and hygiene products to people in need. Withdrawal from Chile In May 2014, Children International started withdrawing its operations from Chile. Letters were sent to sponsors of Children in Chile informing them that their sponsorship of the child had come to an end and assigning them a new child to sponsor in another country. Children International said that the reason for their pull-out is that the situation in Chile has improved to the point where they are not needed as the economy is improving and the government is taking care of the healthcare and education needs of the impoverished. Children International had three service centers in Chile, serving over 17000 children, all of which are being closed. Reception UALR Children International was part of a collaboration that received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to launch a new program aimed at improving Arkansas’ early education opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Dilnasheen Alamgir, a former sponsored child in Kolkata, India, runs a small business recycling waste materials and turning them into handicrafts. Her entrepreneurship was recognized at the 2014 Children and Youth Finance International meeting held at the UN and UNICEF headquarters in New York. In 2014, Kelli Suen, a former sponsored child who served as the youth council president at Children International’s Little Rock, Arkansas, program, was awarded a Disney’s Friends for Change grant. She used the funds to assemble survival kits for the homeless in her community. Paula Rogers received the 2014 Lewis Hine Award from the National Child Labor Committee in New York. Rogers is Children International’s education manager in Little Rock, Arkansas, and she oversees programs for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Children International received the National Gawad Kalasag Award in the Philippines and was the Hall of Fame Awardee for having won as Best Civil Society Organization on Humanitarian Assistance for three consecutive years (2010–2012). Ingrams Magazine identified the organization as the top area non-profit organization for Kansas City, the location of Children International’s world headquarters. Charity Navigator gives Children International 3/4 stars. The Better Business Bureau has given CI accredited status, meaning that it "meets all 20 Standards for Charity Accountability and is a Seal Holder." Children International is part of the Combined Federal Campaign, which promotes charitable giving among government workers in the United States. Its number is 12078. The National Disaster