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Chongqing Jian’ai Art is a paper-cutting company in Chongqing, China and supplemented by arts production and sales, and a new social enterprise that supports people with hemophilia. The staff of Jian’ai Art happened upon a small village located on a mountain in Chongqing. It is about 3000 meters above sea level. The temperature is 5-10 centigrade in early October. We saw the children were wearing thin clothes and sandals. The staff felt obliged to do something for them. After communicating with the village chief, Jian’ai Art started to collect old clothes at the end of October. 452 sets of old clothes were collected, of which 243 sets are children's clothes. Clothes were sorted according to their sizes. A thick coat, a pair of pants, a sweater and a pair of long johns were included in a set. All clothes donated had been sterilized in the hospital and were sent to Pifu village on November 4. Acknowledgement goes to following units for their support. Volunteers from Chongqing Technological Vocational School, who did sorting, tidying and packaging for the clothes. Though it was hard work, they took the work seriously and worked carefully through the whole process. Shuangqiao Community Clinic, which provided professional sterilization. The post office of Yubei District, who helped to post the clothes with a 50% discount. The staff was kind and highly efficient. We also thank our community and each person who participated in the activity. Thanks to your help, this winter will not be so cold for these children. Original article written by Xinjun Chen, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang Little Red Scarf is in Lanzhou, Gansu province and provides financial support and encouragement to children suffering from congenital heart disease. In addition, they provide families with post-operative care and help the children sustain a healthy lifestyle.
I am the father of Jian Bing. I thank Little Red Scarf for your support for my family. Thank you for your concern for my son. He is getting better and is as lively as a normal kid. We finally got through the most difficult time. It’s our luck and honor to have your support and help. Thank you and we wish you all best! Original article written by Yin Guan, translated by Maggie Li, and edited by Yanyan Zhang Yunmeng County Volunteers Federation of Hube Province was set up on September 10, 2011, which aims to work with poverty alleviation, education support and community building. It has 150 members. Wang, is a 64-year-old man worried about his sugarcane harvest. He has to take care of his son who has been in the hospital. At this difficult time, Yunmeng Volunteers Federation motivated loving people to help. We asked people to spend their Saturday helping Wang harvest his sugarcanes. Uncle Wang lives in Dafeng village. There are 4 people in the family: his wife, a son and a daughter. Uncle Wang’s son is 38 and suffers from serious schizophrenia. According to Wang, his son got the illness at 13. He had taken his son to seek treatment, but nothing could cure him. His illness could not be treated in any way because they did not have the funds. The sugarcanes have to be harvested these days. Otherwise, the frost will destroy them. When people heard the situation, they offered their ideas. The volunteers and loving people decided to harvest sugarcane for Uncle Wang on Saturday. They also promised to buy some sugarcane from Wang later on. Original article written by Qunbo Zhou, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang Iseek Cultural Center is a public welfare organization initiated by patients with PAH (pulmonary artery hypertension), which aims to provide support and service for people with invisible disabilities as PAH. [Being acquainted with each other] Zi Ling’er and I rented an apartment in a suburb of Shanghai. We visited the doctor and took medicine every Saturday. Zi Ling’er is outgoing and made some friends. I got to know many friends through her. Wu Ji, my boyfriend, is one of them. Wu Ji is introverted and shy. Most of his thoughts are passive and melancholy. He was diagnosed with heart disease shortly after he was born. We chatted with each other on the internet every day. Day by day, I got to know him. He likes rock and roll music. He also likes watching movies. He was in a band and played drums when he was in university. He can play the guitar. He said his mother had been taking care of him for the past 20 years. He does not have any regrets except that he has never been in love. He said he would like to experience being loved or loving someone when he is alive. Due to his health problems, girls would not love him. Days passed and we kept chatting everything via the internet. One day, he told his mother he would go out and visit Zhouzhuang. He would drop by the Chinese medicine doctor and see me. We agreed it was a blind date. When we met, we liked each other. Though he is reserved and shy, he held my hand. I was thinking: this is what love between two patients looks like. He is in Beijing and I am in Hubei. We are in poor health and we might see each other once a year. Our means of contact is on internet or phone. He asked me if I could accept long-distance love. I thought if we have computer, telephone or video, we will be OK. We do not have to see each other all the time. We told our parents about our love, and they have no objection. We are in love. After he stayed in Shanghai for a week, he went back to Beijing. His mother had allowed him to stay for 3 days. On the train back to Beijing, he sent a text to me and said he was reluctant to leave. He was thankful that I let him know what it felt like to love another person. He would come to Shanghai again and see me. It is cold in November in Shanghai. I could not manage going between the suburbs and downtown for the treatment once a week. I had to go back but I knew there was no heat in Hubei. He hoped I could spend winter in Beijing. When we chatted, he would tell me how comfortable it was to stay in the house during winter time in Beijing. He said he would take me to eat something tasty and we could go places for fun. Furthermore, he would like to take Chinese medicine. If I was in Beijing, we could take medicine together. He said he would pay for my traveling expenses. I thought he was adorable, just like a big boy. I called my parents for their opinion. They agreed and respected my intention. His parents agreed to accept me to live with them and seek Chinese medical treatment. I really appreciate my parents. Thanks to them, we spent a short but happy time together. Iseek Cultural Center is a public welfare organization initiated by patients with PAH (pulmonary