by Cyndi Gummin (Project Eden) After one month of being back in school, 'The Golden Week' arrived…when students and workers have a holiday to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and China’s National Day. The girls enjoyed some sleep-in days to catch up on some rest – normally their school days start before 6:00 am, with lights-out at 10:30 pm. Thursday, we had...
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Life for little Andrew and his big sister Stella has been filled with sadness, sickness and loss. They are blessed however, to have a grandmother (Salome) to take care of them when their mother got sick and died. Andrew is a sick little boy and Salome tries to provide the medicines he needs but she struggles to provide the basic...
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We are thrilled to report that passing-on-the-gift has been hugely successful. As at 30 June, 2015, there are 282 families in the Captivating Kaili Village Program. We started with 153 original families back in 2012 who received initial funding from the program and received either pigs, chickens, or agricultural based solutions to be able to increase their ongoing annual incomes. Of...
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The 7th Annual CAPTIVATING INTERNATIONAL Charity Auction, Shenzhen, China. How quickly a year goes by. Saturday, October 17 marked Captivating Internationals 7th Annual Charity Gala & Auction once again at the Futian Shangri-la, Shenzhen China. Attended by a record breaking (and maximum capacity) 597 guests from Shenzhen and Hong Kong, the evening was awarded the “best...
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"My name is Pengmaozhuoma. I am from Hualong County, Qinghai Province and I’m a freshman at Qinghai Normal University. I am majored in Primary School Education. My teacher Gongtaiji recommended me to attend the Capacity Training for first semester in 2015 supported by Captivating International. The reason I am so excited to be...
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Captivating has had an incredible September filled with exciting involvement throughout Guangdong Province. We are incredibly grateful to have so many friends helping us to work toward reversing poverty and giving girls an open door to education and medical attention. It has been truly incredible to be invited to take part in so many activities. ...
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By Francine Zhang
Cooking classes started at the Seng Girls Home in mid-July of 2015, with 10 of the older girls enrolled in the class. As a new Vocational Development program funded by The Fung (1906) Foundation, there are now 6 classes every week running for 45 minutes each....
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Mercy’s parents both died when she was still a toddler making her an orphan with no chance of survival without care from someone. Yunuke, Mercy’s grandmother, took her in and has raised Mercy into a young girl. It has not been easy for Tunuke over the years as she is a single, grandmother of 55 years of age but...
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We are thrilled to present the second group of graduating students from the PCH Capacity Training program. With full financial support from PCH we are able to provide a platform for 25 rural college students, who are confident in their own potential and willing to help others in need. It is the most exciting thing to witness young college...
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Yang Lao Hai is 47 years of age, unmarried and lives in Daxi Village. Yang Lao Hai had never had a job because he has an intellectual disability which has left him with limited skills. He lives at his brother’s home and usually helps with simple farm work. His family is poor and he had no...
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