CHINA | CLEAN WATER | END POVERTY

Second village gets a Husky Clean Water Solution

Following the successful implementation of the Husky Energy Shangga Village Clean Water Project (refer to our previous BLOG story, August 2014) Husky has funded yet another successful project.

All 36 families of Rigmo Village (a remote mountainous village in Qinghai) have had their lives changed as a result. For years these families have had to walk over four...


CHINA | END POVERTY | LEAN, MEAN, VEGGIE MACHINES

Our NEW Greenhouse project commences - thanks GREEN PACKAGING ASIA.

Starting now, an entire village of 43 families, 441 people and their 87 children are beginning to dream again. Thanks to full funding from Shenzhen based company, GREEN PACKAGING ASIA, our new sustainable greenhouse project kicked off on the 7th of July 2015.


GENERAL

Two New Faces at Captivating

(by Andrew Colquhoun, Captivating CEO)

It's my great privilege to introduce to you two new Captivating team members.

Emily Li joined our Captivating support team as our Accountant in June, 2015. Emily replaces Chris Tan who will unfortunately be leaving us at the end of July after three great years.  We wish Chris all...


EMERGENCY RELIEF | NEPAL

Grade 1 students of Shen Wai International School (SWIS) - budding artists, or future philanthropists?

(by Tracy Chen - Administration Manager, Captivating Shenzhen)

On  Friday ​ June 19th, Grade one students at Shen Wai International School (SWIS)​, the first international school in Shenzhen to be invested in by the Shenzhen Municipal Government​,​ held a silent Auction.  They auctioned off INCREDIBLE paintings produced by the Grade 1 students with help from their inspirational Art teachers -...


Topics: SWIS
INTERCEPT A GIRL AT THE BORDER | NEPAL | STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Raele celebrates her 1st birthday & rescues 17 Nepali girls

This story proves you're never too young to make a difference in the world. Instead of buying birthday presents for her first birthday, Christian and Reggie (proud parents of their daughter Raele) told family and friends to make a donation to Captivating's work in Nepal. At her birthday party in Shenzhen, China, a total of RMB10,650 was raised (US$1,700) to...


CHILD SPONSORSHIP | CHINA | SENG GIRLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL (SGVTS)

A message from the Seng Girls new Chinese teacher

SPECIAL STORY UPDATE:  Since this story was published (June 19) an anonymous donation of HK$42,600 (US$5,500) was received by someone amazing.  Whoever you are, thank-you so much for your generosity.  We will update you soon on how your donation has been used to address some of the things outlined in this...


Topics: LOVEQTRA
CHINA | END POVERTY | VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Thank you, Captivating!

"My name is Yang Yi and I am 13 years old now and I am studying in Grade 6 at Daxi Primary School. I live in a big family in which there are 15 people. We live in a mountainous area where most family’s major income is from farming. Though there are a number of people in my family, the farmland is...


CAPTIVATING FOSTER FAMILY LOANS PROGRAMS | CHINA | EDUCATE GIRLS | END POVERTY | INTERCEPT A GIRL AT THE BORDER | KENYA | NEPAL | SENG GIRLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL (SGVTS) | STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Happy International Children’s Day!

Happy International Children’s Day! We love this day because it gives us a chance to reflect on what Captivating set out to accomplish seven years ago. Because of our passionately dedicated sponsors and donors, together we have been able to ​impact the lives of SO MANY children, giving them ​the chance of "reaching out for...


CHINA | EDUCATE GIRLS | SENG GIRLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL (SGVTS)

Seng Girls and Dockpo feature on popular TV Show

"Wonderful China Saying " is a Chinese lecturing competition series presented by Shandong Satellite TV Station. It began airing on April 4th 2015 at 21:20 every Sunday evening across China. Instead of the traditional model of talking, the lecturer is allowed to add short performances into their speech to make the show even more impacting and enjoyable. WCS is a great...


CHINA | END POVERTY | VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

A time to be honest

A Captivating Kaili Village Development Update - Guizhou Province. Duoji, a small village near Panghai town, Kaili City, consists of more than 100 households. The average farmland is less than 0.08 acre (0.5 mu) per capita and water supplies are quite unstable that people always have trouble drinking or farming, especially in summer and autumn. Because of...