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​Henan Volunteers: Repairing House for You

4/29/2016

 
According to their motto - “Love, truth, and service to community” - Xingyang Volunteer Federation works to enhance people’s sense of social responsibility through providing them various volunteer opportunities.The office is in Xingyang, Henan province
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Liu Jingui is 61. His parents passed away. He has no family and lives alone in the village. He receives minimum living allowances from the government. He has 2 rooms: one is living room and the other is kitchen. He is nice and he is willing to help his neighbors.

Life was hard. A month ago, a villager with mental disabilities ignited his kitchen. All living necessities were burned to ashes. He has not been able to cook for a month.
  
The visiting volunteers proposed helping proposal.

1) Repair the kitchen. Floor and windows can be changed.
2) Help to buy kitchen necessities.
3) Check him in care program.

In the afternoon of April 7, 2016, plan on helping him was fixed. Volunteers went to do survey for his room and necessary materials were calculated. Liu JIngui has no family, but he has 2 brothers who live in another city. His niece and nephew relief him. He had worked in a mushroom farm with 400RMB a month.
  
He was very grateful to see Henan helps to build the house. He assisted building work actively. We saw his optimistic and active altitude. Fixing roof and windows costed 2860RMB, and volunteers donated daily necessities.

In the afternoon of April 11, the construction team began to fix and install roof and windows. In the morning of April 12, 2016, 7 volunteers moved cabinet, chairs and other necessities to the kitchen. They also brought fireworks to celebrate. Federation provided rice, flour, food oil, soaps and towels. He had all daily necessities donated by another family and village clinic. He also received 200RMB donated by a bed mattress company. 

Original article written by Chunli Liu , translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang
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Impact Report: Taiwan Prison Ministry Letter from Trung

4/22/2016

 
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Letters from Prisoner Trung

The best day of Trung's 3 years in prison was the day a sister from the church came to visit him.

​He describes the prison environment as a "dark and lonely world" where there are no friends, no relatives, and where each day is a boring repetition of the same machine-like routine.

But everything changed once he received the Lord.

He was like "a withering sprout that came back to life, finding true joy and hope."

Read his letter to discover how he experienced peace and meaning even from behind bars.

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Meet Our Staff: Yunyun in Lanzhou

4/21/2016

 
Our field staff in China work diligently to implement the transparency practices we're known for. We're especially grateful for Yunyun, who is based in our Lanzhou office in Gansu—an area where charity work is difficult and pioneering. We're happy to announce that she recently became our Lanzhou Office Manager.

Yunyun puts her whole heart into what she does. We honor her for her passionate service and dedication. We owe a major part of our poverty alleviation efforts to her, especially the sponsorship program for children's congenital heart disease surgery. We congratulate her this Mother's Day for being a first-year mom! Yunyun has already demonstrated the qualities of a mother in how she treats LRS—with as much sacrifice and commitment as to her own child.
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Yunyun with Pengpeng at 1 month old

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Behind the Scenes: How We Help Our Partners Achieve Transparency

4/20/2016

 
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Promoting transparency in NGOs is so important to us, it's in our name.

We help nonprofits develop the disciplines of transparency, both for their long-term benefit and for the sake of the donors.

If you're curious about how we help the NGOs in our network achieve excellence in transparency, then here are some specific examples.

Quarterly Evaluations

​Transparent Fish Fund evaluates our strategic partners' project on a quarterly basis based on the following criteria for excellent practices in Transparency:
  • financial reports are submitted and accurate
  • project objectives are clearly described and being evaluated quarterly
  • impact is clearly described via project reports and represented by numbers when applicable
  • TFish internal staff have performed due diligence visits to verify all information described is true and check that beneficiaries are receiving 100% of donations sent
  • partner provides sufficient information on beneficiaries to create full impact reports to send to donors by each year end

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Poem: True Kindness

4/20/2016

 
This poem was written by Dr. Chung Truong of Sahaya Vietnam,
​in dedication of Transparent Fish Fund's wonderful act of kindness and generosity.
In a world of chaos and selfishness,
A drop of kindness is rare and precious. 
 
It is the thread of humanness in our humanity,
It is the pearl in a sea of oysters,
It is the jewel in the purest of hearts. 
 
In a world of difficulties and strife,
A drop of kindness is most beautiful and precious. 
 
It is the vastness of the blue sky,
It is the light of the sun that makes flowers flourish,
It is the beauty of the stars that paints the night.
 
