Douglas A. Feldman, PhD
I truly enjoyed participating in the Conference on Child Rights & Sight held at Yale University. It gave me an excellent opportunity to share my research and ideas on AIDS orphans in Africa directly with colleagues and program directors. I found the quality of the presentations at the conference to be quite good, and I enjoyed the superb feedback from others. Thank you for inviting me to participate in this very important conference.
Douglas A. Feldman, Ph.D.
Professor, The College at Brockport
State University of New York 
I participated in four years of DCI conferences and found it more about me learning than my teaching. The lectures were very scholarly. I learned a lot about trauma and even became acquainted with work going on in the US that has had a profound effect on the mission and vision of my foundation, Worldwide Orphans. I would be honored to come back and be part of a very profound and worthy organization.
Dr. Jane Aronson
CEO and President, Worldwide Orphans 
As dean of the School of Health and Natural Science at the University of Saint Joseph, I am pleased to support the important work of Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI). The University of Saint Joseph was founded by the Sisters of Mercy who “envision a just world for people who are poor, sick and uneducated and commit to serving, advocating for, and praying with, those in need around the world”. DCI’s strong focus on education, health, and social justice is perfectly aligned with our core values and priorities at the University of Saint Joseph.
For 85 years, the University of Saint Joseph has promoted, supported, and facilitated compassionate service as an integral part of all teaching and learning experiences. Its faculty and staff have always used their knowledge and skills to impact the lives of those in need, especially children. We know that, time and again, the cycle of poverty is passed from generation to generation and that education is often the only means for breaking it. I am proud to see that DCI is breaking this unjust cycle by providing access to education to so many poor and marginalized children around the globe. I commend DCI for its outstanding commitment and tireless efforts towards such a noble cause. At the School of Health and Natural Sciences, we are happy to partner with DCI on a myriad of endeavors including education, medical care, and developing future leaders who possess global awareness. Together, we can alleviate injustice and improve lives.
I wish the organizers and the participants of the DCI 6th International Conference on Child Rights & Sight a very successful experience.
Sincerely,
Raouf N. Boules, Dean
School of Health and Natural Sciences
University of Saint Joseph 
Dear delegates to the 6th DCI conference,
It is difficult to think of a more worthy and justified cause than to help distressed children and children at risk around the world. With this in mind, DCI has made outstanding progress in improving the lives of children in developing countries. As such, DCI and its visionary founders, Drs Ehsan Hoque, Nina Hoque and Brian DeBroff, are to be truly commended for their tremendous service and achievements since the creation of DCI nearly eighteen years ago.
Moving forward, gatherings such as these will help to ensure that DCI continues on its all important journey to help children in need. I wish the congress every success in ensuring its all-important task. The efforts of DCI and congresses such as these will ensure victory in the fight against child labor, hunger, poverty, and blindness.
Morris Karmazyn, PhD
London, Ontario, Canada 