Lianhu Thousands Love’s vision is to provide an ordinary life to children suffering from autism and other intellectual disabilities. Read their update here. Last afternoon, Teacher Wang of Transparent Fish Fund came to our training center to meet with other NGO companions. In fact, the meeting was not scheduled. However, in order to instruct our work in detail, down to the usage of online community and the project designing technique, Mr. Wang took us on a detour through Lanzhou to save time.
Genial but forthright Mr. Wang, along with our modest partners, created a comfortable atmosphere. We not only learned about proper working methods, but also confirmed our efforts to accomplish every tiny, but nonetheless important, thing. Original article written by Din Chang Ling, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Ally Nguyen and Emily Cheng. Xi'an Public Welfare Alliance works to promote a spirit of volunteerism. Many student volunteers are trained to participate in public welfare activities and social work. Read the article here.
Oct. 16th to Oct. 18th, a three-day harvesting period in Beijing that gives me a joyful experience. It was the first day of the NGO Fair and I took a train and went to Beijing alone. It seemed that the willow scattered its goodbyes in the sky. I felt so excited and fell asleep quickly in the train. The next day when I got off the train, other passengers of my coach showed their willingness to be members of public welfare establishments and gave their cards to me. Finally, I arrived in Beijing and immediately became disoriented. It even rained, making me feel a bit cold. Luckily, my sister and friends came to pick me up. After finishing my lunch, I got in touch with Teacher Yu. It only cost me one and a half yuan to take a bus to Beijing Normal University. How cheap it is! The weather became fine gradually. At the crossroad I encountered a volunteer who was old and kind to direct me, with a pure Beijing dialect, “Go straight this way, turn right at Xiao Xitian, and then walk into a chute. It will take you about 10 minutes.” Considering my heavy package, I decided to take a taxi. It was already afternoon when I finally checked in the hotel. Wind blew so heavily that I felt as if I would be blasted to the Tiananmen Square. Looking back my first day in Beijing, I experienced a rainy morning, a sunny noon, and a windy night, which impressed me quite a lot. Original article written by Kong Bin, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Ally Nguyen and Emily Cheng. Xi'an Public Welfare Alliance works to promote a spirit of volunteerism. Many student volunteers are trained to participate in public welfare activities and social work.
Coming back from Beijing, I had been busy for several consecutive days. October 19th, we accompanied CCTV-12 channel for an interview program lasted for 6 days. October 20th, we accompanied teacher Wang Jun, who came for a researching program, to visit several suffering families and gave a lecture on NGO development. October 21st, we arranged Dong Luoluo to lead a team to visit senior citizens in Sanyuan Village with 1,400 yuan, 14 bags of powder and other presents. October 22nd, we accompanied teacher Wang to visit grandpa Zhao; in the afternoon we went to a commencement ceremony for our association. October 23rd, we organized 2 benefit shows for the aged people in two nursing homes to celebrate the Double Nine Festival. October 24th, we arranged an internal donation for Chen Pingan, a young man who auctioned himself online to raise money to save his mother’s life. I also attended two interviews by the local media. As I went home at 8 o’clock that night, my family reminded me that it was my birthday and we celebrated together. October 25th-26th, we arranged 3 staffs to attend the Non-Public Offering Foundation Forum. It is my running accounts of these days--busy, but meaningful. I also want to thank all the staff and people who devoted their time in our activities and offered selfless help to us: without you, today’s successes would not have occurred. Thank you to all of you! Original article was written by Bin Kong, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Ally Nguyen and Emily Cheng. Xi'an Public Welfare Alliance works to promote a spirit of volunteerism. Many student volunteers are trained to participate in public welfare activities and social work. Read the article here.
