A dorm at school Rainbow Village Help Center is a TFish Associate Member. It was established for the purpose of giving glasses to impoverished children. Location: Longkou Primary School of Funing, Yunnan Province Visit time: November 2, 201 When we began to see outlines of houses spread across the mountain, we realized we were finally nearing the Longkou Primary School. The school principal and teachers were waiting for us when we arrived. They prepared meals for us and also gave us an introduction to the teachers, students, and their parents. Some of the teachers are Zhuang ethnic minority who have been in the area for several years. They stayed to help Yao ethnic minority children living in the mountainous areas adapt to the outside world. Xingzhi Migrant Art School is a non-profit organization that offers art lessons for the children of migrant workers who otherwise would not have this opportunity. This update was written by Director Gu, the founder of and a teacher at the Art School. It has been 5 years since the establishment of the Xingzhi Migrant Art School, which aims to provide art education for impoverished youth. These students have never had any art education before, and they also face shortage in school education. So far at the Art School, there are about 300 students, many of whom have already created quality art works despite money shortage. Their works have been confirmed and praised by people across the globe. Xingzhi Migrant Art School believes that technology and training can change each child fate. The School and its dedicated teachers work hard to develop the intellect, curiosity, and independence of these children so that they will start being viewed as equal as any other child their age. A hand that holds the brush now may become the hand to influence the world in the future. It may be a small hand, but it is full of strength and creativity. It may be a small hand, but it will change future. It may be a small hand, but it is of my own. Original article written by Xiaochen Gu, translated by Maggie Li, Edited by Yanyan Zhang Little Red Scarf provides financial support and encouragement to children suffering from congenital heart disease. In addition, they provide the family with post-operative care and help their child(ren) sustain a healthy lifestyle. There were 19 children discharged from our hospital in September, 2011. We recently conducted a telephone interview with each of the families. We wanted to know how are they were doing after a year. Though we could not find some of them, we managed to reach most of the children and their families. 265 Jingyu: Discharge time: 09/07/2011; Re-examination: 12/22/2011; Telephone review: 12/24/2012; Recent developments: Jingyu is over 5 years old and is attending preschool. She is doing well at school and has become healthier than before. 266 Xiaona: Discharge time: 09/14/2011; Re-examination: 12/22/2011; Telephone review: 12/24/2012; Recent developments: Xiaona is attending preschool as well. She has been growing taller following her operation, and her wound has been healing well. 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. It snowed on December 14. One of our volunteer teachers proposed to build a snowman. All children agreed to the proposal in a heartbeat and dashed to the field outside the Mulan Room. The field is piled with construction wastes that local villagers discarded after they were done building their houses. Our children do not have a place to play, so they would often make up games in and around the wastes. Today, the snow made the world - including the construction debris - white, so our children were in especially good mood. We were reminded of how the children's nature is to love playing. We had planned on making a snowman, but they started to throw snowballs at each other. With sweat, gasping, and shouting, the snowball fight continued with happy noises. Original article written by Rui Zhang, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang Hope Volunteer Association is dedicated to helping children and teenagers who are faced with the possibility of not being able to obtain an education due to poverty. To complete building the playground before the snowfall and to let the children enjoy themselves as soon as possible, 70 volunteers completed the installation of the playground in only 11 days. Volunteers come from all sectors of society. There were college students, employers, civil servants, white collar workers, farmers, and many more. Please meet a couple of our volunteers:
Lao Zhou is a 73-year-old volunteer. He suffered from cancer as a youth, but he never surrendered to the disease. Instead, he has always maintained a positive attitude. He exercises every day and is enthusiastic about the public welfare. For over 10 years, he has supported over 150 children for schooling in Nanzheng county. Yang Yuelin is a worker from a printing company. Due to the similarity in required skills, he installed the equipments with high proficiency throughout the project. In order to help out more, Yang even changed his work schedule to night shift so that he would be able to invest more of his time to volunteer during the daytime. They are just two of our hundreds of volunteers who labor to make a positive difference in our community. Original article written by Yong Zheng, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang |
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