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. On March 30, 2001, my little boy, Xiaofan, came into this world. We were all very happy to have such a cute boy. However, as he grew up, something strange would always occur: Xiaofan always fell down as he tried to walk. Unlike those of the other children at his age, his bruises and swelling took a much longer time to go down. At first, doctors said it was due to a capillary problem and would be fine as Xiaofan grew up. Later, though, Xiaofan complained that his ankles hurt, and when we took him to see a doctor again, he was diagnosed with chronic periostitis and required much rest. We didn’t take it seriously until 2006, when Xiaofan got a fracture that refused to heal. We took him to Jiangxi Children’s Hospital, and unfortunately, Xiaofan was diagnosed with hemophilia. Since we were not aware that Xiaofan had hemophilia during his rehabilitation period, he didn’t receive Factor VIII on time, which led to frequent bleeding. In 2011, we had to take him for synovectomy in Beijing. Xiaofan got well after the surgery, but his condition relapsed this year. Because local hospitals have no Factor VIII, we had to buy them from pharmaceutical agents with much higher costs. How we hoped we could get factors from the local hospital so that our medical insurance could afford them! We really hope national medical policies will improve so that we can have more resources to help Xiaofan as well as other hemophilia patients. Original Article written by Zheng Liu, translated by Shi Shi Ma, edited by US interns Lauren Kam and Ally Nguyen.
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The Star Hope Special Education Center provides care and attention to children with special needs. Their aim is to help the children develop motor and social skills that will enable them to better integrate into their community. Among the “Children of Stars” is Xiao Xuan, a boy nicknamed “The Lazy Sheep” or “The King of Tears”. I remember the first day Xiao Xuan came here; he cried so heavily that we couldn’t easily calm him down. After watching him cry for several months, we gradually discovered his hatred for exercise was rooted in his laziness. He would stop crying as soon as we finished training courses. Thus, we had to create various kinds of activities to help him feel good. To be honest, Xiao Xuan was quite a smart child, just unwilling to express himself. Occasionally, he spoke a few astonishing words in class though most of the time, he remained quiet. Moreover, Xiao Xuan also sang well only when no one else stared at him. With help, he is now trying to talk with others, which is huge progress in my eyes. Xiao Xuan is also a beneficiary of the Ocean Paradise Project and the One Foundation. The project helps with solving problems for some poor families in our center. I am sure tomorrow will be better for all “Children of Stars”! Original Article written by HaiJuan Gao, transalted by Shi Shi Ma, edited by US interns Lauren Kam and Ally Nguyen.
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 October 13th, 2012, Lanzhou Greenland Volunteer Center held the first activity of AAW this year at Lanzhou Industry College, associated with the Environment Protection Club and Roots and Shoots Group. It attracted over 100 undergraduates to participate. We gathered and enjoyed a video clip called “Growing Up With Little Elephants” and a quiz. The whole process was overseen by Zhang Feifei, the head of the Roots and Shoots Group, and was later advised and commented on by Teacher Li.
The Burma Humanitarian Mission supports community based health-care and education projects that improve lives of the Burmese people. This is an article about religious freedom in Burma. Read more about the Burma Humanitarian Mission here.
-- We've heard of many reasons to think that all is well in Burma. The reality is that things are not going well for the ethnic minorities in eastern Burma. In June, two men traveled to the village of a daugther. She had just given birth. The Border Guard Force intercepted them. They accused the two of being spies and beat one to death. Old news? No...this happened in late June of this year. At a time when the regime had signed a peace agreement with the Karen National Union. Yet, these BGF soldiers beat 2 men....one to death...for being part of the NDU. Something is wrong here...and it's the Regime. -- Post by Michael Isherwood The Burma Humanitarian Mission supports community based health-care and education projects that improve lives of the Burmese people. This is an article about religious freedom in Burma. Read more about the Burma Humanitarian Mission here.
