Earthquake in China - 2008

Right now, in China, Half the Sky operates 12 permanent family villages for orphaned children whose physical and developmental challenges will preclude them from being adopted.

LiuShan-Love for Babies

HTS Field Supervisor, Liu Shan (above right):
I started working for Half the Sky as a nanny at the Xinyang Social Welfare Institution. Then I became the Nanny Supervisor. Last year I became an Infant Nurture Field Supervisor and travel all over for Half the Sky.. I loved working as a nanny because I spent so much time with the babies. But my job as a field supervisor is also gratifying....

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The Earthquake in Sichuan

PART ONE - THE AFTERMATH

PART TWO - REBUILDING CHILDREN'S LIVES

PART THREE - THE BIG TOPS

PART THREE

Dujiangyan, Summer, 2008 : Throughout the summer and early fall, Half the Sky works to create "BigTops" - Children's Activity Centers - in refugee camps near the earthquake epicenter. The BigTops offer preschool and endless activities for school-age children: art, music, dance, sports and games. Most of all, the BigTops offer a safe place for children just to be children. Watched over by caregivers receiving ongoing training in helping children deal with trauma, the children will, over time, find the resilience to go on with their lives.

The images that follow are taken at BigTop #1, in Qinjian Refugee Camp.

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