CHINA | EVENTS

It's CAPTIVATING'S Annual Charity Auction time again - book your tickets & be part of the magic

This year, The 8th Annual CAPTIVATING Charity Auction is going to be an incredible evening you don't want to miss. Held for the first time this year in partnership with the Shenzhen Charity Federation, make sure you book your tickets and fill your table with 8 people as soon as possible. Last year, tickets sold...


CHINA | SMALL BUDGET PROJECTS

We thought the world had forgotten about us. Thank you for loving us!

Imagine being 10 years old, orphaned, with no where to go and no one to love you. Your clothes are old and filled with holes and do not protect against the icy winter air but you don't have money to buy new ones. Now imagine being well in years and sick, with no one to take care of you. You have...


EVENTS | NEPAL | STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING

STOP the Traffick 5k 2016 - What a day!

A big round of thanks to those who took part in our inaugural STOP THE TRAFFICK 5k walk/run this past Sunday. Thanks to your support, in excess of 8,000 women and girls will be stopped, interviewed and educated on human traffickingRead the full article...


NEPAL | STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING

2016 Nepal National Awards Nomination

3 Angels Nepal (3AN), one of our on-the-ground partners, has been nominated for a 2016 Nepal National Award for their contribution to fighting against human trafficking.  Final selection will be taking place on 5th September. We know 3AN are well deserving of this award and we wish them all the best. <...


CHINA | EDUCATE GIRLS | MY FIRST JOB PROGRAM

My First Job Success!

by Andrew Colquhoun (Co-Founder & CEO Captivating International)

A few weeks ago I had an inspiring trip in Qinghai China and the privilege of spending 3 fantastic hours with some of the girls in the My First Job Assistant Chef training Program. I have some exciting things to...


CHINA | SMALL BUDGET PROJECTS

A Bright Start for Sendor Kindergarten Students

Sendor Kindergarten, in Qinghai, China is a large kindergarten with more than 200 children and 11 teachers. This kindergarten didn't have any play equipment for the children and very limited resources for both teachers and children. The teachers had been struggling to engage these young children in learning until recently, when a new library came to their kindergarten. Read the full article...


Topics: SWIS
CHINA | SENG GIRLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL (SGVTS)

SGVTS 10th Anniversary Celebrations

by Serr Tso (Captivating's on-the-ground child sponsorship coordinator) The annual SGVTS anniversary celebration is a big holiday to each of the girls living at the Seng Girls Vocational Training School and Home. During this celebration, the girls play as much as they like and they all have so much fun. It is the happiest days of...


EVENTS | NEPAL | STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Why I Am Running 5Ks

-by Dean Beveridge, Chairman of the Board - Captivating International. "I have personally travelled through Nepal where over 20,000 girls are trafficked every year. This is such a big issue that I am going to make a stand financially and also by running on September 4. My aim is to recruit 100 people to run with me. Every 3 hours the...


CHINA | GENERAL

My Incredible Month With Captivating

-by Charles Lynch  I spent a month working as an intern for Captivating International at the Shekou office in Shenzhen, China.  What was clear from the onset about Captivating was to see so directly the dramatic difference the organization makes to communities around the world, with a fervent understanding that such hard work does make a huge difference...


Topics: Internship
EMERGENCY RELIEF | NEPAL

110 Waterproof Tarpaulins provided to Kathmandu Slum Area

Can you imagine sleeping on the ground, having an empty stomach and listening to your children crying because they are hungry. Can you imagine your tiny home with muddy floors filled with mosquitoes and flies and then on top of all that, dealing with the rainy and cold season and not being able to escape the rain coming through your “...