Location: Endocrinology and Metabolism Ward of Integrative Medicine Hospital


It was time for the patients to have free activities every afternoon. We put on our volunteer uniforms and went to find some seniors to chat with. There was only one who was alone and we knocked on the door and came in.

The grandma was about 65. She kept her distance when we first came in. She began to talk freely with us once we told her our purpose for coming. She told us she was born in Nanjing and had never left Nanjing her whole life. She had worked in a factory near the hospital until she retired. She had to leave the hospital as soon as possible because the medical bill was too expensive. It was still a heavy burden on her even though 75% of the medical expenses would be reimbursed. We felt a bit worried about what she said. She continued to refer to some social problems such as a high house price and education fee.

We saw an old man talking with his son in the corridor, and we went to them. The old man told us he accompanied his wife to see doctor. He once was a worker in a factory and he had joined the Liberation War and Korean War, where his hand was broken in a battle. While talking, the grandpa referred to our plans after graduation and advised us to gain more practice in society before graduation so that we could be ready for work.

The following article is about a visit to an elderly’s home in Nanking. The volunteers were organized under the leadership of Light of Love, an organization dedicated to rural health and education. For more information, please click here.
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Volunteers of the Light of Love program came to Yu Hua Tai District office to have the first session of training. The training began with ice breakers, through which everyone got to know each other. Then Dai Xianwei, the leader of Light of Love, explained the program.

26 students from different universities in Nanjing came to the activity center one after another at 1:30 pm. During the activities, volunteers were divided into 4 groups. They quickly became familiar with members of their group in 10 minutes. And then the representative of each group introduced members of his or her group. Everyone listened intently and took some notes. Though mistakes were made, the ensuing laughters eased any sense of embarrassment. The prop of the second game was a black plastic bag, used to cover participants’ eyes. The goal is to find one’s partner while blindfolded. Interestingly, the girls in the group proved much better at this game than the boys.

There are lots of encouraging stories, each of us may become the hero of a story. Perhaps we all start projects with unrelenting passion and dedication, but it is often a challenge to keep up such devotion for months and even years? Once the excitement is gone, do we give up?  We really hope all of us could persist and become successful pioneers in the field of public service.

At 2 pm, three volunteers from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Nanjing University came to Endocrinology and Metabolism District of Jiangsu Province Integrative Medicine Hospital, accompanied by Dai Xianwei, the leader of Lighte of Love Non-profit Development Center. They carried out a few activities from their program. The hospital offered volunteers a platform to contact with the elderly.

The program aims to help young people and the elderly grow together. It builds friendship between young people and empty nesters by taking care of empty nesters and accompanying them long term.

There are 5 stages in the program.
1. Learn to chat with the elderly and put forward your topics freely   
2. Find partners for the elderly and know their hobbies
3. Help partners of the aged trust in each other and invite them to join activities   
4. Accompany empty nesters in their houses and set up long-term accompanying plan   
5. Keep in touch with these empty nesters

They have set up personal growth files for each volunteer. It shows the growing process of each volunteer. They also made program progress forms which help us know which stage volunteers are in.

With the help of Dai Xianwei, the three volunteers knew the hospital quickly. And then they began to carry out their tasks.

Original article written by Dai WeiXian, translated by ShiShi Ma, and edited by EV intern Sarah Chang.

From April 20 to 22 in 2012 in Wuxi of Jiangsu Province, the Chun Hui Youth Public Welfare Development Center held the Fourth Chun Hui Youth Public Welfare Forum, sponsored by Lingshan Charities Aid Foundation. Nearly 200 public welfare foundations throughout China took part in the forum. The theme of the forum was “To Be a Thinking Actor”. The forum’s purpose is to rally around some of the most valuable voices for the youth growth and the development of public service.

Light of Love is a student organization dedicated to improving health and education for underprivileged populations in China. For more information about them, please visit here.
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In April, 26 new members joined Light of Love, which brought new blood to us. The team became larger and larger, including the 9 principal members that joined the team last year. In order to help members know each other well and enhance the cohesion of our team, we held a training themed “ice-breaking trip”. The training began with interactive games.

Before the activity, everyone needed to sign up and write his or her name on a sticker. Then they put the sticker on their left arms so others could see.

The first game was called “Name Relay.” The member needed to repeat other members’ names before him or her. The purpose of the game was to help members remember each others names and be familiar with each other. Finally with the help of each other, no one was punished. When the last member spoke out all the names of members before her, we all applauded for her excellent memory.

Light of Love is a student organization dedicated to improving health and education for underprivileged populations in China. For more information about them, please visit here.
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On April 12, 2012, Nan Jing City Flower Temple Community Service center welcomed the representatives of the national civil public service to their observation.The Ministry of Civil Affairs Minister Li LiGuo, governor of Jiangsu province Li Xueyong, Nanjing Municipal Party Committee secretary Yang WeiZe, and other representatives came to visit and observe the site. Vice minister Jiang Li, discussed Light of Love’s "Young Old Romance" project, which was organized by student Dai Xianwei, and listened to the details. At the end, the executive director of One Foundation, Chinese Public Welfare Research Institute Executive Director, and the former Executive Chairman Miss Zhou all gave Dai Xianwei tips and guidance.
 
This conference served the purpose of providing a clear direction for implementing and developing a program to provide for uncared senior citizens, and also reflected my school's emphasis and focus on repaying society and obtaining a good reputation with the leaders of the country.

