The Lanzhou Greenland Volunteer Center advocates being “green” ecologically and promotes social welfare through their green efforts. This article is about an event that the center held recently. Our volunteers from “Roots & Shoots” group of Yuzhong Campus, Lanzhou University visited a good number of primary and secondary schools in Yuzhong county of Lanzhou to carry out the 2012 international Animal Action Week (AAW) activities, including: Wen Cheng primary school, Triangle City primary school, Zhan Jia Ying primary school, Sang Yuan Tze primary school, and Health Road primary school, Qilihe district of Lanzhou. Through the participation of annual AAW activities, students from primary and secondary schools can learn more about elephants, tigers, seals, and other animals. Understand their habitat and realize that some of these animals are endangered and on the brink of extinction. This enables these children to develop a good sense of caring for these animals from an early age. Original Article written by Jie Li, translated by Joe Hsu, edited by Yanyan Zhang
Xi'an Alliance is one of the largest volunteer organizations in the ancient city of Xi'an, Shaanxi. Many student volunteers are trained to participate in public welfare activities and social work. January 13, 2013, at 10 o'clock in the morning, volunteers from 129th unit of Xi'an Alliance gathered together. We first visited Aunt Wei and brought her some cooking oil, flour, and 100 yuans of relief fund - to help her prepare for the Chinese New Year. At noon, we came to Xiao YuYu’s home, located in a village to the north. With so much hardship plaguing the family, Xiao YuYu's father's beard and hair looked very messy. Xiao YuYu's feet are enormous, out of proportion in fact, but also very soft. She has been taking some imported medicines to help her condition, but the side effects of the meds have caused swelling and ulcers in her mouth. On behalf of the Xi'an Alliance, the manager Mr. Zhang gave 100 Yuan relief fund with oil and flour to the family. Original article written by Yulong Chen, translated by Joe Hsu, editted by Yanyan Zhang Rainbow Village is a TFish Associate Member. It was established for the purpose of giving glasses to impoverished children.
Dear TFish Fund: Thank you so much for your generous support of Rainbow Village's Bright Future Project! 2012 has been a special year for Rainbow Village. This year, the public platform for our organization took shape. We became registered as a non-profit organization in China. Our name was changed to Cheng Du High-Tech Zone Rainbow Village Public Welfare Development Center, or Rainbow Village for short. Encouraged by your support, we've tried our best to become a transparent organization. In 2013, we hope to keep up our partnership and bring much-needed care to the children living in poverty. Lei Hua and Cheng Quandi Rainbow Village 1/12/2013 Translated by Maggie Li Congratulations to the Jenny Lin Foundation and the Burma Humanitarian Mission for successfully completing the 2012 Dollar-for-Dollar Matching Program! These two non-profits were selected to participate in our inaugural program based on their effectiveness, program impact, and shared vision of cause and financial transparency.
This year, the Jenny Lin Foundation raised $2405. As part of the Dollar-for-Dollar program, the Chao Foundation matched that amount, contributing to a total of $4810 that will be donated to the cause of furthering music education and scholarship for Bay Area’s youth. The Burma Humanitarian Mission raised $9311, matched also by the Chao Foundation, for a total donated amount of $18622. This amount will go towards the organization’s mission of supports community based health-care and education projects that improve lives of the Burmese people. Please join us in commending the success these amazing organizations. Menu of Today: yummy and nutritious options Rainbow Village Help Center is a TFish Associate Member. It was established for the purpose of giving glasses to impoverished children. To read the first post in this series of updates, go here. Once lunch time arrived, we went to the cafeteria with the principal. We immediately saw how happy the children here were after having visited Dahua Primary School of Dahua, Longkou Primary School of Funing, and Yansang Primary School. The children had 5 courses to choose from and could eat as much as they like. Thanks to the principal who constantly seeks support from donors, the children had more than enough for meals. We posed for a group photo with the principal before we left. We thank him for his efforts to serve these children with disabilities. As a result, they are able to spend their childhood happily, and we hope they will have a bright future. Original article written by Jun Wang, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang Chongqing Xinyue Senior Citizen Service Center was established in October of 2011. Grounded on core values of respect, love, and service, the Center promotes social work services for senior citizens and builds harmonious living environment for them.
