Half the Sky
Here's a shameless plug for a very deserving charity. A close friend of mine has adopted two Chinese orphan babies. Both children benefited from the services of a charity, Half the Sky. Here's what my friend says: Their work is even more important for the children who do not get adopted, and who grow up in the orphanages (e.g., they have a "Big Sisters" program to support the older girls who never find parents.) Please vote for this lady to be an Olympic torchbearer in China Daily's contest, and pass this along to anyone else who may be interested. If she wins, she will run with children from 8 Chinese orphanages. It will be tremendous publicity for an excellent charity.
And here's what Jenny Bowen, Half the Sky's founder, says: Mother to two girls adopted from Chinese welfare institutions, in 1998 I founded Half the Sky Foundation, in order to enrich the lives and enhance the prospects of orphaned children in China. 2008 is our 10th anniversary!
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My family moved to Beijing in 2004 to be closer to the work that has become the passion of our lives. Half the Sky (www.halfthesky.org) offers its four nurture and enrichment programs to children living in 36 orphanages across China. We have served close to 15,000 infants, toddlers, young children and teens.
This year, as part of China’s Blue Sky Plan, Half the Sky was invited by the Ministry of Civil Affairs to introduce its life-changing programs to welfare institutions in every province in China. We are so honored!
If I were selected to carry the torch, I would run with the children—8 lovely children from our programs in 8 different provinces. What an amazing experience that would be for them!