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On the macro level…
“Zhang ShuGui was just one day old when a local villager found her small body by the side of the road. She seemed unusually fragile to the man who lifted her from the ground. Peering at the
tiny face, red and swollen with angry cries, he took a quick intake of breath, startled. Where her mouth should have been was a cavernous hole-or at least that’s the way it looked to him. This
tiny thing he was holding had a cleft lip and a severe one by the looks of it. He re-wrapped her with the worn blanket he had found her in and hastened his steps to the police station. Her
physical impairment would seal her fate, he thought-to live an orphan’s life in the local social welfare institute.
Zhang Shugui is one of the many children in China who once called the local orphanage her home and the women who tended to her needs, her aunties. There are still many orphans with special
needs residing in Chinese orphanages. While some of the children are adopted both within their country and internationally, many are not. And children born with any physical defect have an even
smaller chance finding their way into a forever family.
That’s a reality that Red Thread Charities (RTC) would like to change. Created in January 2006, RTC is a non-profit foundation dedicated to serving the needs of Chinese orphans through training
programs and humanitarian aid projects. RTC and its board of directors - most of the board have adopted from China - are on a mission; to begin with two orphanages, provide various types of
training to its staff so they, in turn, can better serve the needs of the children.”
On the micro level (per orphanage)…
$150 USD/Month - Nanny
$300 USD/Month - Special Ed Teacher
$300 USD/Month - Physical Therapist
$275 USD/Each - Rehabilitation Mattress
$100 USD/Each - Therapy Ball
$150 USD/Each - Portable Heater
$400 USD/Set - Special Education Classroom Furniture and Furnishings
$500 USD/Set - Activity Room Furniture and Furnishings
Still Interested?
Don’t stop here! Learn more about Red Thread Charities via their website:
http://www.redthreadcharities.org/index.htm
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