vital program and save the lives of children with congenital heart defects. Here,…

Over the past few days, our co-founders, Harry Leibowitz and Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz, along with our celebrity ambassador, Stephanie March, have been in Ukraine to see how the World of Children’s funding has dramatically impacted the lives of children in need. In 2010, we gave our Humanitarian Award to Adi Roche, who has been actively aiding…