-- For decades, Burma existed in a stagnant state of a dictatorship and conflict. Changes over the last 2 years have left many stupefied: Aung San Suu Kyi released; elections held and a nascent ceasefire emerging. Are the reforms real? Or, are the reforms window dressing to dupe Western governments? Bill Keller of the New York Times offers some penetrating insights in the wake of the recent visit to the U.S. of Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s President U Thein Sein. It’s worth a few minutes of your day to read. (The Burmese Odd Couple: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/01/opinion/keller-the-burmese-odd-couple.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121001 While Keller captures the upbeat and promise of what the reforms offer, he, more importantly, provides unique insights into why Sein is pursing them and what’s the source of his power or authority to do so. At the same time, he images Aung San Suu Kyi in the balanced view of both moral heroine for her steadfast commitment and phenomenal sacrifice for democratic principles that resulted in years of house arrest plus her emerging role as stateswoman and political leader in Burma. Hefei Happy Childhood community is an organization that seeks to help out children in need. They volunteer time to spend time with kids in hospitals and play with them as well as help fund different charitable projects that support children.
2012 Oct.2 Lin Mumu Today’s the day before the National Holiday, I’m busy, but still happy. Another parent told us he wanted to donate some books though he was not so sure when because of the long distance. Our work is truly worth it as more people show such willingness. Those little boys and girls earnestly wish that they could keep every book I bring! Children are often accompanied by their grandparents. I see an illiterate grandma insist on bringing her child to read books, with her finger pointing on pictures. Some moving scenes always exist here. My holiday begins tomorrow. 2012 Oct.4 Dou Ya Children in the sick room have almost come back home already, so have those in the rehabilitation room. The patient room and reading library are quieter but I feel happy for them. Rhythm training has been added to our daily activities. Hopefully we can come up with more attractive programs to help children overcome pains and diseases. Thank you to everyone who contributed their efforts! Good night! 2012 Oct.8 Dou Ya Children are back here in succession, making the place much livelier. Because of the long holiday, there aren’t many volunteers telling stories today. Sometimes temporary work will break my schedule, I wish I could learn to handle it. The internship teaches me a lot. Through daily and temporary work, my working ability will definitely be improved. Just come on! 2012 Oct.9 Lin Mumu The fresh air comes to me when I return to the reading library after a six-day leave. Today is another busy day, so I have to wait one day later to visit those cute children. I miss them so much. Training courses regarding storytelling during the afternoon went well although only three trainees attended. Teacher Cai is a skillful storyteller. We all take an active part in practicing newly-acquired skills, which are taught by Teacher Cai. Moreover, they are all interested in our city activities. The fact that some volunteers are absent is worth reflecting; we should consider delivering messages next time. 2012 Oct.10 Lin Mumu There are many volunteers today. How lively the reading room is! Their stories attract many boys and girls. At five, I was about to close the door, when a child came with his father, reluctant to leave without borrowing two books. The dad was sorry about this and explained that the boy was on treatment right now. How could I reject him? Also, two practical nurses signed up today to join our storytelling activity. 2012 Oct.11 Dou Ya The ongoing cries tell us that children are all back to the rehabilitation room. Children like to make noise to disturb our talks when parents bring them to do assessment. Those of growth retardation seem to trust their mum only while normal ones are also willing to play with other children. Hopefully our programs can help them find their own friends and happiness. I received four delivery packages today containing little things. However, I failed to explain that toys are used only for cure when parents want to borrow some. The same situation happened again in the patient room. Children always want to borrow more books since they are for free. Maybe charity is still a young field in China, but I will soon get my first salary in my lifetime. How exciting! Original article was written by Xiaoliang Dai, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Isabel Auyeung and Lauren Kam. Rainbow Village Help Center, an associate partner, give glasses to impoverished children. To learn more about Rainbow Village Help Center click here. A friend informed me that a teacher of Shanyao nationality was going to the award ceremony for teachers on September 9th, and suggested that I could go with this teacher to Shanyao’s primary school and make some donations. After the ceremony that morning, teacher Pan, the Shanyao teacher, went to purchase some necessities for school, mostly for students’ nutria-meals. Teacher Pan told me that due to the rugged mountain roads and inconvenient transportation, it was very difficult to get out of their village. He has to go shopping during holidays and it always takes him a whole day for the trip. Teacher Pan was the only teacher in Yansang School. He told me that there was a DVD player at the school donated by an educational institute to aid his teaching, but now it is broken and cannot be repaired. He has to apply for a new one for the school. After the ceremony, we rushed through our lunch and hurried back to Shanyao village. Teacher Pan told us that the mountain road is very cliffy. We had to deposit part of the goods in Longmen village because it would be very difficult to climb the mountain with so many goods. Even still, we didn’t reach Pan’s home before dark, so Teacher Pan called his son to stand outside and wait for us with a flashlight.