This is my second day in Beijing for the NGO Exchange meeting, and it is the most rewarding day for me. I was very impressed by the TFish staff, who was very genial and friendly about everything. Without a slice of officialdom, the management culture is direct and concise, as well as comfortable, which is quite novel and pleasant. I also met many friends here. As we all shared the same concepts on NGO programs, we exchanged deep opinions with one another. Many of us only communicated online, so we were very glad to talk together face-to-face. It was a great honor to be the first speaker of the meeting. Although I once gave a public lecture in front of 600 volunteers, I still felt a little nervous in front of dozens of NGO leaders and specialists. I was just a fresh learner, and I learned a lot from these experienced leaders like teacher Zhou, teacher Dai, teacher Gu and Xinyang Volunteer Association. I was particularly impressed by Dr. Zhao Xiaoping, who provided tons of guiding knowledge on NGO-organizing and broadened my horizons on public environmental protection. Anyway, the second day was a meaningful and rewarding day in my life. Original article written by Bin Kong, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Ally Nguyen and Emily Cheng. Xi'an Public Welfare Alliance works to promote a spirit of volunteerism. Many student volunteers are trained to participate in public welfare activities and social work.
From Oct. 16th to Oct. 18th, a three-day period harvesting in Beijing gives me a joyful experience. Today, Oct. 17th will be the main part of the Fair. Unlike other officials, Mr. Zhao, Mrs. Li, the Director Ruan, and every member of Transparent Fish Fund really give me a sense of intimacy. Mr. Zhao’s concise but powerful speaking involves me in a new management culture. Today we finally have a chance to sit down and share our ideas with people we used to communicate with through the Internet, making those fresh faces seem strange as well as familiar. I’m lucky to be the first sharer. However, my experience of speaking in front of six-hundred volunteers doesn’t ease my tension. As a newly-established organization, we still feel nervous. The sharing is successful. Also, I’m impressed by others’ stories, such as Zhou’s 12-year working in the public good, Dai’s full-time efforts on it, and Gu’s unique way of teaching art. In particular, Dr. Zhao guides me to various new conceptions and useful instructions like project proposal and XXX, which has expanded my horizons. What a meaningful day! Original article was written by Bin Kong, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Ally Nguyen and Emily Cheng. Ms. Zhou focuses on mental and psychological counseling for woman in rural areas. Read the original article here. A women cadre called and invited me to give some talks in her village because women there had never taken such lessons. I promised without hesitation. The lecture was planned to be held outside but the weather grew dismal and only about 30 people came to attend it. I said, ‘We will only chat today, just like friends. Anyone who has problems can raise her hand and ask a question.’ They thought I was a friendly person. Women here all lack training and rely simply on their husbands to support their families. Most of the time, they have nothing to do except when it is the harvest season when children who may or may not complete their senior year in high school are always hanging out the whole day. The director tells me she felt sad about those boys and girls having no desire to make progress. Parents, however, consider it a common phenomenon. The lecture is far from easy. What comforts me a little is how long the lessons last, even half an hour more. Those women are desperate for changes, whatever the present situation is. I ought to come again. Frankly speaking, I feel pleased every time I finish my talking. Lastly, I share the beautiful scenery with all my friends. Original article written by Zhou Yonghong, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Emily Cheng and Ally Nguyen.
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. Read more about this organization here. Last week, I was very glad to be informed that Mr. Chao and his wife would be going to the Xingzhi Xiaononggong Art Workshop the next day, and I was very excited to meet them in person. I wanted to thank them for ridding 179 children of CHD and getting families out of poverty and suffering as well. This was my second time to the Xingzhi Xiaononggong Art Workshop. I saw Mr. Chao and his wife talking with teacher Gu, the founder of the art workshop. They were very happy to see me. The couple was very amiable and easy to approach. We exchanged presents with each other, and representing my team and families who received help from their foundation, I sincerely thanked them for their endeavor to help families in difficulties and encourage our volunteers all the time. Then Mr. Chao and his wife came to see the migrant workers’ children, who were learning how to paint in the yard. Seeing those children engage themselves in painting, Mr. and Mrs. Chao were very pleased and talked with teacher Gu about how to further develop this workshop and help more children like those kids. As I saw them pay great attention to these children’s education, I also thought a lot about it. There are over 8 million migrant workers in Beijing, but it is very difficult for their children to get an education equal to that of the local children. Persons like Mr. Chao, his wife, and teacher Gu try to help them, but alone they cannot solve such a serious problem. Therefore, groups like Transparent Fish have helped a lot in dealing with the problem but it is still far from enough. We all hope volunteers of NGOs will make more efforts to help more children to get equal opportunity for education.
