We are still amazed how incredible the support was for this campaign at last months at Captivating's Shenzhen based Annual Charity Auction. All 150 balloons were purchased, raising a total of US$15k. Thank you SO much Shenzhen for...
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Thank you, Jeff, Vanessa, Rudiger, Chandra and Ginger for purchasing the Seng Girls Home Trip planned for 2015. This 6 day/5 night trip to Qinghai, China is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Situated on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, on your way to the Seng Girls' Vocational Training School, you will see amazing scenery, mountains, yaks grazing, and nomads...
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“I can beat the night, I’m not afraid of thunder I am full of light, I am full of wonder
Woah, oh I ain't falling under Woah, oh I am full of wonder
Though our feet might ache, the worlds upon...
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My Qinghai experience brought to life the “why” of working for and supporting a Captivating International project. I was able to see and experience the daily life of a SGVTS girl. I didn't entirely know what to expect on the trip, but I had an open mind and heart and was ready to take it all in. Thank goodness for...
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At the Captivating funded Tiny Hands Nepal (THN) border monitoring station in Dhunche, two girls escaped with a lucky break. On July 29 Bimala (13) and Dawa (14) (names changed) were both intercepted while in the process of being trafficked. Both were from a remote village located in the Rasuwa District. Their trafficking story was almost identical. Both had...
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Captivating International has partnered with Nepal based NGO - 3 Angels Nepal (3AN) to fight against the trafficking of women and children in Nepal.
In the month of June at one of the border monitoring stations run by 3AN and funded by Captivating, Bhairahwa, 14 innocent girls were rescued. They were all...
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(Pictures: 1 - Dancing with the girls; 2 - Prayer flags; 3 - Julie reunited with her Shenzhen students; 4 - card games; 5 - Teaching with Rebecca; 6 - Group photo with some Seng girls.)
Our Qinghai adventure began in Xining, after flying from Shenzhen via Xi’an. Xining looks like other large cities in China, lots of...
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Ask any villager in remote mountainous parts of Qinghai what their key need is – they will always answer "access to water". Health problems, dehydration issues, children missing school to fetch water, limited ability to grow food - it's a big issue that stands in the way of real progress. For over two years 92 families of a remote village have been...
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One of our Nepal based partners, 3 Angels Nepal, is now noted to be one of Nepal's leading Human Trafficking advocates with the Nepali Government in terms of Women’s and Children’s rights. 3 AN provides a model to the government of the necessity to have safe and secured home based environments for children of convicted criminals - children whose parents...
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BEFORE - This is Flora and her two fostered children - Michael and Jeremy. After she had was married she was given these children when they were toddlers to take care of. Their parents were dying from HIV/AIDS and none of the relatives were willing to care for them. Flora’s heart broke for these two children. ...
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