 Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI) was founded on May 23, 2003 at Yale University by current Executive Director Dr. Ehsan Hoque and Board Chair Dr. Nina Hoque and President Dr. Brian DeBroff of the Yale School of Medicine.DCI was officially recognized as a non-profit charitable organization by the United States Government and the Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State in 2005.DCI's Flagship "Sun Child Sponsorship" Program was inaugurated in Bangladesh in 2005 and operates in the regions of Patuakhali, Feni, Habiganj, Nilphamari and Dhaka.