May 2008

We care about children. In 1994 we came in contact with a Chinese orphanage and decided we wanted to help improve the situation there: most children were disabled and received no proper care.

With donations from many Hong Kong citizens and companies we renovated the sanitary facilities, paid for adaptions for the disabled and funded staff training.

This improved the living conditions dramatically and there was hope again for these children.

The staff training was given by specialists from the The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation.

Up to this day they continue to give these trainings in many orphanages all over China and we fully support this good cause by donating part of the proceeds of sales of our Miao Lucky Charms™ to them. So by buying these items you can participate in this good cause.

In Autumn/winter 2008 a new project will start: rehabilitation training courses in Chengdu orphanage in Sichuan province.

This is located in the recent earthquake area, but luckily, there was no injury and death in the Chengdu orphanage during the earthquake.

The training content will focus on post-surgery rehabilitation for disabled children. This training will not only provide for the rehabilitation staff in Chengdu but also for other orphanages in nearby region.

More information as below: Duration of the course: 6 days. Number of trainees: 30 rehabilitation staff, nurses and childcare workers who serve disabled orphans. Cost of the course: around USD10,000 which covers accommodation and food for the trainees, travel of teachers, course materials, local transport and practice fee.

We will post news about this or other projects as soon as it comes in.