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Nutrition Program for Disabled Orphans in Tianjin

Every Dollar donated helps improve the quality of life of Tianjin’s disabled orphans.

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Nutrition Program for Disabled Orphans in Tianjin

Nutrition Program for Disabled Orphans in Tianjin

Nutrition Program for Disabled Orphans in Tianjin

Nutrition Program for Disabled Orphans in Tianjin

Nutrition Program for Disabled Orphans in Tianjin

Every Dollar donated helps improve the quality of life of Tianjin’s disabled orphans.

Every Dollar donated helps improve the quality of life of Tianjin’s disabled orphans.

Every Dollar donated helps improve the quality of life of Tianjin’s disabled orphans.

Every Dollar donated helps improve the quality of life of Tianjin’s disabled orphans.

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Tianjin, China
$1,285 USD 21 backers
26% of $4,800 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Short Summary:

Your donation to the International Committee for Chinese Orphans (ICCO), which supports the Tianjin orphanage, will help to improve the orphans’ life by providing calorie rich formula for the orphans in order to have healthy growth.

My motivation for this campaign:

I volunteered at the Tianjin orphanage during my one year stay in Tianjin, China. I only spent a few hours with the kids every week but they gave me back so much more: The smile in the children’s faces when I played with them and fed them was the most heartwarming moment that I have experienced in my life. Coming from a country in the world where state welfare is taken for granted I also experienced that this is not the case in every country of the world. Every week I saw new orphans coming in but I also had to deal with the reality that a lot of the children had serious disabilities like heart conditions which needed surgery but were unlikely to be given this opportunity due to a lack of funds. But it is not only the expensive surgical interventions that some of the orphans need, it is also basic things like proper nutrition, formula, orthopedic shoes or medical devices for the clinic in the orphanage, that are expensive and can’t all be covered by the orphanage itself.

Why donate?

100% of the profits of this campaign will help improve the life of Tianjin’s orphans. The profits will be used for the nutrition program. This provides high calorie, nutrient dense formula for preemies and at risk children. To sponsor one child for one month is US$100. ICCO is currently supporting 8 children in this program. Reaching the goal of 4,800US$ would support the 8 children for 6 months.


          Zhang Xin Yu before and after the first nurtition project in 2012 

The organization you are donating to:

The orphanage in Tianjin is incorporated in the International Committee for Chinese Orphans (ICCO):

  • ICCO is a volunteer organization that has been dedicated to improving the lives of Tianjin’s disabled orphans since the early 1990’s.
  • The Tianjin Institute of Children’s Welfare has been housing orphans since 1882.
  • Currently, there are 200+ children with physical or mental disability in the orphanage. As well as 450+ kids in foster care.
  • ICCO increase levels of care by facilitating physical therapists, special educators and other professionals.
  • ICCO also provides financial assistance to the Adult Facility, a separate facility in Tianjin that provides for the care of those who are too old for the orphanage (15+ years old) and unable to live independently. The over 350 residents there are provided with 24-hour care, physical therapy, medical care, educational classes and nutritional support.
  • The Committee provides financial assistance for medical assistants, surgeries, special formula and special equipment.
  • For over 20 years, ICCO has succeeded in improving the lives of the children with help from the volunteers and donors, ICCO will continue to benefit the orphans of China.
  • ICCO provides financial assistance in many areas: support for medical surgeries like cleft lip/palate repair, heart & eye surgery.
  • ICCO provides milk powder to children with special medical needs such as PKU, milk allergies, and lactose intolerance. They also provide funds for wheelchair repairs, leg braces, and other special medical needs.

      Top left: Brenda Tea and Rebekah Lee, Co-Chair and Treasurer of ICCO

Other ways you can help:

You are more than welcome to donate to the orphanage after this campaign has ended. The easiest way to do this is on the Tianjin ICCO website: http://tjicco.org/donate/. Again: Every Dollar, Pound or Euro we donate helps to improve the lives of these orphans and puts a smile on their face. So the next time you buy another coffee or pack of cigarettes, you might want to think about how much more of an impact you could make by donating the money to help a disabled orphan instead.

 

                  

   
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