What can I do to eventually become the director of an orphanage / institute for handicapped children (abroad)?

Question

I am currently in an honors economics bachelor-degree program. i hope to go on to grad school in public health - preferably in a peace corps master's international global public health program. i have 2 distinct interests: one related to personal relationships w/ children w/ special needs, genetics, rare diseases, etc; the other related to global health & aids, malaria, etc. prevention & international development. i work summers @ a camp for children w/ special needs (that i absolutely LOVE) & i'm also in touch with this community in uganda that sends me handmade crafts which i sell. i figure a career running a humane orphanage / institution for children with special needs [somewhere abroad] is where my passions could meet... any advice? is a bachelor's in econ & master's in international public health the way to go? should i bother registering the uganda thing as an official nonprofit organisation? chances are, i'll be doing more stuff w/ children w/ special needs during the school year. oh yeah, & i speak fluent russian. i'd LOVE to talk to someone who has some sort of experience in these matters. thanks!!

Answer 1

Rehabilitation Centre concept ....

persons who are physically challenged have great potential hidden in them.  They need a bit of training and a little orientation.

Two of my operators in the factory are deaf and dumb. i picked them up from a rehabilitation centre in Kolkata, a metropolitan city in eastern INDIA. They excell others in doing their duties in operating power press, surface grinder, transformer winding and many other jobs in an an electrical & mechanical shops.

Start a REHAB and enjoy the creativity hidden in handicapped.

i would like to keep in communication with u.

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