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Dear Friends,
Founder
Dr. Jane Aronson
Board co-Chairs
Terri Becks
Susan M. Neisloss
Board of Directors
Meg Bode
Mandy Edmund
Nathan Jerome
Nina M. McElroy
Alex Mimis - Emeritus
Misha Rubin
Maya Samadani
Coco Sellman
Natalie Troubh
Ali Wing
Executive Director
Claudia Fleming
United States Headquarters
Kristy Aichroth
Chief Operations Officer
In 2020 and 2021, our ability to serve disadvantaged families through a global
pandemic was tested, however in 2022 it was our ability to serve children in war
torn communities. The challenges of gang violence in Haiti, civil war in Ethiopia, and
an international war in Ukraine, pushed, already depleted families, to their limits.
This year, our local teams demonstrated a level of tenacity, creativity, and
compassion that went beyond all expectations. In Vietnam we met the needs of our
families despite the extended lockdowns and the mental health challenges that
these lockdowns caused. In Bulgaria we served our network of collaborative
partners while bringing early childhood programs and access to psychological
services to Ukrainian mothers and their children. In Haiti we responded to increased
famine and a cholera outbreak by distributing essential food, hygiene products, and
water purification tablets to families.
When confronted with growing national needs, we began working with the
Montefiore School Health Programs, the largest school-based health program in the
US. Their extensive network of over 30 clinics, serving 99 schools in the Bronx,
serves over 8,000 public school students under eight years old. We look forward to
training the talented teachers in these schools in the Element of Play® method,
bringing them techniques that will enhance the listening, language, and social skills
of their students.
Lois Kam Haymann
Element of Play® Program Consultant
Kayla Cody-Lushozi
Global Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability
& Learning Manager
Melissa Middaugh
Chief Program Officer
Thuy Ngo
Country Director, Vietnam
WWO Internal Consultant
Adjusting to the needs of our communities takes commitment, courage, and
connection. The challenges outlined above would not have been met without the
commitment of our exceptional donors. The services that were delivered to families
living in extreme deprivation, would not have been delivered without the
extraordinary courage of our local staff. And most importantly, the courageous
actions and the commitment would not have been possible without the deep
connection that we all feel for the work of the Worldwide Orphans Foundation.
Amy Tobias
Director of Development
With gratitude,
Advisory Council
Cynthia Dell Clark, Ph.D
Professor of Anthropology
Rutgers University Camden
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph.D
Unidel H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Education
University of Delaware
Claudia Fleming
Jill Raufman, M.P.H., M.S.
Director, Medical Student Global Health
Programs
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Catherine Tamis-LeMonda, Ph.D
Professor of Applied Psychology
New York University
Worldwide Orphans is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, EIN 13-3968225. No goods or services were provided in exchange for your
contribution, therefore, your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
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