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Patrick McDonald

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Patrick McDonald is the founder and CEO of VIVA, an international network devoted to helping impoverished and at-risk children lead successful, flourishing lives. Inspired by his work with street children in Bolivia, McDonald has engaged in 14 years of ongoing research about Christian work with children and advocates for children at risk in multiple contexts. He is based in Oxford, UK, but grew up in Denmark. Among other roles, he is Senior Associate for ‘Children at Risk’ for the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation.
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