artery hypertension), which aims to provide support and service for people with invisible disabilities as PAH. My name is Abu and I am 31 this year. As a normal woman, I would have a job and a life of my own. But I am a PAH patient, so living like a normal person is a dream for me. I was diagnosed with PAH when I was 14. My twin sister was also diagnosed with PAH at the same time. To seek treatment, my parents took us to many hospitals around the country, which used up all of our savings and put us in debt. Doctors simply told us that current medicine could do nothing for our illness. We had to go back home and waiting for further developments. I still remember when we were waiting for our parents in the corridor of the hospital. People passed by us with eyes full of pity, whispering, “they are so young! The doctors say they only have three years.” Incurable disease and death were something we did not understand at that time. I did not know what it meant. We just knew we had a serious heart disease which was incurable. My sister was more mature than I was, so she became depressed once she understood the illness. Her spirit collapsed and the health collapsed. The family was in heavy debt then and had no money for medical bills. When we were chatting, we talked about death. For me, death was no more than a scary word. I felt death was too far away to think about. I often told my sister, “if you were dead, I would die with you.” She always kept silent. Later on my sister told me “I will not die with you if you are dead.” I was shocked and sad. My sister said again, “if I die, you must live well, eat well, and look after things for me. You have to live for me. If you were dead, I would do the same.” One month after the talk, my sister died due to heart failure. I finally understood what death is. My sister who lived side by side with me for 17 years left me forever.I lost her forever. I was destroyed by the loss of my sister. I kept thinking that I’d rather die quickly so that I could keep her company. My parents were very concerned about me, but helpless. Then one day, I heard a colleague of my father say to him, “look at you, Lao Guo, your hair has become white. You lost a daughter and do not know how long another daughter can sustain. We are very sorry about that”. I noticed that my father’s hair was almost white. He seemed 10 years older. There were more wrinkles on my mother’s face. They were so sad and gaunt. Seeing this situation, I knew I could not give up. They had lost a daughter and they could not afford to lose another. After that day, I grew up. At the age of seven, Lina was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. It was not until ten years later when she became 17 years old that she needed surgery and it was finally performed successfully with funding and support from Little Red Scarf. After surgery, Lina took a year leave of absence to recover and to restore. When she recovered, TFISH and LRS helped her raise enough money for a full year of school in 2012 (see below). Now Lina has graduated and is the first LRS child in college! TFISH staff recently visited her in school to get an update on her progress. She's come such a long way! Congratulations Lina! Funding for 2012 School Year:
Tuition $188 School Supplies $47 Uniform $16 School Cafeteria Food $188 Exams $31 Boarding Fees $16 TOTAL $486 (100% $486 raised) Panda Care is a volunteer group formed after the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake in Sichuan. They aim to help children living in poverty who lost love ones to the disaster.
Transparent Fish, In September Blog Contest held by TFish, we awarded prizes on more blogs for translation and most moving blogs. We would like to share our project progress and achievements with you all. We also hope more people know us. Thanks to the support and encouragement of TFish, we achieved a lot. We would like to express our sincere gratitude. We will try our best to help more people that need help. We also hope we will get more support from TFish. Panda Care November 10, 2013 Original article written by Guirong Ma, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang As a non-governmental organization, Jiaozuo Education Aid Association takes “building a loving platform for the development of teenager” as its mission. It is in Jiaozuo, Henan. In the afternoon of November 3, 2013, Jiaozuo Education Aid Association held the 3rd annual "protecting children from sexual assault" event. The activity was held from 2:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon. The location was the commercial center of Jiaozuo City. Wearing red vests and caps, the volunteers walked through the crowd and explained to people the purpose of the event. They also collected signatures and distributed leaflets. They had been working and planning the activity for a long time. The signatures were gathered on note paper, which can be recycled and thus helps the environment. In the end, the volunteers received a lot of positive feedback from the community. In 3 hours, about 2000 leaflets were distributed and over 600 signatures were collected. Hundreds of people gathered to listen to the speeches of the volunteers. The activity was welcomed and praised by most of the passersby. One of mothers watching even asked her child to participate in the activity and act as a volunteer. The activity improved awareness of child protection from sexual assault in the community. We hope that this activity can save a child and protect the happiness of a family. Our volunteers are happy to do their part to contribute to social responsibility. Original article written by Jichang Wang, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang We are proud to announce that East Villagers intern Allison, along with her family, recently made a donation to Convoy of Hope. Convoy of Hope is currently working on the Haiyan relief effort in the Philippines. TFISH helped Allison perform background research on Convoy of Hope and tracked her donation to make sure it was used at its 100% value. You can view the TFISH approved status of her donation below: Status: Successfully sent to Convoy of Hope who is on the ground right now in the Philippines. Food and relief supply distribution is underway. Your support is vital to our operations. Confirmed Receipt Date: 12/9/13 by Convoy of Hope Percentage Received: 100% Impact: In addition to locally purchased food, water filtration units and other disaster relief supplies, Convoy of Hope have distributed 566,182 meals to families reeling from Typhoon Haiyan. Click here to read on the ground updates. Here is picture proof that 100% of your gift has been sent: |
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