The Herbalife Family Foundation proudly supports organizations that provide opportunities for a better life to underserved children around the world. For example, today you can see a positive change in the faces of children who escape homelessness welcomed with a hug at the SOS Children’s Village in India. The Herbalife Family Foundation has accomplished much in a short time but there’s still much more to do. To learn more about some of the organizations that recently received our support, please vist our list of charites below. If you are ready to make a personal difference in a child’s life, please find out more about how to donate. We have supported charities in more than 20 countries including: Alliance for Children’s Rights, USA La Paz Hospital, Spain American Red Cross, USA  Markiza Foundation, Slovak Republic Archa Chantal, Czech Republic Mecenat Chirurgie Cardiaque, France Bread for the City, USA Ministerios de Amor, Mexico Capodarco Community, Italy Po Leung Kuk, Hong Kong Casa de Menor Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Brazil Save the Children, Africa Child Protection Fund, Korea Singapore Children's Society, Singapore D.A.R.E., Global SOS Children's Village, India Emmanuel S.O.S. Adoption, Switzerland The Hunger Project, Africa Half the Sky, China The Shade Tree, USA Home-Start International, Russia Villa Pardoes, Netherlands Kinderhospitz Balthasar, Germany UNICEF, Global Kolner Tafel, Germany             Alliance for Children’s Rights The Alliance for Children’s Rights provides free legal, social and medical services for disadvantaged children with few other places to turn. For children living in foster care, in need of health care, affected by HIV/AIDS or learning disabilities or in need of adoptive families, the Alliance recruits, trains and supports volunteer attorneys, physicians, teachers, caseworkers, foster parents and guardians. Back to top American Red Cross The American Red Cross helps keep people safe every day, as well as in emergencies, thanks to caring people who support their work in the community. The Herbalife Family Foundation contributed to the Disaster Relief Fund to help those affected by the Southern California wildfires. Back to top Archa Chantal Actress Chantal Poullain-Polívková founded Archa Chantal in 1993 to help children in Czech Republic hospitals overcome the sadness, fear and pain of illness in a more healing environment designed by doctors, psychologists, architects and artists. Back to top Bread for the City Bread for the City provides food, medical care, legal representation and social-work services free to low-income children and families. With donations from the Herbalife Family Foundation, Bread for the City opened a second food bank in Washington D.C. and established the “Herbalife Family Foundation Food and Intake Center” while continuing its Families at Risk Project. Back to top Capodarco Community Capodarco Community is a family home in Italy for children who have been abandoned, orphaned or undergoing domestic difficulties. Those children who cannot be returned to their original parents are found new homes. Back to top Casa de Menor Sao Miguel Arcanjo Casa de Menor is a non-profit organization in Nova, Iguacu, Brazil dedicated to caring for more than 1,000 abandoned children and teenagers. The Herbalife International Family Foundation built and maintains Casa Herbalife giving abandoned girls from the ages of 4 to 17 a place to call home. Back to top Child Protection Fund With the support of the Herbalife International Family Foundation, the Child Protection Fund established the first shelter and 24-hour call center for Korean children. The “Herbalife Group Home” provides protection and treatment for children and families affected by abuse with programs dedicated to fact-finding, separation, medical treatment, psychological testing, residency and post supervision. Back to top D.A.R.E. D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) collaborates with local law enforcement and local schools to educate students about the personal and social consequences of substance abuse and violence. Millions of children benefit from D.A.R.E. programs each year, learning the skills they need to avoid drugs and alcohol and lead lives free of violence. Back to top Emmanuel S.O.S. Adoption Emmauel S.O.S. Adoption is the only Swiss relief organization for the adoption of mentally and physically challenged children. Generous donations helped meet operating costs and provide children with caring families and safe futures. Back to top Half the Sky Half the Sky provides infants and young children in Chinese orphanages with the care, attention and active-learning environments they need for a chance at a better life. Our funds support their “Little Sisters Preschools” and its Baby Sisters Infant Nurture Program that trains retired women how to provide care and give compassion to abandoned babies. Back to top Home-Start International At Home-Start in