WWO - Impact Report Pages - Flipbook - Page 6
PROGRAMS OVERVIEW
Worldwide Orphans (WWO) was founded with the belief that play holds a transformative
power for both children and adults. WWO provides local opportunities for children and
youth to learn and thrive through play. Today, we have operating teams in Bulgaria,
Ethiopia, Haiti, The Bronx, Ukraine, and Vietnam. WWO has worked with more than
200,000 vulnerable children and their caregivers over the past 26 years and is a trusted
partner across our locations.
We work to ensure that every investment in WWO produces a significant impact: teaching
the children and caregivers, supporting the family, and building a healthier community. We
train caregivers, teachers, and other adults to use play-based, early childhood lessons, camp
methodology, and youth programming to support healthy growth and development. We
care deeply about monitoring, evaluation, and program metrics. In fact, preschool students
with access to our program are 3 times more likely to be prepared for 1st grade than those
who were not enrolled and 85% of participating youth are financially independent when
they graduate from our programs. Our goal is to reach as many underserved children and
families as possible.
WWO’s programs are guided by the components of the Nurturing Care
Model, including good health, adequate nutrition, safety and security,
opportunities for early learning and responsive caregiving.
To learn more, visit: nurturing-care.org
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