World Children's Organization
Introduction to the World Children's Organization
Basic Beliefs
In 2002, Andrew and his brother Patrick founded the World Children’s Organization (WCO) with the help of their parents after they learned about the horrible conditions and atrocities some of the world’s poorest children were going through. They decided to do what they could for the world’s impoverished children.
It was a calling from their inner hearts. They believe that all children are created equal and therefore should enjoy basic children’s rights equally. The world is one and it shouldn’t matter where a child lives - children living in the poorest regions of the globe have no reason to enjoy their lives any less than their counterparts in wealthy nations.
My First Books
The right to a good education is one of the important children’s basic rights. “Educating Every Child” is what Andrew and Patrick strive to give every child in the world. Reading is the basic building block of education and to build a child's ability to read is to build a life-long learning possibility. The WCO has thus developed a series of 130 books, aiming at providing basic language skills for children starting to read.
It starts from the simplest 3 word sentences, gradually progresses to harder sentences, and at the last of 5 levels, includes fairly complicated sentences. With each sentence coupled with a beautiful drawing done by professional artists, the “My First Books” series is an acclaimed series of fundamental children’s readers. The series has been completed and the WCO is currently raising funds to print them so they can be distributed free of charge and start benefiting and educating the world’s impoverished children.
Book Writing and Donations
Andrew and Patrick are also establishing WCO Reading Rooms in libraries in Southeast Asia, having donated over 10,000 books so far. To help students on their high school entrance exams, they have published the first two volumes in WCO’s “1000 English Words Everyone Needs to Know” and created a multimedia language education website (LangEdu.Org) that uses movies and audio recordings.
Their newest book in progress, Get Involved, is an informative, hands-on guide to making a positive difference with 50 inspiring introductions of people all over the world who already have. Andrew and Patrick profiled fellow philanthropists who have done amazing work from inventing neural prosthetics and alternative energy radios to campaigning for women’s rights, establishing wildlife preserves, and freeing child slaves.
Hepatitis B Vaccinations
Over the past half year, WCO has been focusing on its other main mission: health issues in underprivileged countries. In particular, Andrew and Patrick are tackling the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) problem, which causes liver cancer and has been called the “Asian disease” due to its extremely high infection rates in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
Two billion people are infected by HBV and it is the 10th leading cause of death worldwide, yet unlike other deadly diseases, there has been a vaccine for more than 25 years. WCO’s accomplishments inspired several corporations to collaborate with WCO to eradicate Hepatitis B in China. The WCO Hepatitis B Vaccination Project will be launched in remote provinces of China in 2008 to help prevent this deadly virus. We plan to inoculate at least 1 million children.
In 2002, Andrew and his brother Patrick founded the World Children’s Organization (WCO) with the help of their parents after they learned about the horrible conditions and atrocities some of the world’s poorest children were going through. They decided to do what they could for the world’s impoverished children.
It was a calling from their inner hearts. They believe that all children are created equal and therefore should enjoy basic children’s rights equally. The world is one and it shouldn’t matter where a child lives - children living in the poorest regions of the globe have no reason to enjoy their lives any less than their counterparts in wealthy nations.
My First Books
The right to a good education is one of the important children’s basic rights. “Educating Every Child” is what Andrew and Patrick strive to give every child in the world. Reading is the basic building block of education and to build a child's ability to read is to build a life-long learning possibility. The WCO has thus developed a series of 130 books, aiming at providing basic language skills for children starting to read.
It starts from the simplest 3 word sentences, gradually progresses to harder sentences, and at the last of 5 levels, includes fairly complicated sentences. With each sentence coupled with a beautiful drawing done by professional artists, the “My First Books” series is an acclaimed series of fundamental children’s readers. The series has been completed and the WCO is currently raising funds to print them so they can be distributed free of charge and start benefiting and educating the world’s impoverished children.
Book Writing and Donations
Andrew and Patrick are also establishing WCO Reading Rooms in libraries in Southeast Asia, having donated over 10,000 books so far. To help students on their high school entrance exams, they have published the first two volumes in WCO’s “1000 English Words Everyone Needs to Know” and created a multimedia language education website (LangEdu.Org) that uses movies and audio recordings.
Their newest book in progress, Get Involved, is an informative, hands-on guide to making a positive difference with 50 inspiring introductions of people all over the world who already have. Andrew and Patrick profiled fellow philanthropists who have done amazing work from inventing neural prosthetics and alternative energy radios to campaigning for women’s rights, establishing wildlife preserves, and freeing child slaves.
Hepatitis B Vaccinations
Over the past half year, WCO has been focusing on its other main mission: health issues in underprivileged countries. In particular, Andrew and Patrick are tackling the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) problem, which causes liver cancer and has been called the “Asian disease” due to its extremely high infection rates in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
Two billion people are infected by HBV and it is the 10th leading cause of death worldwide, yet unlike other deadly diseases, there has been a vaccine for more than 25 years. WCO’s accomplishments inspired several corporations to collaborate with WCO to eradicate Hepatitis B in China. The WCO Hepatitis B Vaccination Project will be launched in remote provinces of China in 2008 to help prevent this deadly virus. We plan to inoculate at least 1 million children.