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The tide of mothers, social workers, teachers, and church leaders equipped and ready to help more children keeps rising in Pune, India following recent training. The WWO Roadmap training that was held globally in May as a hybrid of virtual and in-person training resulted in abundant requests from women leaders asking for better ways to improve the lives of the children they work with daily.

Recently, 54 leaders from seven African nations met at a WWO national roundtable and Africa Regional gathering held in Kigali, Rwanda. The roundtable provided a platform for multi-generational leaders to build upon the success they have already had in placing children in family-based care.

WWO Hope groups are impacting lives in 19 countries around the world now. What started as an outreach to Ukrainian women displaced by the Russian invasion of their country in 2022, soon spread to the Hope group team training and mentoring 300 program managers and facilitators. In turn, those leaders have implemented Hope Groups for 4,097 caregivers, who care for an estimated 9,006 children.

World Without Orphans Singapore is making strides to improve care to children and strengthen families in crisis in Singapore. Collaboration is a key part of the World Without Orphans DNA and an important step in advancing best practices and ending orphanhood comes from gathering leaders who learn from each other.

WWO Regional leaders and partner organizations are strategically placed to respond quickly when a tragedy strikes. This was the case when the Air India plane crashed on June 13, killing everyone on board except for the now famous lone survivor.