Compassion International is a worldwide organization that supports children. It began in 1952 when Compassion stepped in to help the Korean War orphans with the basics like food, shelter and clothing. Since then, they are helping more than a million children around the world. They are able to do this with the help of monthly sponsors like you and I. I sponsored a child for a long time in Haiti. I would send about $40 a month to help this little girl, and her mom and I were pen pals. The little girl would draw me a lot of pictures! There are currently no job opportunities available that I am interested in. There are many corporate positions available, but they are behind a desk. I would love to volunteer one day overseas and take part in offering support to children in the actual field itself. I can see myself with boots on the ground teaching children an English song, etc. For more information, you can visit their website at http://www.compassion.com/default.htm.
World Vision is another worldwide organization similar to Compassion International which relies heavily on sponsorship to help children. This organization serves over 100 million children in nearly 100 countries! Similar to Compassion, this organization helps meets the basic needs of children along with helping provide them an education. This organization does not have any job opportunities that I am interested in because these are also all corporate positions. I am more of a hands on worker thus why I chose to be a teacher. However, I would definitely consider having my students adopt a child to adopt for a year by bringing in their spare change each month! For more information, you can visit their website at http://www.worldvision.org/m/tt1?lpos=top_img_wvLogo.
UNICEF is a massive organization. They help with the malnutrition crisis, educate women and children, and help the AIDS infected children, protect children from exploitation, violence, and so much more. There are a lot of short term job opportunities that I would be interested in the future. One position is for an Education Consultant in Uzbekistan, but I do not qualify because you have to be fluent in English and Russian. There is another consultant position open to teach children with disabilities. Experience with inclusion is required. For more information, you can visit their website at http://www.unicef.org/whatwedo/index.html.
Overall, it was great to think about how wide our field of early childhood is! There are many organizations out there to help children, and I do plan on working overseas again in the near future.
Stacey,
ReplyDeleteEver since a friend of mine volunteered at a make shift hospital in Haiti for a week, I've had the desire to do the same. Our middle school students ran a fund raiser to pay for her trip. It cost close to $2000. It was a very heartwarming experience for her and the entire district supported the effort.