Conference: Oregon: October 18-21, 2006
hosted by Holt International
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A conference for international leaders working on behalf of orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children around the world.
The Intent — to examine the issues and challenges facing homeless and vulnerable children.
The Goal — to bring together non-traditional partners to collaborate more effectively on behalf of children—to share ideas and strengthen the collective child welfare community.
The Challenge — to explore how global forces, trends and disasters impact long range permanency programs for children—examining how children are affected by natural disasters, war, social unrest, diseases, HIV/AIDS, poverty and politics.
The Hope — that from this conference will emerge bold and courageous initiatives on behalf of the world’s homeless children.
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More information: http://www.holtinternational.org/Conference