During the field visit, I heard some moans. When I knocked and opened the door, I saw a worn face of an elderly man. I introduced myself briefly and the grandpa started telling me a bit about himself. His family name is Jiang and he is 84 years old. He liked to eat candy in his youth, so his teeth eventually started deteriorating and hurting. He cannot go around by himself, so his teeth problem has not been solved, which affects his rest and diet. In response, I encouraged him, “Don't worry about it, because we have many loving volunteers. We also have dentists who will cure you later. ” He laughed reluctantly and I felt there was something else that was bothering him. I found out later that the man had some problems getting along with his family members. Grandpa Jiang has 3 children, all of whom were adopted. His wife has passed away. His children treated him badly, so he chose a nursing home to spend the rest of this life and donated one of his houses to be a local school. His 3 children hated him even more. They have never once visited him since he came to the nursing home. He is not their biological father, but he still raised them; yet he receives no appreciation in return. Compared to the teeth ache, this seemed to bring him more agony. Having lost the care and love of his family, he felt lonely and abandoned. After returning, I shared Grandpa Jiang’s story to my two other colleagues. We resolved to get to know him better and set up a case assistant file, hoping to help him out of difficulty. Original article written by Ling Feng, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang Rainbow Village Help Center is a TFish Associate Member. It was established for the purpose of giving glasses to impoverished children. Wenshan Special Education School (Yunnan Province) was established in December, 1997, and began enrolling students in across the Wenshan Prefecture in 2000. Its target students were those with visual and hearing impairments, and the schools remains as the only 12-year compulsory school for teenagers with special needs. The school is located in the political center of the prefecture, neighboring Wenshan University and surrounded by trees. It covers over 1 hectare of land and has 8,143 square meters of building area. The school began to enroll students for free during the second semester of 2004. There are 22 classes now, with 294 students with hearing impairment, 29 students with visual impairment, and 71 staff. Panda Care is a volunteer group formed after the May 2008 Sichuan earthquake. They aim to help children living in poverty who lost love ones to the disaster. The Gaoding village is located in the Niejia township of Ganzi Zang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The villagers live high up in mountain areas where the road has not been paved, and with the lack of education in their community, they are isolated. Many of them do not know the outside world and are afraid of being cheated, so they are reluctant to venture beyond their village to find work. The villagers earn their living by farming, but they can only grow corn and potatoes because of irrigating problems. Children walk nearly 10 miles down mountainous paths to go to school. Such situations make it difficult for the villagers to have any hope or ambition for a better future - a mindset that has been passed down for generations. The severe winter has brought snow to the mountains. We sent a truck-load of clothes and other goods donated from Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Hangzhou before the road ends up covered by the snow, so that the villagers would have sufficient warmth for the winter. In addition, we carried out a workshop to encourage the villagers to support their children’s education. The activity helped them understand how educating the children could have a positive influence on the whole family. It was a meaningful day, well worth all of our efforts. Original article written by Guirong Ma, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang Mulan Community Activity Center is a community of migrant workers. People from the community do not have much access to entertainment. As a community service center, Mulan will hold cultural recreational activities and encourage residents to participate in the life of community. Our reading activity for the children began with picture books. Today, we read the books “My Mom” and “My Dad” together. The children were impressed by seeing "fathers" and "mothers" from a book for the first time. In activities such as this, the teacher leads the children as they read the book aloud. The teacher reads starting from the cover page, including the captions, the name of the writer or translator, and publisher (it’s a kind of recommended reading method that helps children to choose which books to read themselves in the future). Also, the teacher shows the pictures to all children, communicating with the children by eye contacts. Voice and eye expressions can help keep the attention of the children. It’s not necessary to read every word, as the general storyline and lessons of the story is more important. People with leprosy are sent to isolated villages where they are abandoned and forgotten by society. The Shalom Leprosy Compassion Ministry has a heart for these people and organizes groups of volunteers to travel to leprosy villages and provide medical, living, and psychological assistance.
Led by the grace of God, volunteers from China and abroad visited a leprosy village in Yimen of Yunnan Province before Christmas. They celebrated the holiday with over 20 rehabilitation clients (lepers). Considering that most of them are old and weak, and the weather in the mountain areas is extremely chilly, the volunteers provided electric blankets to each of the clients and an electric heater to every 5 households. The volunteers also donated a lot of clothing for winter use as well as food to them. It was the fourth time that one of the volunteers visited Yimen. She was so excited to see her old friend, the wife of the village chief. Both of them greeted each other with a warm hug. Some volunteers helped to clean up the wound and coated it with ointment. Other volunteers handed out gifts, cleaned clothes for the villagers, and chatted with them. The volunteers also performed plays with teachers from International School for the clients. All of them enjoyed a Christmas full of love and happiness. Original Article Written by Ping Liang, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang |
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