Worldwide Orphan Foundation

In spite of all she does to care for adopted children, Dr. Aronson realizes there are thousands upon thousands of orphans who will never enjoy the care of a loving family. She founded WWO to help the children who are left behind.

Since its founding, WWO has sponsored medical and university students to live and work in orphanages, providing care to thousands of children in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. WWO has complemented these efforts with training programs for healthcare professionals and orphanage caregivers in areas such as growth assessment, development tests and occupational therapy.

As the global AIDS epidemic deepens, WWO has broadened its focus to address the growing number of children infected by the disease. WWO is providing previously unavailable anti-retroviral treatments to HIV positive orphans in Viet Nam and Ethiopia, while training local physicians in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of pediatric HIV/AIDS.

Related persons
People working for or related to this organization

Person	Position	Country	From	To
Angelina Jolie	Sponsor of		2005-01-01
Deborra-Lee Furness	Participates in
Jane Aronson, Dr.	Founder of
Melissa Fay Greene	Board member

Related organisations (to)

Organizations this is organization is related to

Organization1	As	Organization2	Country	From	To
Worldwide Orphan Foundation	Cooperates with	A Child's Right
Worldwide Orphan Foundation	Member of	Joint Council on International Children’s Services (JCICS)
Worldwide Orphan Foundation	Member of	Families for Orphans Coalition

Documents
News paper articles, official documents and reports filed about this organization

Document	Date
Doctor dedicates her practice to orphans	2005-12-10
Jolie's doctor crusades	2008-04-06
Worldwide Orphans Foundation Fifth Annual Gala Raises $950,000	2009-10-28