Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) and Orphans International America (OIA) are charitable organizations created to house and educate orphans and abandoned children. OI was founded by former investment banker Jim Luce in 1999 in response to the crisis facing children around the globe. OI is associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations[1], and its headquarters are in New York City, with additional offices in Lima, Peru. Through its orphanages or "homes" for children in a fast-growing list of countries throughout the world, OI provides immediate aid to the world's most disadvantaged children. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is a trust, company or unincorporated association established for charitable purposes only. ... Orphans, by Thomas Kennington An orphan (from the Greek ορφανός) is a person (or animal), who has lost one or both parents, often through death. ... Child abandonment is the practice of abandoning offspring outside of legal adoption. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... This article is about Lima, Peru. ... This article is about the institutions for orphans. ...

With the AIDS epidemic, natural disasters, low world health standards and widespread poverty contributing to a global crisis for children, OI's model of 'Raising Global Citizens' seeks to make a significant difference in both the short-term needs of children and the long-term improvement of disadvantaged areas throughout the world. OI seeks to benefit children in its homes through education and vocational opportunities that are coupled with a nurturing environment, proper nutrition and healthcare. Each child is given individual attention, with a child-to-adult ratio of 1:3, leading towards graduation and either scholarships for further education or micro-loans for creating small businesses. Children may be sponsored for $600 per year. OI does not place children for adoption, but rather seeks their sponsorship in their native countries. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, sometimes written Aids) is a human disease characterized by progressive destruction of the bodys immune system. ... Natural Disasters is a young rap group made up of five young teens from the Chicago suburbs. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ... The updated USDA food pyramid, published in 2005, is a general nutrition guide for recommended food consumption. ... Health care or healthcare is one of the worlds largest and fastest growing professions. ... Scholarship is the pursuit of academic research, whether in the arts and humanities or sciences, and in all such fields means deep mastery of a subject, often through study at institutions of higher education. ... A small business may be defined as a business with a small number of employees. ...

Orphans International Worldwide is the committee that sets the global worldview, mission and standards for its cooperating organizations in both developing and developed nations, comprised of the leaders of these national organizations. The organization operates through the generosity of over two hundred benefactors from around the world, many of whom have become child or home sponsors. OI Worldwide oversees an annual World Congress, the e-newsletter OI InterNews,[2] and a website.[3] OI Worldwide also approves global NGO and corporate "Partners for Progress".[4] A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. ... NGO is an abbreviation or code for: Non-governmental organization Nagoya Airport (IATA code) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

OI's structure is interfaith, interracial, international, and intergenerational--that is, it discourages discrimination on the basis of faith, race, nationality and age. The children are raised in the local culture and religion. Orphans International advocates service to humanity and attempts to instill in the children an appreciation of both national and global citizenship and both modern technology and traditional arts and crafts. OIWW plans to bring internet connections to all of its homes and inter-connections among the homes to foster a fraternity of graduates. Global Advisors to OI include HE Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, President of the United Nation's General Assembly, and HSH Prince Albert of Monaco. The Fifth Anniversary Benefit of Orphans International was held at the United Nations on Friday, November 17, 2006.[5] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An interracial couple is a romantic couple or marriage in which the partners are of differing races. ... link titleThe word international can mean: Between nations or encompassing several nations. ... Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa will be the President of the 61st United Nations General Assembly when it opens on September 12, 2006. ... Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born March 14, 1958), styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the current ruler of the Principality of Monaco. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

References

• New York Post article of April 15, 2005, entitled "Tsunami Saint".
• Luce, Jim Riding the Tiger: The Creation of Orphans International Worldwide 2006.[6] ISSN 1234-5678-910

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External links

• OIWW's official website
• Article on fifth anniversary benefit for OI
• 2002 article on OI's early efforts