In a world of materialism and delusion,
A drop of kindness in most wonderful and precious. 
 
It is a bond that intertwines between two friends,
It is a smile on a infant’s face,
It is the love a mother has for her child. 
 
In the deepest of gratitude,
In the humblest place,
In the purest hearts,
 
May your ocean of kindness never be forgotten,
May it be a candle which other candles are lit from,
May it cause a ripple through the hearts of our children,
And may it bring you everlasting peace and harmony.
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LRS Care: Xiao Song

4/19/2016

 
​On April 12, 2016, I tried to make a phone call to Xiao Song. However his father had turned off his cell phone. Turning off the cell phone is a way these people who live in the mountains save money on their phone and electricity bills.

I waited until the afternoon, and Xiao Song's father called me back. His words  were filled with happiness. He told me that after the post-surgery examination the doctor said Xiao Song's surgery was a successful one and his son had recovered very well. He is once again healthy and playful.

When I asked him about his family situation, he hesitated, then happily said, "As long as my child is in good health, nothing is too difficult." After I asked him some more, I realized their lives have been very challenging.

Both Xiao Song's mother and grandmother had suffered from arthritis as a result of long-term physical labor and needed to rely on pain medication in order to maintain their daily lives. His grandmother also has hypertension that requires long-term use of medication.

A few years ago, they could get loans from local credit unions because they cultivated tobacco. However, now the family can't take out more loans because they're unable to pay back the approximately 40,000-50,000 RMB ($6,000-$7,600 USD) worth of loans. The family also owes their family and friends about 10,000 RMB ($1,500 USD).
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December 16, 2014: The cardiac surgery ward was full so Xiao Song and his family had to temporarily stay in the pediatric ward before surgery.
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October 23, 2014: Our first meeting with Xiao Song
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December 15, 2014: Our second meeting with Xiao Song
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January 20, 2015: Xiao Song is discharged from the hospital.

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Press Release: EdTech Program Prepares Underprivileged Children for Tech Dependent Job Market

4/14/2016

 
​Chao Foundation and Transparent Fish Fund collectively donated $112,908 to Orphan Impact in March 2016, which will enable their computer training programs to expand from Vietnam into China this year. $64,908 of the grant will go toward the pilot program for migrant children in China.
 
Orphan Impact equips disadvantaged students with the critical thinking and technology skills they need to succeed in the future. Orphan Impact has already trained over 600 Vietnamese children in 20 different orphanages. $48,000 of this year’s grant will go toward expanding the program in Vietnam to 10 more orphanages, bringing the total to 30.
 
The international expansion of the program will enable Orphan Impact to establish computer classes in 2 Chinese migrant schools. The pilot program will be started in Shanghai in partnership with Stepping Stones. Stepping Stones is a nonprofit charitable organization with a mission to improve the education and welfare of underprivileged children in China.
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Field Visit 2016: Teddy's Trip to Vietnam for Orphan Impact

4/11/2016

 
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​Learning from the Model in Vietnam

In March 2016, Teddy (a TFish volunteer) and Corinne (from Stepping Stones) traveled to Vietnam to learn how Orphan Impact conducts their computer training classes. This will help them bring the program to China. Follow along as Teddy shares updates and insights from the trip.
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Mid-Year Grant Report: Cow Microloans with Allianz Mission

4/11/2016

 
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Update from End of 2015

All of the current project clients are happy with their cows. Many people who have not yet received project cows are waiting for a female calf to be handed to their families. Local people acknowledge the benefits they actually received from raising the cows. More new clients are becoming beneficiaries of the project, which makes the revolving loan cycle sustainable and increases the impact. 

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Field Visit 2016: Burma Backpacking Medic Teams

4/7/2016

 
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Reverend Thang and Mike conducted the 4-day field visit in Burma as part of our due diligence commitment.
In March 2016, TFish volunteer Reverend Thang visited the medic training camp with Mike, the leader of Burma Humanitarian Mission. Reverend Thang is a local from the Chin state, which is a closed state because of war. His on-the-ground perspective and ability to speak both Chin and Burmese make him an ideal representative to help us learn more about the program. Reverend Thang wants to involve his own church congregation as well, hoping to raise 2 teams to help train the backpack teams. During his visit, Reverend Thang and Mike met with a leader of the medic team named Snow and a leader of the backpack team named Saw Win Kyaw.

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