HTS BigTop Children's Center for quake survivors
China earthquake orphans support
Summary
Funds will be used to set up and operate for 2 years one of 10 Half the Sky BigTop Children's Centers in Sichuan relief camps with preschools, therapeutic after-school activities, & emotional support.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $2,433 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By Half the Sky Foundation That You Can Help
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Received $2,433 from 36 donations from people like:
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Connie Wilson
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Children who suffer trauma and loss are vulnerable not just in the first dark hours and days after a tragedy, but also in later months - even years when, they fear, the world has forgotten them. Half the Sky's BigTop Children's Activity Centers located in refugee settlements in Dujiangyuan near the earthquake's epicenter will provide long-term support for the children of Sichuan. Locally hired caregivers who receive ongoing training will remain long after disaster volunteers have dispersed.
Activities
Trained caregivers offer fun activities, including artwork and music, as well as counseling at cheery BigTop Children's Activity Centers designed to be oases for the youngest victims of the earthquake.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,433
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,433 . The original project funding goal was $136,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The project will help thousands of children displaced or orphaned by the earthquake reclaim their lives.
Project Message
Half the Sky is staying in Sichuan to provide long-term emotional support for the children still in pain. These children cannot be forgotten
- Jenny Bowen, Executive Director, Half the Sky Foundation
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Patricia King
Communications Director
Half the Sky Foundation
740 Gilman Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
United States
5105253377
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Half the Sky Foundation
740 Gilman Street
Berkeley,
California
94710
United States
510-525-3377
http://www.halfthesky.org
Half the Sky Foundation's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Special Care Nursery for Orphaned Babies |
Half the Sky Foundation's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Half the Sky Children's Earthquake Relief Fund |
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
China
and can also be found under 
Disaster Recovery.
For more information about China, read the Human Development Report on China or the Wikipedia entry for China.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 8, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Children’s Earthquake Fund Is Closed
By Jenny Bowen - Executive Director, Half the Sky Foundation, January 28, 2009 09:17 AM
I want to offer my sincere thanks to all of you who have contributed to our Children’s Earthquake Fund. The response to help children orphaned and displaced by the quake in Sichuan has just been amazing.
Thanks to your generosity, I am very pleased to tell you that the Fund is now closed. Our generous donors have provided sufficient funding to support six Big Tops for children’s disaster relief and healing for the next 3 years!
We have followed through on our commitment not to forget the children of Sichuan and you have helped make it happen.
With love and gratitude,
Jenny
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