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Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) is a charitable organization created to house and educate orphans and abandoned children. In response to the crisis facing orphaned children around the world, former investment bank employee Jim Luce founded Orphans International in 1999. OI's headquarters are in New York City. Through its network of small "homes" for children, OI provides immediate aid to some of the world's most disadvantaged children. OI operates on an annual budget of less than a half-million dollars. OI houses and educates children orphaned and abandoned after the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka and Indonesia and 2004's Hurricane Jeanne in Haiti. ==History, philosophy and models== OI opened its first home in Sulawesi, Indonesia in 2001.〔(2002 article on OI's early efforts )〕 It became active in housing orphans in Aceh, Indonesia; and Galle, Sri Lanka after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.〔"Tsunami Saint", ''New York Post'', April 15, 2005〕〔Luce, Jim. (''Riding the Tiger: The Creation of Orphans International Worldwide'' ) 2006〕〔Luce, Jim. ("First One Orphan, Then Many More", ) ''New York Times'', November 12, 2007〕 Beginning in 2008, OI also supports foster care for Tsunami orphans in Sri Lanka by supporting children living with members of their extended families.〔Luce, Jim. ("Will a Vow of Poverty Fill the Void in My Soul?" ) ''Huffington Post'', August 16, 2008〕 OI provides tutoring, English classes and jobs training, such as sewing classes and hospitality classes. In 2009, OI also served 27 Aids affected orphans in Moshi, Tanzania. With the AIDS epidemic, natural disasters, low world health standards and widespread poverty contributing to a global crisis for children, OI's model of "Raising Global Citizens" seeks to make a difference in both the short-term needs of children and the long-term improvement of disadvantaged communities throughout the world by raising children as responsible citizens. OI's mission is interfaith, interracial, international, and intergenerational – that is, it discourages discrimination on the basis of faith, race and nationality and seeks to utilize the experience of senior volunteers. OI seeks to benefit orphans through education and vocational opportunities that are coupled with a nurturing environment, proper nutrition and healthcare. OI also monitors the children's education and provides after school tutoring, computer classes and English classes. OI intends to give each orphan support until graduation with a baccalaureat degree. OI does not place children for adoption, but rather seeks to help them live successfully in their native countries and cultures. OI's homes: Orphans are referred to OI by local social service agencies. The children are generally preschool age (2–4 years old) when accepted by OI, and the average age of the children in OIs programs was 9 years old as of 2008.〔(FAQs about OI )〕 OI's foster homes generally have four children per home and a house "parent" who was raised in the local culture and religion. OI's family care model: In 2008, OI began experimenting with a new extended-family foster care model, which it calls "Family Care", to help extended families in Sri Lanka. There, aunts, uncles and grandparents were offered training and financial support to take care of orphans. Family care allows OIWW to care for twice as many orphans on the same budget, compared with renting, building, staffing, or maintaining an orphanage. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orphans International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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