Michael Dermer is honored to be the Keynote speaker at The Orphaned Starfish Foundation gala in Guadalajara, Mexico on August 16, 2017.

Since its beginning in 2001, OSF programs address the challenges facing orphans, victims of abuse and at-risk youth by providing them with technology training. OSF funds the construction and operation of vocational training facilities, including funding for furnishings, purchasing required equipment, teacher salaries, job placement services and scholarships for higher education. OSF also provides english language software & classes, a Life-Skills Program, Scholarships & helps with job placement whenever possible.

Andrew Stein founded the Orphaned Starfish Foundation in 2001 to help orphans, victims of abuse and at-risk children worldwide escape their cycles of poverty and abuse through education and job training. From humble beginnings building a small computer vocational training center in an orphanage for young victims of abuse in Santiago, Chile, he has built the Foundation to now serve over 9,500 children in 46 programs in 21 countries: Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Honduras, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Ecuador, Haiti, Colombia, Ethiopia, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Uruguay, American Samoa & Nepal. Andy has partnered with local partners in each of these countries, including Save the Children, Rotary Club, and USAID.

About The Orphaned Starfish Foundation

The Orphaned Starfish Foundation (“OSF”) has provided vocational training to more than 4,700 orphans and vulnerable children since its establishment in 2001. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in New York City, OSF currently operates 20 computer centers in 9 countries, including Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, Mexico, and Panama.

OSF has made a difference in the lives of over 10,000 children in 52 programs in 25 countries.