About the Foundation
The KIM Foundation International is on a mission:
Providing hope for children in need ™
Founded by Kim Phuc Phan Thi in 1997 the foundation exists to help heal the wounds suffered by innocent children and to restore hope and happiness to their lives. We accomplish this by funding international projects that benefit communities of children.
Kim suffered many years of painful burn therapy and she always longed to reach out and help other children who were victimized by war. For nearly 30 years The KIM Foundation International has been the embodiment of Kim’s dream and has been dedicated to providing funds to support the work of international organizations that offer free medical, living, and educational assistance to child-victims of war, violence, and poverty.
Kim’s incredible strength and spirit are evident when she speaks around the world about forgiveness and helping children. The KIM Foundation Intl. may have been inspired by her pain, but its focus is on healing and peace.
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About the Founder
Kim Phuc Phan Thi
Kim is known around the world as The Girl in the Picture and the Napalm Girl. In 1972, at age 9, she was immortalized in a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph that transformed her into a living symbol of the atrocities of war. As a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and the founder and president of The KIM Foundation International, Kim has become a symbol of peace. She tells her story in her memoir, Fire Road.