Opening Doors to Safety: How World’s Children & Cyberborn Are Protecting Kids in India

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.”

Helen Keller

Every year during the Holidays, we ask our centers about projects that they need help with. Things that are not funded by Child Sponsorship but impact every child.

This year Balavikasitha Orphanage in India has a very pressing need.

This orphanage is in a very busy part of  Hyderabad. People pass by at all times of the night. 

Their front safety gate has rusted to the point of barely functioning anymore. This presents a very real danger for the children and staff. 

We are thrilled to be partnering with another nonprofit, CyberBORN to help fundraise to purchase a new safety gate for Balavikasitha this year.

At World’s Children, we truly believe that we are better together.

We are working hard to raise $3,200 to provide Balavikasitha with a new safety gate.

Want to join us?

Loretta Worthington, Board Member

Loretta Worthington

Loretta Worthington

Board Member

Loretta met David Purviance on a chance trip in 2006, while seeking to be of service to the vulnerable children in India.  Since then, Loretta has been a longtime supporter of World’s Children as a donor, sponsor, and previous Board member.  She had the wonderful opportunity to return to India twice to visit several World’s Children orphanages, and even identified the Happy Home orphanage and petitioned to bring it into the WC family. Loretta raised funds to build a well at Happy Home, where it now has clean water for all the children and staff.

Loretta currently works with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services as the Program Manager for the six Medical Hubs – the child abuse evaluation clinics for the County. She also serves as the Program Manager for the County’s Gender Health Program, serving patients seeking gender-affirming care in a safe environment.  Before her work with Los Angeles County, Loretta spent many years serving non-profit organizations in CA and in MN, her last as the Executive Director of a statewide non-profit in MN. She has a long history of volunteer work including Board Member and Board Chair service, grant writing and fundraising experience, program development, and creative leadership, all serving our most vulnerable and disenfranchised populations.

Loretta holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Services, a Master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology, and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership.  She lives in Los Angeles County with her partner, Myck, and their rescue kitties, Scooter and Thunder.

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