Program areas at WWO
In bulgaria, wwo has established a network of 35 partnerships across the country with schools and community-based organizations who have been trained to use wwo's element of play programs and methodology. Wwo provides training, coaching and ongoing support to partner staff to increase the number of children with access to play-based quality early learning activities. In ethiopia, programs and training focus on early childhood education, psychosocial support and positive youth development. Wwo works with 9 government preschools, reaches more than 6,000 students, and provides ongoing training and coaching for 200 teachers to implement wwo's element of play programming in the preschool classroom. Wwo also provides care and support for youth living with hiv and remains committed to these specific youth until they are able to complete their education and earn their own income. Finally, in partnership with seriousfun children's network, wwo provides summer camp programming for youth living with hiv. In haiti, wwo provides community-based early intervention programming for over 1,500 children from birth to 8 years of age and their caregivers. Wwo partners with 5 preschools and 2 ngos to provide training and coaching to ensure all children have access to quality play-based learning in the preschool using our element of play lessons and methodology. Wwo also empowers youth to go back to school and onto university through the positive youth development programming and finally, in partnership with seriousfun children's network, wwo provides summer camp for youth living with hiv. In ukraine, wwo is training libraries and community-based organizations to use element of play lessons and methodology to provide safe, structured, and play-based programming to support children and their caregivers to find strength and healing in the midst of the ongoing war. In the united states, wwo partners with montefiore school health program to bring teacher training, supplies, and play-based lessons into preschools in the bronx. In vietnam, wwo partners with seriousfun children's network to provide camp for children living with hiv and/or cancer in residential care facilities and hospitals. Wwo also works in the community to provide psychosocial support projects for children and their caregivers, utilizing a case management approach. Through wwo's element of play, early intervention and building positive skills for youth, wwo vietnam is using a holistic care model that considers the whole child. Wwo's mission is to educate, heal and empower children, embedding trauma-informed, play-based programs in vulnerable communities. Wwo delivers programming in bulgaria, ethiopia, haiti, ukraine, vietnam and the bronx, u.s.