The organization's work focuses on abandoned, destitute and orphaned children requiring family-based child care. Millions of children worldwide are living without their biological families for a variety of reasons including:

* parental separation,
* domestic violence and neglect
* they have lost their parents due to war or natural catastrophes
* disease - including increasingly AIDS.

Such children are supported to recover from being emotionally traumatised and to avoid real danger of being isolated, abused, exploited and deprived of their rights.

SOS provides about 50 000 such children and 15 000 young adults with a permanent new family, with a '24 hours a day' new SOS mother to provide family-based care. Typically (in the developing world) about ten children are grouped into a house with an SOS mother and between ten and forty of such houses are grouped together as a "Village" with shared facilities. Families groups once formed are kept together as a priority.

Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.

HRW stands with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice.

HRW investigates and exposes human rights violations and hold abusers accountable.

HRW challenges governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law.

HRW enlists the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all.

Afghan Youth Network is a non- governmental, non-political, non- profitable, humanitarian and skill developmental Organization.

Considering the problems of Afghan refugees into account; AYN was established to provide formal education to Afghan youth in Peshawar in January 2000.

AYN is conducting courses in:
* Computer Science
* Management Science
* Accounting
* Finance
* Business Communication
* Organization Behavior
* Administration
* Proposal writing
* English, French and German
* Science Subjects
* Persian handwriting
* Drawing and Calligraphy.

At FFHE we hope to give everyone, especially youth, an opportunity to work hard in a meaningful manner.

During expeditions to Mexico, we witnessed the peoples endless shortage of necessities: bathrooms, covered floors, and adequate housing. It was obvious that while they worked hard, they seldom had opportunity to learn skills that would provide adequately for their needs. At the same time it was apparent that most of us in the United States were physically and financially capable of teaching and serving people there.

Sending money to Mexico could and does make a difference. We believed that bringing the two groups together would change people as well as landscapes. Together those without would gain hope as they witnessed others sharing and serving. At the same time those with so much would realize the joy of sharing instead of just having.

Most importantly, both groups would grow together and become part of each other's lives.