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Original article translated by Shishi Ma, edited by intern Kaitlyn Cheung.

On March 12 at 8pm, in building B104, class 09465 of the Communist Youth League and Light of Love Philanthropy team successfully launched the “Delivery of Love” project. This project aims to deliver donations to underprivileged students in the mountain regions of Guizhou.

Li from class 09465 hosted the ceremony, introducing the purpose and meaning of this event. Li  talked about the clothes, shoes, bags, guitar, toys, and supplies his class had collected. Liu from Light of Love Philanthropy introduced everyone how the donations will be delivered to the children and showed pictures of last year’s project. He gave thanks to his colleagues of class 09465 on behalf of the kids. After the ceremony, Light of Love members stored the donations, which they will distribute to the kids this summer.

This event demonstrates a sense of social responsibility of college students. It also presents a new way to encourage donations in the future.

This is an article about a convention held by Light of Love to discuss the home visits students make in rural areas. The convention is centered around the advice former activists have for those partaking the journey this upcoming winter. For more info about Light of Love, an organization dedicated to providing rural health and education, please visit:  here.
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On the evening of March 10, 2012, “Light of Love" hosted a forum for the 2012 winter visits, the proceedings are as
follows:

First, former "Light of Love" participants came to visit and share experience.

1. Teammate Liu Wanyi: a return visit to the harsh environments; the obstacles encountered when communicating with parents’ and working to design new curriculums.

2. Teammate Liang Ya: he feels that he still lacked experience, should first fully develop plans in advance; team training should focus on learning; financial management needs to be improved.

3. Teammate Luo Jinyu: all the things he has seen;  in a return visit, strongly  felt the significant differences in economic conditions of the local families; living conditions; students should take measures to stay healthy; talk about his own views on "one-to-one help" for Light of Love.

4. Wen Xu: teaching aims to stimulate students ' interest in learning; should take the initiative to communicate with students and teammates; try to give students a better learning and living conditions, recognizing the importance of the team; advocacy team to grow the team, to help more people. (Li Chao explained)

5.Li Chao: work on team communication with unity. although there are difficulties, let yourself relax, do not complain
and try to overcome these difficulties; the place we visited, the parents are very enthusiastic to see us; established a "Love of Light" Service Center; established more local branches; points of concern relating to invoice and
receipts; all Members should work to build an active discourse around the project, helping the team develop; teaching quality, and courses arrangements.

6. Daixianwei: pictures from his visit; the team was put up to many challenges; the fun of teaching; imembers should communicate with one another.

This is a journal post written by the director of Light of Love, a
grassroot organization dedicated to rural health and education in China. For
more information, please visit:  here. 
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 1. Held the Light of Love “12-year winter visit reflection,” told stories of the winter visits, and summarized the previous events in hopes of future innovation.

2. Confirmed the list of participants for the "Fourth Chunhui Youth Charity Development Forum" in late April, and submitted the applications.

3. Turned in the school sponsored "the Innovation Plan" application, renamed the "Light of Love" with "Light of Love Youth Philanthropy Development Center".

4. Signed the TFish "Funding Agreement"; have received Transparent Fish fund transaction email “Lunch Box of Love” on 2012-3-13.

5. Sent "Lunch Box of Love” program, as directed by Green Pond Primary school project" Funding Agreement," and received files of the underprivileged students.

6. With Light of Love philanthropy guidance teacher LuXianSuo, visited Secretary YuGuangCong, talked about the development of Light of Love public philanthropy and earned the school’s approval

7. With Light of Love public philanthropy guidance teacher LuXianSuo, visited Vice Secretary the Party ZhangShiYing at the Science Institute, talked about Light of Love philanthropy development course and future plans. Won the teacher Zhang's strong support. Discussed matters of Light of Love philanthropy being officially recognized at China Pharmaceutical University Life Science and Technology Institute.

Sunny March is the time plum flowers blossom; Light of Love philanthropy has experienced the love of spring with the support of many loving people: public organizations, foundations, and schools, thank you all!

 Original article: http://www.toumingyu.org/cpuaizhiguang/story/8198/
Original author: WeiXian Dai, Translated by Tfish staff ShiShi Ma, Edited by EV intern Sarah Chang.

The following article is about a home visit in rural China made by Light of Love, a student organization dedicated to improving health and education for underprivileged populations in China. For more information about them, please
visit: http://www.tfishfund.org/light-of-love.html.
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  Yesterday afternoon, a fifth-grade teacher Liu Shanshan, fourth grade teacher He Qiang, and Xu Wang made a home visit to Zhang Wei’s house in Chang Tiang village.

It takes Zhang Wei about an hour to walk from home to school everyday. During the winter, he has to leave home when it is still dark out. He used to bring the food from home to school. He would wait until school is finished, then take out the cold lunchbox to eat.

Now he is one of the beneficiaries of the  “Loving lunch” project. Every day after school, he can eat a warm meal.

When Xu Wang and the teachers got to his home, they talked with his grandmother for a while.  They provided her with the details of the “Loving Lunch” project. At the same time, they hoped that she makes sure to pay attention to the kids’ overall well being. The whole time, the grandmother repeated "Thank you, thank you".

Original story link: http://www.toumingyu.org/xuwang/story/8454/
Written by Wang Xu, translated by Tfish staff ShiShi Ma, edited by EV intern Sarah Chang