{"id":42857,"date":"2015-10-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/countess-spencer-elected-ashoka-fellow-recognized-for-filling-gap-in-care-for-orphans-and-vulnerable-children\/"},"modified":"2015-10-01T06:58:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T10:58:17","slug":"la-condesa-spencer-electa-ashoka-fellow-reconocida-por-for-llenar-el-vacio-que-existe-en-el-cuidado-de-huerfanos-y-ninos-vulnerables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-condesa-spencer-electa-ashoka-fellow-reconocida-por-for-llenar-el-vacio-que-existe-en-el-cuidado-de-huerfanos-y-ninos-vulnerables\/","title":{"rendered":"Countess Spencer Elected Ashoka Fellow: Recognized For Filling Gap In Care For Orphans And Vulnerable Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MEXICO CITY<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 1, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Countess Spencer, who founded Whole Child International in 2004, has been elected an Ashoka Fellow. She joins the world&#8217;s largest and most influential network of social entrepreneurs in recognition of her decade of visionary work establishing and building Whole Child International. <\/p>\n<div style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\" id=\"prni_dvprnejpgf3caleftMSAsset511559\" hostedurl=\"https:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20151001\/272934\" assettitle=\"Whole Child International - The Earl Spencer And The Countess Spencer\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgf3caleftMSAsset511559\" title=\"MEXICO -  The Earl Spencer traveled to Mexico to accompany his wife The Countess Spencer as she was awarded the prestigious Ashoka Fellowship for her work founding the Whole Child International charity. The fellowship was given in recognition of her vision and the profound investment she has made over 12 years building Whole Child International and will help generate further awareness for vulnerable and underserved children in the world.\" border=\"0\" alt=\"MEXICO -  The Earl Spencer traveled to Mexico to accompany his wife The Countess Spencer as she was awarded the prestigious Ashoka Fellowship for her work founding the Whole Child International charity. The fellowship was given in recognition of her vision and the profound investment she has made over 12 years building Whole Child International and will help generate further awareness for vulnerable and underserved children in the world.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20151001\/272934\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Earl Spencer<\/span>, who serves on the Whole Child board, shared his appreciation for his wife&#8217;s work: &#8220;Karen&#8217;s a beautiful woman with an even more beautiful heart. I&#8217;m in awe of what she&#8217;s done over the past decade for these agonizingly vulnerable children. I&#8217;m thrilled for her that she&#8217;s received this recognition, and hope it will inspire more individuals, corporations and foundations to join us in this effort to help some of the most needy and underserved children in the world.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Karen Spencer<\/span> founded Whole Child International when she discovered that most of the larger organizations addressing child welfare issues in developing countries have policies against working with orphanages. Her charity fills that gap, and has been proven by third-party evaluation to potentially improve the lives of millions of children. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Diego Diaz-Martin<\/span>, Executive Director of Ashoka Mexico, <span class=\"xn-location\">Central America<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, said, &#8220;We are delighted to welcome Karen as a Fellow. She has identified a major and global problem \u2014 the failure to invest time, leadership, or other resources in the world&#8217;s orphanages \u2014 even though they remain responsible for millions of children. She has developed a comprehensive and well-designed approach dealing with each class of actor serving the field.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Karen&#8217;s program is unique, scalable, and innovative, applicable not just in orphanages, but across the entire spectrum of childcare. It works with all sectors, partnering directly with government, academia, and direct caregivers. Whole Child is collaborating with <span class=\"xn-org\">Duke University&#8217;s<\/span> Global Health Institute to measure impact, and gain insights to help future program development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In founding Whole Child, I was passionate about finding a way to give the most vulnerable children a fighting chance,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Karen Spencer<\/span>. &#8220;This recognition by Ashoka helps shine new light on the profound need for quality care, and also on the exciting reality that there is something we can do, today, with existing resources and settings to give these forgotten children a chance of a productive life.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today we are honored to be of service to the government of <span class=\"xn-location\">El Salvador<\/span> as they implement the President&#8217;s ambitious initiatives to improve quality of care for vulnerable children in their country. I would also like to thank the Inter-American Development Bank, the Korean Poverty Reduction Fund, and the private donors who have enabled us to come this far. Hopefully this recognition will lead to more support for our work, as there are so many children in need, and so many more governments interested in partnering with us to help their children reach their full potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additional information on Whole Child International and Countess Spencer&#8217;s induction as an Ashoka Fellow can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashoka.org\/fellow\/karen-spencer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.ashoka.org\/fellow\/karen-spencer<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>About Whole Child International (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wholechild.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.wholechild.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Whole Child International is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that works to improve quality of care for vulnerable children in orphanages and other limited-resource childcare settings. <\/p>\n<p>About Ashoka (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashoka.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ashoka.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Ashoka launched the field of social entrepreneurship and has activated multi-sector partners across the world who increasingly look to entrepreneurial talent and new ideas to solve social problems. Founded by <span class=\"xn-person\">Bill Drayton<\/span> in 1980, Ashoka has provided a platform for people dedicated to changing the world. <\/p>\n<p>Contact: <span class=\"xn-person\">Andrea Iturbe<\/span><br \/>Edelman, <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> <br \/>323-202-1045<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Andrea.Iturbe@edelman.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Andrea.Iturbe@edelman.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20151001\/272934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20151001\/272934<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p\/>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MEXICO CITY<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 1, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Countess Spencer, who founded Whole Child International in 2004, has been elected an Ashoka Fellow. 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