$1 million prize to kids aid group. (Children, Youth & Families).BERLIN -- SOS-Kinderdorf International, umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or of sos Children's Villages SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-governmental international development organisation which has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children since 1949. It was founded by Hermann Gmeiner in Imst, Austria. , a child welfare organization headquartered in Austria, will received the $1million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize The Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is the largest humanitarian award in the world. It is equal in monetary value to one of the six Nobel Prizes awarded annually. The creation of the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize by the Conrad N. , the world's largest humanitarian award. The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. based foundation cited the organzation for providing hope for more than 50,000 orphans and destitute children and youth every year in loving family-oriented environments that provide the security and stability needed to prepare children for life. Helmut Kutin, president of SOS-Kinderdorf International, who from the age of twelve was raised in an sos Children's Village, indicated that the million-dollar award will be used to expand several pilot projects in Africa testing new ways to support AIDS orphans and assist children and families affected by AIDS. |
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