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WWO: Trusted and Valuable Resource in Haitian Community

Dr. Jane Aronson | Posted 03.26.2012 | Impact
Read More: Orphanages, Jane Aronson, Orphaned Children, International Aid, Haiti Orphans, Orphans, Haiti, Worldwide Orphans Foundation, Impact News
Dr. Jane Aronson

Since Haiti's devastating earthquake two years ago, WWO has been in the process of adapting our current program models to fit the needs of children who have been affected by the horrific tragedy.

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Elena's Story: A Story on the Effects of Abandonment

Dr. Jane Aronson | Posted 12.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Abandonment, Adoption, Child Development, Domestic Adoption, Adopting, Child Abandonment, Orphaned Children, Child Developmental Disorders, Abandoned Children, International Adoption, Impact News
Dr. Jane Aronson

To know Elena is to have the privilege to observe the effects of abandonment and recovery. I will tell you her story, but first I want you to know how she is beloved by her family today.

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The Tree of Life -- Not Just a Movie

Heather Paul | Posted 06.20.2011 | Impact
Read More: Terrence Malick, Poverty, Entertainment, Sean Penn, Children, Heather Paul, SOS Children's Villages, Orphans, Brad Pitt, Orphaned Children, Movies, Tree of Life, Family, Impact News
Heather Paul

There are as many different kinds of families as there are classrooms of life.

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Trip to Haiti #22: Some Changes at Bottom, Same Old Stuff at Top

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Leadership, Educational Opportunities, Project Leogane, Orphans, Leogane, Agriculture, English Training, Disaster Relief, Oiww, Haiti Earthquake, U.N., Academic Scholarships, Japanese American Association New York City, Computer Training, Orphan Family Care, Scholarships, Orphaned Children, Mentorship, NYU Poly, Social Net, Connectivity, American Airlines, Haiti, Oxford Ohio, Global Mindset, New Haiti, Haitian-American, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Leadership Training, Orphans International Worldwide, Ecole De La Redemption, January 12, World News
Jim Luce

My 22nd trip to Haiti since 2001, the third since the earthquake of January 12. Probably over 250,000 dead more than six months ago. The exact figur...

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Looking Back and Giving Back

Heather Paul | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: SOS Kinderdorf, SOS Children's Villages, Children, Orphan, Africa, Orphans, Ghana, Orphaned Children, Impact News
Heather Paul

I have written a check to my high school alma mater for the repair of its watch tower. But those are small gestures of giving back to what made me who I am.

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'Orphan Doctor' Calls on World Community to End Orphan Crisis by Tackling Poverty

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Jim Luce

Dr. Jane Aronson, founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO), has issued a bold response today to a recent article on child trafficking. J...

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Morocco Defends Expulsion Of Christian Workers

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Read More: Religion, Islam, Abandoned Children, Morocco, Religious Freedom, Orphaned Children, Converting, Christian, Religious Tolerance, Adoption, Converts, Proselytism, Proselytizing, Religious Converts, Christians, Christianity, Muslims, Religious Conversion, Muslim, Religion News

Two days after expelling 20 Christian workers, Morocco has defended its actions saying that it will take a tough line on proselytism -- seeking conver...

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Visiting Rescue Shelters in India

Rani Hong | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Orphanages, Child Slaves, India, Orphaned Children, Child Trafficking, North East India, Orphans, Healthy Living News
Rani Hong

It had been days of travel, heat, humidity, cramped spaces, and heartbreaking stories.

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Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso Celebrate Sentebale in Barbados

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Sentebale, Prince Harry Sentebale, Sentebale-Polo-Cup, Prince Harry, Prince Harry Photos, Prince Seeiso, Lesotho, Prince Harry Lesotho, HIV/AIDS, AIDs Epidemic, Aids Epidemic in Africa, Orphans, AIDS Orphans, Orphanages, Orphaned Children, Barbados, Barbados-Polo, Charity, Donating to Charity, South Africa, Polo-Ponies, Apes Hill Polo Club, Impact News
Marissa Bronfman

Sentebale, an organization that supports children in Lesotho, was founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso in 2006. The princes directed attention towards the problem by playing in the inaugural Sentebale Polo Cup.

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On a Hillside in Rwanda, Orphans Find Semblance of Normalcy

Judy Flumenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Mentorship, Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, Orphaned Children, Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, Kigali, World News
Judy Flumenbaum

For one week in May, we lived and worked at the beautiful Agahozo Shalom Youth Village in rural Rwanda. The youth village houses 125 teenagers who were orphaned by the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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