The nonprofit "Light of Love", is a volunteer group established in 2008 by students in China Pharmaceutical University. The group aims to develop health education in rural areas in Western China to teach people to safely use medicine. In March this year, the Light of Love developing center started to implement its one-year free-lunch project for 55 impoverished students in Lutang Primary School, Xinzhou Town, Zhunyi County, Guizhou Province, and has been in a good situation since launch. The total sum of the fund is 40260 RMB, which means an average 4440 for every month from March to June and September to January next year. The principal Dai Xianwei has already sent Oct’s remittance to Lutang School on 9th October. (For the reason that the school left 97 of 4440 unused last month and there is a seven-day holiday in October, so the money financed this time is 3300. ) Even though it is an inadequate amount for such a severe situation, we know it can also encourage those students. That is why we will continue working passionately on it and bringing it to a successful close with a final report recording the whole project. The overall handling fee is 41.5, consisting of 25 for withdrawing cash and 16.5 for remittance. The bills are as follows. Original Article: http://www.toumingyu.org/cpuaizhiguang/story/11982/
Written by Yin Wei, edited by US interns Lauren Kam and Isabel Auyeung Ms. Zhou focuses on mental and psychological counseling for woman in rural areas. In this article, she tells us about she's been up to in September.
At the end of September, we finished our initial program successfully, celebrated Chinese Valentine’s Day with community members, opened training courses for rural women, and held seminars about children’s education. During our activity in Sichuan, we found that many families generally lack children’s education. Parents or grandparents always complained that children do not heed what they say. According to my observation, however, these children are clever and eager to learn. That is why we are thinking about setting up a Classic-Reading program in rural area. With this good idea, we have to decide on textbooks, teachers and other factors. I plan to process the new idea during October, and I think it can be promoted nationally if it goes well in Sichuan. Though the task is very tough, I hope I can make it. Original article: http://www.toumingyu.org/zhouyonghong/story/11844/ Written by Zhou Yonghong, Edited by US interns Lauren Kam and Isabel Auyeung Ark Welfare is a non-profit established in Hechi City, Guangxi. This organization encourages people to get involved in public service and respond to the needs of their communities.
Check Time: September 17-18 Location: Youqi Wanquan School, Nongyou/Nongguo/Nongchai School Examiner: Huang Xiangyu Check Report: 1. Egg donating program Youqi Wanquan school: 275 total students; eggs are distributed at lunch time. Checking result: 275 eggs are distributed. Nongyou school: 54 total students; eggs are distributed after school. Checking result: 54 eggs are distributed. Nongguo school: 52 total students; eggs are distributed at lunch time. Checking result: 52 eggs are distributed. Nongchai school: 89 total students, actual number at school that day was 88; eggs are distributed after school. Checking result: 88 eggs are distributed. 2. Rice donating program Youqi Wanquan school: 24 total students of pre-school students, actual number at school that day is 24; rice is distributed at lunch time. Checking result: Rice is distributed properly according to students’ number. Nongyou school: 17 total students of pre-school students; rice is distributed at lunch time. Checking result: Rice is distributed properly according to students’ number. Nongguo school: 17 total students of pre-school students, actual number at school that day is 13; rice is distributed at lunch time. Checking result: 10 kilo of riceis distributed. Nongchai school: 29 total students of pre-school students; rice is distributed at lunch time. Checking result: 22 kilo of rice is distributed. Original article was written by Fang Xiaogang, translated by Shishi Ma, and translated by US interns Ally Nguyen and Lauren Kam. |
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