The story
Known in its earlier years as "Holy Land Christian Mission," Children International was founded in 1936. The organization distributed food baskets to widows and poor families, provided early childhood education, and operated a small medical clinic as well as a children’s home for orphans. This clinic was expanded following a polio outbreak in 1952 and became larger and more sophisticated over the years. Eventually known as the Mt. David Crippled Children’s Hospital, the clinic provided critical orthopedic medical services until its closure.
In the 1980s, the organization began expanding its scope by launching sponsorship agencies in Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic. It would later change its name to Children International. Children International became a secular organization which supports equal participation for all children regardless of religion.
The organization operates in 10 countries, including Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, the Philippines, the United States, and Zambia.
From Wikipedia’s article on Children International, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5