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World of Children was honored to receive an invitation from NASDAQ to ring the opening bell on Friday, November 6. Co-Founder Harry Leibowitz delivered some opening remarks.

The San Diego Union Tribune profiled World of Children Co-Founders Harry and Kay in their November 9, 2015 print and online issues “RANCHO SANTA FE — In 1996, Harry Leibowitz was home recuperating from cancer treatment and flipping channels on the TV when he came across the poetry award ceremony for the Pulitzer Prize. Very…

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

Our 2014 Youth Honoree Jaylen Arnold recently sat down for a special Q&A about bullying. Watch to learn how you can help.

Michaela Mycroft has Cerebral Palsy and a degenerative neuropathy. As an ability activist, she is changing the world’s perception of people with disabilities. On the 27th of August, seven climbers, including Chaeli, will embark on an incredible adventure by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

One of our World of Children staff members recently visited our 2011 Honoree Denisse Pichardo and got a tour of her program for children.

Andy Adler, a sports anchor for Pix11 News in New York joined our 2015 Summer Classic to report on Steve Weatherford’s acceptance of a World of Children Advocacy Award “New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford was honored with the World of Children Monday afternoon, mere weeks after he was in a car accident. The World…

Hasn’t Nepal been through enough? One of our Honorees in India reports a spike in girls from Nepal who have been trafficked following the Nepal earthquakes.

Grace, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, introduced one of our 2015 Alumni Honorees at our inaugural event. Read the inspiring story here and watch short videos about our other Alumni Honorees.

The Tampa Bay Times shares the words of advice given to 2015 grads in Florida from the likes of Jimmy Buffet, Mitt Romney, Sheila Johnson, and our Co-Founder Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz.

Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz delivered the commencement speech at her alma matter, The University of Tampa, encouraging graduates to be curious, spread their love in service to others, and to live their dreams.

2011 Honoree Denisse Pichardo is committed to ending the sexual exploitation of youth in the Dominican Republic, empowering them with the skills and support they need to reach their full potential.

The 2015 inaugural Alumni Honors event in Beverly Hills was a smashing success thanks to generous supporters who helped us raise over $275,000 for children. Read an inspiring recap of the event here.

1 World Media Network presents a brief 2-minute 34-second recap of the inaugural Alumni Honors event hosted by World of Children in Beverly Hills, CA on April 30, 2015.

Red Carpet Report TV reports that World of Children hosted its inaugural 2015 Alumni Honors event hosted by Brooke Burke-Charvet at Il Cielo in Beverly Hills.

Scenester.tv publishes interviews with Brooke Burke-Charvet, Stephanie March, Brian Grazer, Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz, the 2015 World of Children Alumni Honorees, and more.

World of Children, an organization dedicated to setting the gold standard in child advocacy, hosted its inaugural 2015 Alumni Honors event emceed by Brooke Burke-Charvet at Il Cielo in Beverly Hills.

Dr. Ricardo Bennun, recipient of the 2007 World of Children Health Award, is helping children with cleft lip smile for the first time in Argentina. We’re honoring him again this year at our inaugural Alumni Honors event.

On April 30, 2015, we’re honoring 2013 Humanitarian Award Honoree Triveni Acharya at our very first Alumni Honors event for using our funding to rescue more children from brothels in India.

Over the course of two weeks in March 2015, our Founders took a group of eager travelers to visit a few of our past Honorees in Cambodia and Laos. Relive their exciting trip!