Through her foundation, Ponheary Ly has provided educational opportunities to almost 8,000 children in Cambodia.
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Kenro provides life-saving medical care to children in Cambodia and Laos, completely free of charge.
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Mead’s program provides prosthetic limbs and treatment for children with missing or deformed arms and legs.
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BERTHA HOLT 2000 HUMANITARIAN AWARD Holt International Children’s Services Bulgaria, Kenya, Haiti and Uganda Mother of 14 children, eight of whom were adopted from Korea, Bertha Holt dedicated her time, effort and life to helping orphaned children around the world. Holt was a pioneer of inter-country adoption and an advocate for improved child welfare standards around…
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SANPHASIT KOOMPRAPHANT 2001 HUMANITARIAN AWARD Center of the Protection of Children’s Rights Thailand Sanphasit Koompraphant has been improving the lives of children for more than 20 years. He was one of the first to expose the issues of child trafficking, abduction and prostitution in Thailand and the Mekong region. Koompraphant serves on the committee for…
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DR. SHANKAR MAN RAI 2005 HEALTH AWARD Interplast Surgical Outreach Program Kathmandu, Nepal Shankar Man Rai, M.D., a reconstructive plastic surgeon and native of Nepal, has devoted much of his life to providing free plastic surgeries to children with birth defects, cleft lips and palates, and burn injuries in areas of the world where these…
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Dr. Jane Aronson is the founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans, which provides education, medical care, and psychosocial support in local communities so that they can become confident, competent, thriving adults who will change the world around them.
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Carol saves children from the perils of sexual slavery and provides shelter, food, clothing, medical care and education.
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Two courageous journalists whose body of work has focused on children and women who are the victims of sexual abuse and slavery, physical violence, disease and cultural subservience
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Benoît Duchâteau-Arminjon is the founder of Krousar Thmey, the first Cambodian foundation to enable the integration of underprivileged children into society through education and support adapted to their needs.
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