What an amazing night! Incredible Seng Girls, awesome sponsors and wonderful generosity by our Shenzhen community. We are so thrilled with everything that took place on October 22, and are pleased to share the following news with you. How did we go? Our 2011 aim has been to raise a total of RMB 2 million for this project (covering annual running...
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Children, volunteers and sponsors had great fun together in Dongguan during a two day summer camp in August. They had craft activities, played games and had some teaching time on the first day. The next day was spent swimming in the water park and enjoying lunch together. Our thanks to local Dongguan college students for their hard work and for...
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(Pictured: Gina with other VoluntEAR friends from Disney. Gina is the one standing at the back with her arm around an old friend from the local retirement home they have been helping).Read the full article...
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March saw the commencement of our 2011 Village Development program. With a focus on introducing high quality grafted Walnut saplings as a sustainable village development initiative, multiple families in Southern Gansu put their hands up to be the first to pilot this initiative. Critical to the success of the walnuts is a successful transition from nursery to the mountainside. Already it...
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We are part way through our Captivating Mushroom program being piloted just below Russia in Heilongjiang Province. Several of our poorest-of-the-poor families in our Heilongjiang Project 200 initiative are testing to see whether this is a sustainable income generating solution for them. Thanks to the volunteer expertise of one of the local retired school-masters, initial results are positive. The program concludes...
39 SHARESOur local community here in Shenzhen, China is amazing. In addition to the charity auction, here are some additional highlights. ( Pictured: The European Union Chamber of Commerce (China) held two events in support of Captivating: a fund raising dinner and a family fun-run; Huge thanks to Greg from Amrosia Global Sourcing & Inspection who organized a midnight 10km run...
28 SHARESWe have been involved with the Gummin’s and this project since we came to China in 2006. This wonderful work exists to help Chinese couples who have a desire to foster children from disadvantaged circumstances give the best possible help they can. Project Eden is one of those small but really significant projects that helps anyone who visits refocus their...
64 SHARESStay tuned for the publication of a special COOKBOOK to be released this fall/autumn. Starting as a simple idea, this publication has become a work of art - full of family favorite recipes to die for. Prepared in both English and Chinese, this will be a great addition to any kitchen. Stay tuned for more...
7 SHARESThis project continues to shine and it is such a joy to partner with and support LOVEQTRA, the Chinese approved agency that started this program. This project is achieving amazing things for girls from the remote Qinghai Province. It operates with the full support of the Qinghai government who has been so supportive of this program from the start. As...
37 SHARESSinging and dancing is something all the girls at the Seng Girls Home enjoy. It may be -20 °C outside, but lots of girls singing together keeps everyone warm. There are now 98 girls living at the home and government licensed Vocational Training School, with another 20 girls supported in various training schools around China.
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