World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)

The World Orphan Initiative is based in The Hague.  At the same address/phonenumber there is the Orphan Awareness Foundation

Previously called International Orphans Council and  International Advocates for Children - originating from the US (first Alpharetta/Georgia, moved to Atlanta). The organisation was moved to Amsterdam in 2004.

The World Orphan Initiative moved to The Hague in 2007. They formally seperated themselves from AMREX.

Related persons
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Person	Position	Country	From	To
Alice Hakvoort	Employed by		2005-01-01
Allison Turner	Board member		2008-00-00
Bettina Keppers	Employed by
Inge Terpstra	Employed by		2006-01-01
Jaap Doek	Approver of
Lawrence Adams	Employed by
Ma. Lyra del Castillo	Board member
Maarten Brekelmans	CEO		2004-01-01
Morris I.O Anyim	Employed by		2008-04-00
Sandra Knuiman	Employed by			2007-00-00
Welmont Wels	Employed by

Related organisations (to)

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Organization1	As	Organization2	Country	From	To
World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)	Sponsor of	2007 World Conference on Children without Parental Care

Related organisations (from)
Organizations that are related to this organization

Organization_1	As	Organization_2	Country	From	To
Americans for International Aid and Adoption (AIAA)	Sponsor of	World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)		2007-01-01
Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)	Sponsor of	World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)
ChildVision	Sponsor of	World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)
Focus on Adoption (FOA)	Sponsor of	World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)			2007-00-00
International Advocates for Children (IAC)	Renamed into	World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)		2007-01-01
Orphan Awareness Foundation	Part of	World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)
The African Child Policy Forum	Participates in	World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Center for Adoption Research	Sponsor of	World Initiative for Orphans (WIO)		2007-01-01

Documents
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Document	Date
New name for International Advocates for Children	2007-01-09