Hope Volunteer Association is dedicated to helping children and teenagers who are faced with the possibility of not being able to obtain an education due to poverty. To complete building the playground before the snowfall and to let the children enjoy themselves as soon as possible, 70 volunteers completed the installation of the playground in only 11 days. Volunteers come from all sectors of society. There were college students, employers, civil servants, white collar workers, farmers, and many more. Please meet a couple of our volunteers:
Lao Zhou is a 73-year-old volunteer. He suffered from cancer as a youth, but he never surrendered to the disease. Instead, he has always maintained a positive attitude. He exercises every day and is enthusiastic about the public welfare. For over 10 years, he has supported over 150 children for schooling in Nanzheng county. Yang Yuelin is a worker from a printing company. Due to the similarity in required skills, he installed the equipments with high proficiency throughout the project. In order to help out more, Yang even changed his work schedule to night shift so that he would be able to invest more of his time to volunteer during the daytime. They are just two of our hundreds of volunteers who labor to make a positive difference in our community. Original article written by Yong Zheng, translated by Maggie Li, edited by Yanyan Zhang “Change yourself, change the world!” The Spring Youth Welfare Development Center was established to improve the lives of children in the Jiangsu Province and other areas. Find out more about the Spring Center here.
Every time I opened Transparent Fish Fund's homepage I always felt embarrassed since I could never remember the date of the latest update. It has been so long that it seems like we have disappeared from the earth. But in fact, we have not. We hope that we can carry out more activities. Currently, however, Spring Center can only organize activities under the identity of the youth self-organizing because it lacks its own legitimacy. Therefore, we are doing our best to get help from foundations concerned about the children's welfare in some regions in East China. We eagerly hope that they can permit us to become their secondary institutions to win the legal status and more social resources for Spring Center. At the same time, we are actively connected with rural schools, the education bureau, and other departments or organizations in northern Jiangsu to build up voluntary teaching groups by college students from Subei. Thus, during the winter vacation, they can go to Subei to hold activities with rural children in rural areas to enrich their life. Recently, the voluntary teaching places and schemes are set down gradually. Then I want to update it on the homepage of TFish after confirmation. But Miss Wang told me that we’d better update it in a more timely manner than wait for everything to be done. Therefore, we’ll put more information about our activities on the homepage, whether successful or not, to share with all of you. We hope to get your advice and support! Update was written by Yunjie Yun, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US interns Lauren Kam and Kevin Mo. Abinism 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. -- It is a great honor for Albinism Children’s Home to cooperate with Transparent Fish Fund with the help of Mrs. Hu. As the director of the initial project, I was ashamed that I hadn’t gotten the interactive model of TFF. It was during Mr. Wang’s visit in October to Xi’an when we were finally able to exchange ideas, and I rediscovered TFF.
Honestly speaking, this is the first time I publicized news in my own account, and in the past, it is Mrs. Hu who propagates our projects. I had planned to do this after Mr. Wang left, but all the workers were exhausted from the national exchanging of meeting of families with children suffering from albinism in November until last week. Since then, I have had a toothache and pulled out the first tooth, so now I have the opportunity to improve myself. The Pok Oi team was initiated by college students from the Gansu province with the hopes of serving the poor and creating a positive social atmosphere. Read more about the Pok Oi team here.
-- Yang Yuanning, in the view of outsiders, as the granddaughter of Wang Yongqing, was born noble and wealthy. She was a gifted child and passed the exam with the highest scores in all of Brazil to get into a medical school. She received her degree in biochemistry at New York Rockefeller University and a medical degree at Weill Cornell Medical College. By the time she was 16 years old, Yang Yuanning had published 7 children’s books invoking considerably deep thought. She attended fashion show held by the New York Fashion Week at the age of 17. And she was admitted to Harvard University at the age of 18, majoring in both biology and Eastern philosophy, and completing the required scores of philosophy in her sophomore year. It is of great significance for Yang Yuanning to be born wealthy--not because of the endless amount of money, but because she had the best educational environment as well as good family traditions – strong effort, thriftiness, and helping others. Wild Lily Foundation is an NGO that focuses on supporting school children with generally low nutrient intake, and helping them to balance their physical and mental developments. June Wang’s Diary Book
http://www.toumingyu.org/junewang/story/12601/ Time: 30th October, 2012 Corporate Institution: Rattlebush Union for Public Services Person in charge: Fang Xiaogang Project: Egg Plan for Shengli Primary School We departed at 8:30. We walked on a smooth road with beautiful scenery for several miles. Then, we began to climb a rugged mountain path. Wild Lily Foundation is an NGO that focuses on supporting school children with generally low nutrient intake, and helping them to balance their physical and mental developments. After leaving Shengli elementary school, we went straight to the Nongyou teaching point, which was not located anywhere near the road, so we needed to head up and down the hill to get there. The implementation of the Egg Plan occasionally needs support from both school and parents, Fang Xiaogang explained. The eggs sent here need to be distributed to each school by volunteers. Wild Lily Foundation is an NGO that focuses on supporting school children with generally low nutrient intake, and helping them to balance their physical and mental developments. It took us a lot of time to go to Nongyou Primary School from the main road. Fortunately, Youqi primary school was not far from where we were. Bird's-eye view: Youqi Wanquan primary school. We asked about the eggs and rice program at the school. We also checked the children's dormitory. They have no decent bedding, and some of them even sleep in the floor. Their towels and basins are old and ragged.
Rainbow Village Help Center is a TFish Associate Member. It was established for the purpose of giving glasses to impoverished children. -- NGO visiting: Rainbow Village Help Center Director: Cheng Quandi Date: 11/2/2012 Today we brought new shoes to children of Yansang Primary School, and we hope their feet will not suffer from frostbite this winter. We paired sizes according to children's feet because we had no lists of their shoes' number. There is one girl who had a pair of larger feet than the others, so we have to bring her new shoes next time. She can bring the pair we just gave her to her younger brother or sister.
Original article was written by Vivian, edited by Shishi Ma, and edited by US intern Lauren Kam. Rainbow Village Help Center is a TFish Associate Member. It was established for the purpose of giving glasses to impoverished children. Teacher Cheng brought drawing-boards to students in Yansang Primary school and taught children to draw on self-study class. Let us share the beautiful moment that children demonstrate their creativity. Original article was written by Vivian, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US intern Lauren Kam.
Rainbow Village Help Center is an NGO established for the purpose of giving glasses to impoverished children. NGO Officer: Rainbow Village Help Center Person in charge: Cheng Quandi Date: 11/2/2012 Project of Bright Future At 9:10 in the morning, we head to the mountaintop, tired because we were sleepless last night. But we are freshened by the morning air. The rugged road is difficult for me and Wang Jun to head on and we sometimes use our hands. Along with us are the principal of Longmen Primary School and the little brother of Cheng Quandi. We three each bear a huge bag, and Cheng Quandi carries 20 pairs of shoes and three palettes and Wang Jun carries the cameras. And the road is too rugged to take pictures. The road is so steep that we’re desperate at the first sight. At 10:20, we reach Yangsang Primary School, thirsty and out of breath. Wang Jun and I are rosy red. And then we meet Mr. Pan. Original article was written by Vivian, translated by Shishi Ma, and edited by US intern Lauren Kam.
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