In 1998, Jenny and Richard Bowen, adoptive parents of a toddler from China, joined with other adoptive parents to form Half the Sky. Its mission: to provide nurturing care for China's orphans. Half the Sky has since touched the lives of over 15,000 children, helping set up preschools around the country to finding permanent homes for medically- and developmentally challenged orphans. Its newest initiative, the China Care Program, provides medical treatment and care for medically fragile orphans—from premature babies to those born with birth defects—until they're healthy enough to return to an orphanage. Peer-to-Peer Match: The Spud will match the first $100 in donations. Donate in any amount directly to Half the Sky by Friday, then forward your donation confirmation to thespudorg@gmail.com. We'll match the donations in the order we receive the confirmations. Additionally, we'll donate $1 for each new Facebook fan or Twitter follower we receive by then up to $100. Become a fan here; follow us here. The Spud thanks Thomas Chadefaux for sponsoring this challenge. UPDATE: This challenge has closed. Photo credit: Half the SkyMonday, April 12, 2010
Project #14: Help Nurture Orphans in China
In 1998, Jenny and Richard Bowen, adoptive parents of a toddler from China, joined with other adoptive parents to form Half the Sky. Its mission: to provide nurturing care for China's orphans. Half the Sky has since touched the lives of over 15,000 children, helping set up preschools around the country to finding permanent homes for medically- and developmentally challenged orphans. Its newest initiative, the China Care Program, provides medical treatment and care for medically fragile orphans—from premature babies to those born with birth defects—until they're healthy enough to return to an orphanage. Peer-to-Peer Match: The Spud will match the first $100 in donations. Donate in any amount directly to Half the Sky by Friday, then forward your donation confirmation to thespudorg@gmail.com. We'll match the donations in the order we receive the confirmations. Additionally, we'll donate $1 for each new Facebook fan or Twitter follower we receive by then up to $100. Become a fan here; follow us here. The Spud thanks Thomas Chadefaux for sponsoring this challenge. UPDATE: This challenge has closed. Photo credit: Half the Sky