Original article was written by Zhongying Li, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Emily Cheng and Ally Nguyen. Xi'an Public Welfare Alliance works to promote a spirit of volunteerism. Many student volunteers are trained to participate in public welfare activities and social work. Read the article here.
From 16th -18th October, I stayed in Beijing for NGO conference. It was a great time to share and to harvest. I left for Beijing with delight. After a night-long train trip, I got off the train and exchanged business cards with friends I made on the train. They all expressed their willingness to attend our association’s activity and encouraged our program to grow and improve. It was my first time in Beijing and I was almost lost in the hustle and bustle of the train station. I was thankful to have a bowl of porridge in the rainy cold day of Beijing with my sister and friends who picked me up. As the rain began to ease, I contacted Teacher Yun, who quickly grabbed all materials for the conference and jumped on a bus to Beijing Normal University. Fortunately, the sun came out as I got off the bus. I asked a warm-hearted uncle for directions to the university, and he told me it would take me over 10 minutes to get there. With a load of heavy materials in my hand, I decided to take a cab. Later I was in a hotel and finished packing my things. Then I called my friends and waited for them outside of the hotel. Meanwhile the wind blew heavily, and I was almost blown away! Interesting trip, interesting weather in Beijing, and I hope it will be a wonderful experience in my life. Original article written by Kong Bin, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Ally Nguyen and Emily Cheng. Hemophilia Home is a nonprofit established to improve the quality of life for patients with hemophilia by collecting knowledge on hemophilia and helping destitute patients.
My name is Xiaodi and I am 14-years-old now; my family and I live in Chenzhai Ziran Village, Taihe county, Anhui province. I have two older sisters, and they take very good care of me. Though our family was not rich, we were very happy. However, since I was diagnosed with hemophilia, our condition collapsed into misery. My parents used every penny to find cures for my disease, and my two sisters dropped out of school to earn money for my treatment. At the thought of their willingness to help me, I burst into tears. My parents are temporary workers at a nearby brickyard. Every night they come back exhausted with dust coating their faces. How difficult their work must be! I always feel sad when I see their tired faces. In order to treat my hemophilia, our family gave our every penny and borrowed money from friends and relatives as they could. But now we really have no idea where to get more money for my treatment. Please help me! Please help our family! Original article was written by Zheng Liu, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Lauren Kam and Ally Nguyen. HOW is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in the USA, whose staff consists of all volunteers. Its mission is to provide hope and care to neglected, abandoned, and orphaned children in deprived areas of the world with a specific focus on VietNam. What a wonderful treat it was for Helping Orphans Worldwide, HOW to meet Nancy Nguyen from Transparent Fish Fund, along with her lovly mother Thuy and Great Uncle Hung! We have been working hard as we always have promised to do from the beggining in 2007 when HOW first began. We have been developing new projects and learning how to do things the right way every single time. When HOW applied for a grant from the Transparent Fish Fund months ago, we were so delighted to see that they were all very passionalte about the work HOW's volunteers do daily and especially intersted in one of our very difficult and loving program EB, (Epidermolysis Bullosa) which is a rare genetic skin disease that causes the skin to be so fragile that even the slightest touch will separate the layers of the skin. The skin literally breaks, resulting in painful blisters and open wounds. A mother may never be able to hold her child tightly because the skin would peel off and bleed. Children with EB may never run or play as other children because even the slightest friction will cause them great pain. |
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