Abinism Children's Home is a public service platform designed to help and support albinos and their families living in China. The organization's main goal is to improve living standards and promote equal participation in society for albinos.
When we first met Guanlu in Xi’an, the only difference between us was our skin and hair colors. As the founder and director of the Albinism "Moon" Children Home, he was terribly busy. Established in 2008, the organization has passed the registration as a private non-profit organization. Since then, the Moon Children Home has helped more albino patients gain greater courage and confidence. Shanquan Youth Public Welfare Development Center works with marginalized children and other vulnerable groups in the western areas and Jiangsu province of China.
It has been 6 days since we came here. After 5 days, we got to learn more about the situation, about the daily life and students here. With the experience from the previous classes, we felt easier having classes on the environment today, and the schedule arrangement seemed more organized. The classroom atmosphere became lively and orderly, and as the students are between first and sixth grades, it was a challenge to cover all of their interests. When the children mishaved, I would raise my voice and ask questions, or play some interesting videos to attract their attention. After the morning classes, we had a dumpling-making activity that is held once a week. We chatted while making the dumplings in the kitchen. The most amazing thing was that the dumplings made by some boys from fifth and sixth grades were even better than ours. These children may struggle with academics due to various socioeconomic factors that put them at a disadvantage, but their aptitude in performing daily life skills are worth praising. In the evening, we played a cartoon video -- I Love Grey Wolf -- for the students. The humorous speech and exaggerated performance made them laugh. They enjoyed the video so much that they were reluctant to leave at bedtime, so we played half an hour more.We learned a lot from the children. Apart from the cultural understanding, we still have much to learn and transform. Original article written by Huijun Wu, translated by Maggie li and edited by Yanyan Zhang Ark Welfare is a non-profit established in Hechi City, Guangxi, that encourages people to get involved in public service and respond to the needs of their communities.
In July of 2012, volunteers from the Ark Welfare Mutual Help Center assisted the One Foundation help children affected by the mudslide in Sanbao Village, Tian’e County. They discovered that the local economy was not doing well, the National Nutrition Improvement Plan had not been implemented, and the students did not eat breakfast. After communicating with the Wild Lily Welfare Federation, both parties agreed to implement the One Egg Program in seven schools of Tian’e County from September 2012. The project provided one egg to each child every day for nutritional supplement. It was implemented by Ark Welfare and the local volunteers. On September 19, 2012, the One Egg Program was initiated in Tian’e county. From December 2012 to January 2013, 23944 eggs and 19258 RMB were distributed to the students. Random inspections done in December and January showed that the program was progressing smoothly. Original article written by Xiaogang Fang, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang Changzhou Volunteers Federation enhances people’s sense of social responsibility with various volunteer service activities.
January 26, 2013, was the first day of Spring Festival. The Changzhou Volunteers Federation organized an activity named Warm Journey Home and invited volunteers to come serve. From January 26 to 28, the volunteers assisted passing people in the elevator, entry and exit gates, waiting rooms of train and bus stations, street passages, and bus stations. They guided passengers and helped carry their luggages. They were seen everywhere amongst the hustle and bustle crowd. Some of the volunteers even used their noon break to clean bus routes and other buildings. The volunteers warmed up everyone with their actions. The motto, “Serve the society, dedicate loving heart, help others, and make ourselves happy” fully show the dedication and the humanitarianism of Changzhou citizens. Original article written by Yuan Kong, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang 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.
On January 16, 2013, at the Xijie community of Lanzhou city, we held a lecture on how to collect and scientifically process waste oil from kitchen ventilators. Over 10 households attended the interactive discussion. The participants expressed that they would make sure to collect waste oil during the upcoming Chinese New Year holidays, instead of dumping it into the sewage. Through our discussions, the attendees learned more about the recycling of the waste oil from kitchen ventilator. Original article written by Jie Li, translated by Maggie li and 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 the children sustain a healthy lifestyle. There were 21 children discharged from the hospital in October, 2011. We recently conducted a telephone interview to each of their families. We wanted to know how they were doing. Let’s share their recent developments:
Hemophilia Home is a nonprofit established to improve the quality of life for patients with hemophilia by collecting knowledge on hemophilia and assisting poor patients. We are a happy family of 6, but we are also filled with anxiety. Since my son has been diagnosed with hemophilia, we always fear he will bump against something. When my son, Jin Peng, was 9 months old, we found some bruises on his back, arms and legs. We didn't pay special attention to it at the beginning. Some of the bruises came and went, but when some didn't go away, we began to worry and took him to see a doctor at a local hospital. After the examination, the doctor suggested that we take Jin Peng to a hospital in Beijing for more tests. We went to Beijing next day and saw a doctor at the Children’s Hospital. After two rounds of examination, the doctor referred us to another hospital for further testing. At this hospital, our son was diagnosed as hemophilia. Whenever he bleeds, he needs to inject something called a factor VIII. |
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