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.
In the middle of June, we visited the temporary primary school at Tianquan, Ya’an for the second time. We brought new clothes donated by the Tianzeren Company for the children. Looking at their innocent and happy faces, it’s difficult for us to believe that this is the place that was destroyed by the earthquake. Seeing the collapsed homes, we pray that every person in Sichuan will get out of the shadow of the earthquake and encourage each other to stand up again. There are many people who are caring and have helped us. If we will pull together and rebuild our homelands, tomorrow will be even better. We believe this is true and the villagers here also believe they can make it happen. Original article written by Guirong Ma, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang Tianlai Speech Therapy Center is located in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province. It provides services on audio language rehabilitation for children with hearing impairment as well as early education for children with special needs, instructing the parents to know the rehabilitation skills for children with hearing impairment.
On June, 21, with the support of TFish, we held a workshop on language rehabilitation for parents. Apart from the parents from our center, some other parents of children with hearing and speech impairment also attended the workshop. The teachers’ vivid and professional speeches won much warm applause. The parents were in high spirits to learn. They shared their views and ideas actively. It was a successful workshop. We want to thank TFish for providing help for us and the parents. We hope more families will attend the future workshops so that more and more children can thrive in the world of sounds. Original article written by Yan You, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang 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.
Thegraphic design course at our school has opened. Before the design course, I thought art was random decoration. In the course, Teacher Gu and Liu gave us a detailed explanation of graphic art. I got to know that design is not as simple as I have considered. It can be divided into various categories: furniture, gardening, home decoration, architecture, cartoon, etc., and each category can be divided into even more subcategories. All in all, it’s an amazing course. I am also curious about the word “design”. Original article written by Xiaochen Gu, translated by Maggie Li, Edited by Yanyan Zhang There are over 500 volunteers working for Jiangjin Sunshine Social Service Center which is engaged in activities caring for the aged and left behind children.Jiangjin Sunshine Social Service Center is in Jiangjin, Chongqing. “If you love me, please hug me. If you love me, please kiss me” is a nursery rhyme we taught the children to sing. The children are singing and their hands are waving rhythmically. The most lovable one is a 4-year-old girl, Jiao Jiao. She’s looking at the teacher attentively, afraid of missing even one beat. I cannot help being nervous for her in the audience. I tried to remind her of the moves, but she is just too busy to look at me. That’s ok. Let’s do it together. There is so much happiness gathered around these lovely children. I hope the happiness will go on and they will forget about the earthquake.
Original article written by Maohua Qin, translated by Maggie Li and 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.
17 patients were discharged from the hospital from February to March of 2013. We called on them one by one after they left: 382 Xiao Guan Discharge time: 02/08/2013. Telephone follow-up: 06/03/2013. Re-examination: 05/13/2013. Recent developments: the child is much better and he can go to school. One month after the operation, his mother passed away. LY-273 Fang Yan Discharge time: 02/01/2013. Telephone follow-up: 06/03/2013. Re-examination: not yet. Recent developments: she is recovering well without sickness. She went to school. The school is far away from her home, so her mother rents a room near the school. Her mother said the scar is obvious and it may be related to her skin type. Qingcao Youth Service Center was initiated by the high school graduates, who are dedicated to create learning opportunities via practice and social environment led by youth peers, cultivating youth with love, ideas and action. It is located in Guangzhou city.
Service learning has been developing for over 40 years in America, but it’s a new world for most Chinese educators. When I first heard about it, I thought it was definitely time to put social service into the framework of Chinese curriculum. Later, during a conference I attended in America in 2012, I realized that service learning covers many more things than I had previously thought. This 3-day workshop made me understand key factors such as youth voice, introspection, assessment, etc. I hope we could hold similar meeting in the future and create an opportunity for our partners to learn. In a forum in Qinhuangdao, I got to know Ma Xuejia, a PhD of Hong Kong Lingnan University. I learned from him that an Asia-Pacific conference on service learning will be held by Lingnan University and Sun Yat-Sen University in June in Hongkong. Considering the expensive cost of travel, I applied to attend the conference with support from our NGO partners in Guangzhou. After a discussion, they agreed to admit 10 persons from 10 NGOs to attend the conference without paying service fees, which encouraged us a lot. Albinism 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. Abinism Children's Home is in Xi’an, Shanxi province.
On June 16, 2013, the living library in the lobby of the Shanxi Provincial Library opened. 10 “living books” were “read” by the readers. 10 people shared their life stories face to face with the readers. What is a living library? It is a way that people can act as a book and transmit their personal information. Their personal experiences can become the contents of the book and the author will develop certain themes, which will be provided to the readers. The living library was organized by over 10 local NGOs in Xi’an. Their purpose is to convey the idea of multi-channel public welfare to the readers. Xie Fubao, a volunteer of Albinism Home, participated in the story sharing activity. He is an editor and he is also the author of The One Who Is Chasing The Sun. He is albino and he is willing to share his perceptions and insights on life, hoping that more albinos will work and live happily. Original Article Written by Cuiyan Hu, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang The Soul of Life Disabled Persons Artistic Performance Group is in Zhengzhou, Henan province and was established to display the artistic talents of individuals with disabilities. The troupe's aim is to spread appreciation for the hard work and talents of the disabled and give them attention and affirmation. I love my father and he is great. My father told me a month after his birth, he lost his hands in a fire accident and his face was extensively burned. When I was a little child, my mother left us. My father raised me by performing Chinese opera in a tea house. My father’s hands cannot do housework, so I have to stay with my aunt for the most of time. Father did not know why my mother left us. I knew nothing about my mother. Sometimes, people say I am in a single-parent family. I ask about my mother, and my father told me that everyone has their own choice and she hoped that I would study hard and she would come back for me. I seldom have the opportunity to speak to my father during the day. I know he always comes back home after mid-night, for he has to earn money for the family. Seeing his sleeping face in the morning, I can not help saying, “thank you, dad”! It’s my father who gave me my life. I am thankful for the space and opportunity I have in my quiet family. I will study hard and will not let you down. I will earn enough money when I grow up so that you do not have to perform at the tea house. Original article written by Yi Zhao, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang |
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