Miracle Foundation

The Miracle Foundation is an international nonprofit organization supporting orphaned children in India and the United States. The organization has a stated goal of supporting orphaned children, bringing change to reduce the need for orphanages, and ensuring that the rights of orphaned children are followed, as laid out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Miracle Foundation
TypeInternational organization
Founded2000
HeadquartersAustin, Texas
Area served
India, United States
Key people
Caroline Boudreaux, Founder

Leslie Beasley, Chief Executive Officer

Nivedita DasGupta, India Country Head
Revenue3,758,833 United States dollar (2019) 
Number of employees
70
Websitewww.MiracleFoundation.org

History

Miracle Foundation was founded in May 2000 by Caroline Boudreaux.[1][2]

The foundation primarily cites the Convention on the Rights of the Child as an inspiration and guideline for their work.[3]

Programs

The organization's stated mission is to "empower orphans to reach their full potential."[4] Several methods are employed to this end, including re-unification of divided families, increasing access to basic services, including education and health services, and training child care workers and orphanage staff.[5] The organization mentors and monitors orphanages to improve quality of care.[6]

Awards

Miracle Foundation Founder Caroline Boudreaux was honored as one of UBS' Global Visionaries in February 2017 for her work with the organization.[7] The organization was awarded the Humanitarian Award by the Austin Chapter of the United Nations Association in October 2017.

References
  1. "Caroline Boudreaux Starts The Miracle Foundation to Help Orphans in India". PEOPLE.com. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  2. "Profiles of Changemakers: Caroline Boudreaux, Founder, The Miracle Foundation". www.bemagazine.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  3. "Child Rights". Miracle Foundation. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. "Caroline Boudreaux, Miracle Foundation". Women to Watch™ Media, LLC. 2017-05-09. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  5. "Method | Helping Orphans In Need Find Homes, Best Orphanages". www.miraclefoundation.org. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  6. "Woman helps thousands of orphans after chance encounter". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  7. "UBS Global Visionaries". Global Visionaries. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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