Our aim is to bring hope and opportunity to China’s poorest and most vulnerable children by working with their communities to improve children’s health, education, environment and life skills.
ChangAi represented
at the inaugural Gift Bazaar in Beijing
On the 29th November 2009, ChangAi
Partnership & Liaison Officer, Brooke Avory, represented ChangAi at The
Gift Bazaar, a dynamic community event held in Beijing to celebrate the gift of
Christmas.
The bazaar was held at the Canadian International
School (CIS) and exhibited arts, crafts and local produce from NGOs and
artisans. The event attracted members of
the local and international communities in Beijing who came to visit the 40
stalls and displays, watch performances from CIS school children and sample the
range of tasty food on offer including home-made baked goods from the Bread of
Life Bakery, a bakery creating jobs and providing support to disabled orphans.
Brooke spent the day talking to visitors to the ChangAi
stall about the project's activities and selling the newly produced ChangAi
greeting cards. Proceeds of the cards will go towards an arts activity in one
of the villages which ChangAi supports.
During
the ChangAi April 2009 visit to the project area, a village chief and members of the
village-level Women's Federation raised one
of the biggest issues facing young
people and teens in the local villages: the question of what they will do when they
finish school. Some
older children may decide to move to nearby cities to find work.
Q: What skills do they need to navigate the dangers associated with traveling to a new city, negotiate good working conditions and earn a living?
If you
have ideas or suggestions about how ChangAi can address these issues, email admin@chang-ai.org
