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Childcare Worldwide
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Childcare Worldwide is a Christian, interdenominational, non-profit organization, working in developing countries for over 25 years, "Helping Children Survive and Succeed" through child sponsorship. Currently Childcare Worldwide works in Belarus, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Uganda. Child sponsorship The aim of Childcare Worldwide is to break the cycle of poverty through educating children. Their unique programs educate children in primary school, high school and trade school. Many of the children Childcare educates are orphaned; come from having no food or shelter, therefore their programs are designed not only to educate but feed hungry children and their families as well. Childcare's main program is individual child sponsorship. ”Our core business is sponsoring children, …we decided to provide homes for the families we’re already sponsoring.” Childcare Worldwide isn’t about coming in and totally changing the culture. It’s coming alongside the culture and giving them the opportunity to be empowered.” Sponsors are encouraged to follow the development of their child from the beginning of sponsorship until the completion of post secondary school. By learning a trade, Childcare Worldwide gives the children an opportunity to become self-sufficient to help them succeed. Through Childcare Worldwide's programs, children receive an education and learn a trade that inevitably results in a job. "100 years from now it won't matter how much money I had or how many possessions I owned; what will matter is the difference I made in the lives of children around the world." - Margaret Fishback Powers © History Dr. Max Lange is the founder and president of Childcare Worldwide located in Bellingham, Washington. Dr. Lange has worked overseas for over 50 years with the mandate of “helping children survive and succeed”. Over the course of Dr. Lange’s journey he has written 3 books chronicling his work in the developing world. In his latest book 'A Legacy, Helping Children Survive and Succeed', Dr. Lange muses “how could it be possible that an organization that had its first office in a bedroom now reaches out into the far corners of the world? How was it possible that what was begun in such a humble way could have touched the lives of tens of thousands of children?” Childcare Worldwide’s Canadian office was established in 1979, as an affiliate of Childcare Worldwide US. Currently the Canadian office's Sponsorship Program has 2,431 children in 10 developing countries. Other programs include: Survival Packs, feeding programs, critical care programs, building homes for sponsored children in Mexico and providing homes for AIDS orphans and street children. Kim Angel writes “Compassion is described as sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.” Childcare inspires compassion in the community . “This is one of the most awesome things I’ve done,” Ware says. “We have good lives why can’t we share that?” Local Surrey business man ”Thiessen is involved in Childcare Worldwide’s campaign to help impoverished kids in Third World countries.” Childcare Worldwide Canada has donors participating in programs all across Canada. See Also
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