Russia, volunteers help prevent family crises and breakdown of the home by offering friendship and practical support to families with young children. Home-Start Russia has been funded entirely by donations from the Herbalife International Family Foundation. Back to top Kinderhospitz Balthasar As a department of the prestigious German Cancer Foundation, the German Child-Cancer Foundation (Deutsche KinderKrebshilfe) is dedicated to fighting cancer in children and juveniles. The organization is involved in research, identification, treatment and aftercare, with special attention paid to prevention through health education for children and young people. Back to top Kolner Tafel Kolner Tafel supports the collection and distribution of food to day-care facilities, youth centers and other disadvantaged individuals in Germany. Back to top La Paz Hospital With help from the Herbalife International Family Foundation, chronically ill children in Spain now have special hospital recreational areas that feature televisions, videos, games, learning materials, furniture, computers and a library. Back to top Markiza Foundation The Markiza Foundation supports children and families throughout the Slovak Republic, helping local medical institutions purchase much-needed medical equipment and supplies. The Markiza Foundation also sponsors a special project devoted to oncology departments in children’s hospitals. Back to top Mecenat Chirurgie Cardiaque Mecenat Chirurgie Cardiaque Enfants du Monde helps children around the world gain access to corrective surgery for serious cardiac malformations. Mecenat Chirurgie Cardiaque finances operations, in addition to covering the costs of traveling and staying in France for five weeks. Back to top Ministerios de Amor Assisting approximately 500 children in 15 shelters throughout Mexico, Ministerios de Amor rescues children from the streets, providing a permanent group home that offers food, shelter, a nurturing environment and the possibility of a productive future filled with opportunity. Back to top Po Leung Kuk With residential services such as children’s dormitories and small group homes, Po Leung Kuk serves the Hong Kong community by providing day-care units, nurseries, crèches and child-care centers for children from dysfunctional families. Back to top Save the Children Save the Children creates lasting changes in the lives of children in need through self-help sponsorship programs, community-based intervention programs and education. Taking action in war, famine and natural disaster, Save the Children brought better nutrition, health, education and economic opportunities to 12 million children and their families in 2002. Back to top Singapore Children’s Society A voluntary welfare organization serving all races, religions and creeds, the Singapore Children’s Society is committed to protecting the physical, emotional and mental well being of at-risk children. The organization helps children, adolescents and families with a children’s home and social-work services for preventive education, community outreach and rehabilitation, child abuse and neglect prevention. Back to top SOS Kinderdorf International The SOS Children's Villages of India help orphaned and abandoned children by providing a family, a permanent home and a strong foundation for a secure life. Children grow up in the same nurturing environment as an ordinary family with their SOS Mother and boys and girls of various ages who grow up as brothers and sisters. SOS Children’s Village is a member of the worldwide SOS family, working in 131 countries with SOS Kinderdorf International as the umbrella organization. Back to top The Hunger Project The Hunger Project is a strategic organization and global movement committed to a sustainable end to world hunger. In Africa, Asia and Latin America, the Hunger Project empowers local people to create permanent solutions to the progress in nutrition, health, education and family incomes. Back to top The Shade Tree The Herbalife Family Foundation funded the Children’s Activity Center at The Shade Tree, a free 24-hour shelter in Las Vegas, Nevada, that helps homeless women and children permanently escape life on the street. Nearly 1,000 clients access services each month, with more than 20,000 women and children receiving emergency shelter and access to victims’ advocacy programs, children’s activities, crisis intervention and healthcare. Back to top Villa Pardoes In Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands, Villa Pardoes gives children suffering from life-threatening diseases and their families a free week-long holiday, including all facilities and medical care as needed. Back to top UNICEF UNICEF helps save, protect and improve the lives of children by establishing outreach programs that combat widespread child poverty. These programs focus on the improvement of nutrition, education, health care, immunization, clean water and sanitation on a worldwide basis. Back to top