Mission:To develop and fund projects and programs that provide a brighter future for the world's most vulnerable children.
Vision:We stand for a world in which each child has the opportunity to live life fully and to make their own unique contribution.
In 1993, Juli Hall of Houston, Texas was moved to ease the plight of Romanian orphans abandoned after the fall of the brutal Ceauseascu regime. She established Cherish Our Children International (COCI) as a non-profit organization to sponsor and implement model programs that now benefit thousands of children around the world. Today, sixteen years later, the need has not lessened; it is greater than ever. Ward and genocide have created thousands of helpless orphans and destroyed educational opportunities, ever for children who remain with their families.
Our Values
- Cherish Our Children International believes that all children should be protected and nurtured.
- We believe in providing children with a solid foundation for healthy physical, intellectual, and emotional development.
- We value enriching experiences that teach critical life skills and lead to independence.
- We value young people as leaders and are committed that they have real opportunities to contribute in the world.
- We believe in children helping other children.
- We honor adults who embrace and empower young people to reach beyond their current experience and realize their dreams.
