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

A Permanent Home for 40 Orphaned Children in China

Personnel Overview

Li Tao, PhD - Director, Mental Health Centre, Sichuan University
Dr. Li and her team at Huaxi Hospital of Sichuan University began offering psychological support to the children of Sichuan and training of volunteers immediately after the quake. In cooperation with Half the Sky and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Huaxi doctors will offer ongoing training and counseling as long as is needed.

David Schonfeld, MD - Director, Nat. Center for Crisis & Bereavement
Dr. Schonfeld, is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and the Thelma and Jack Rubinstein Professor of Pediatrics and director of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The organization is advising Half the Sky and providing training to doctors from Huaxi Hospital.

Joanna Ren - Senior Program Coordinator, Half the Sky
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Personnel Statistics

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