Prince of Peace Children's Home 12/2008 |
| Category: China - PRC | 2009-02-23 |
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| During our travels, we often visit monuments and historical buildings, and do many of the 'tourist' things. However, on our most recent trip to Beijing, we had one of our most memorable visit anywhere. We were fortunate to be able to spend a few hours visiting with the children at the Prince of Peace Children's Home (POPCH). We sincerely thank the POPCH and the Prince of Peace Foundation in allow us to use their photographs and their site contents in this blog. After reading this blog, we hope your heart will be full of love just like ours as we bid farewell to all of the children. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
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| Prince of Peace Children's Home and Children Rehabilitation Center was built to provide a loving home for orphaned children from local children's welfare institutes. We are dedicated to serve children with special needs. Currently, all 100 some children at the Home, ranging from six months to six years old, suffer from various congenital illnesses such as cerebral palsy, glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, Down Syndrome and albinism. The POPCH is a special place not only because of what it does, but also a fruit of labor by three separate organizations. The Home was first funded by two international charities, the POP'S Foundation and World Vision International. It then formed a joint venture with the Civil Affairs Bureau of Wuqing, China. The three partners invested more than RMB 6.55 million to construct 49,000 sq. ft. of floor space over a compound of 1.5 acres. The facility can accommodate 100 children under six and provide rehabilitation services to the disabled. |
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| Mr. Kenneth Yeung, is the primary benefactor of the Prince of Peace Children's home. Eager for these orphans to find loving homes and be provided for with food, educationand adequate medical care, Kenneth Yeung, founder of Prince of Peace Enterprises, Inc., set out to investigate what could be done for them. After years of exploration and negotiation with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the project had its ground breaking in May, 2001. In October 2003, the Children's Home began operation and welcomed its first group of babies. |
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| The Prince of Peace Children's Home sets a precedent in China: for the first time, the government has allowed a foreign organization to build, staff and manage an orphanage. Where it All Began The People's Republic of China accounts for about 1.2 billion people. According to statistics, city orphanages house more than 16,000 orphaned and abandoned babies, with thousands more in the countryside. Without a doubt, the needs are tremendous. Unfortunately, the government's one child per family policy presents problems. Male children are traditionally preferred over females. As a result, some female infants are left abandoned. But sex is not an issue where handicapped babies are concerned. They are considered an embarrassment to their families. Economic hardship and special circumstances could give families no choice but to abandon them. When natural disaster like earthquake or flooding strikes, thousands are victimized, and children are orphaned overnight. |
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| We aim to provide a clean and loving home for at least 100 children younger than six years old, with the best possible medical care sought for each of these babies according to their particular needs. 'We are trying to offer orphans comprehensive care and rehabilitative practices to help them grow healthily and upgrade their living capacity,' said World Vision China's CEO, Dr. Thomas S. T. Chan. We are also running a successful foster care program for a couple hundred abandoned children. We are so blessed to situate in the heart of a senior housing project, where hundreds of retired seniors can help foster the kids under our close supervision. |
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| We are working with the Ministry of Civil Affairs to train more leaders and caretakers from various orphanages in China in order to observe and be trained. We are striving to set a new standard of love and care for orphanages throughout China. |
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| The POPCH welcomes families whom have adopted Chinese orphans during a visit to the POP Children's Home in Wuqing. |
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The 2009 China Cultural Trip is officially opened for registration. The date for the trip is June 19-29, 2009. We are very pleased to have the China Language Education Foundation generously subsidizes the cost of the trip. The cost for travel within China will be $700 per adult and $400 per child (age 10 to 17). For more detail information, please see the 2009 brochure Space is limited, and early registration is encouraged. If you are ready to register, please mail the 2009 Application Form and required documents to our office. If you have any questions, please email us at 2009POPChinaCulturalTrip@gmail.com. |
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| The parents and adopted children visited the forbidden city and Tianmen Square. |
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| World Vision International is one of the partner oganizations whom made the POP Children's Home possible. Many of World Vision's volunteers works at the Children's Home. |
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| Some of the children in one of the classrooms. The bright colors help stimulate their senses and aid in their development. |
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| Mrs. Chen from the Civil Affairs Bureau of Wuqing greets the children during Christmas activities. |
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| Adopted families visiting the Children's Home mingling with the children. |
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| Despite many of the children's physical handicaps, all of them enjoy their playtime on slides. |
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| Volunteers from adopted families help with cleaning the children's toys. |
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User comments: | | 2013-11-18 09:24:43 (GMT-6) | 2192: | USA | | 2011-07-02 23:47:13 (GMT-6) | eckBzXIeP: | Display_blog.. Awful :) | | 2011-06-27 05:14:17 (GMT-6) | mCzkSmjFpKtmydYMJ: | Display_blog.. Amazing :) | | 2009-03-13 17:20:49 (GMT-6) | Lizzy: | 回覆喵喵: 他們的宗旨就是要給這些孩子們有個 "溫暖的家". 更希望孩子們能被領養而有個屬於自己的家庭. | | 2009-03-13 07:08:55 (GMT-6) | 來地喵喵: | 雖然這是一篇沒有文字的分享，然而光看照片卻依舊可以讓人強烈感受到「愛的溫暖」 |
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