Half the Sky Foundation

Mission

Half the Sky's mission is to ensure that every one of China's orphans has a caring adult in her life and a chance for a bright future. Half the Sky provides individual nurture and stimulation for babies, innovative preschools that encourage an early love of learning, personalized learning opportunities for older children, and loving — and most important, permanent — foster homes for children whose special needs will keep them from being adopted.

Programs

Baby Sisters Infant Nurture program trains nannies who provide orphaned babies the stimulation, bonding & affection essential to a healthy start; Little Sisters Preschools provide an innovative curriculum to give children self-confidence, basic skills, and love of learning; Big Sisters program provides personalized tutoring & mentoring for older children; Family Villages provide loving, permanent homes for children whose medical and developmental challenges preclude them from being adopted.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Half the Sky Children's Earthquake Relief Fund

HTS BigTop Children's Center for quake survivors

Foster Families for Orphaned Children in China

Personnel Overview

Jenny Bowen - Executive Director
Jenny Bowen is a visionary leader who has earned the trust and cooperation of the Chinese government in HTS’ quest to bring the benefits of family to some of China’s most disadvantaged citizens—its orphaned and abandoned children. A former screenwriter and film director, she is skilled at overcoming cultural barriers to forge partnerships to successfully implement HTS’ programs.

Zhang Yuxia - Program Director, HTS Foster Village Project
Zhang Yuxia is one of the few women recognized as Model Workers in all of China. After retiring from her post as Director of the Hefei Social Welfare Institute, where she was the guiding force in the creation of the Sunbeam Village at Hefei, Anhui Province, Madame Zhang has been instrumental in the establishment of HTS’ foster care model.

Personnel Statistics

Jenny Bowen,
Executive Director
Founded in 1998
Employees: 1000
Volunteers: 300