Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 12:42AM | Share Article 
Many of the children in Xining Children's Home are so severely disabled that getting to know them takes much more than one conversation. It means spending quality time carefully observing their behaviour and learning to recognise their subtle communications.
Not so with Yao! Besides rating 10/10 on the cuteness scale, this little girl has a full-on Personality.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 08:36PM | Share Article 
One leather ball, 16 teams, 176 players, and a couple of hundred supporters... that's exactly what's needed for a day of fun, fun, fun, and some stiff competition! But this event isn't just about the excitement of competing in a football tournament. This is about helping people who live on the edge and rarely, if ever, have any fun.
Monday, September 16, 2013 at 08:58PM | Share Article 
Teenagers from ethnic minority groups at our SHINE centre have limited access to the outdoors. Their parents work long hours, so the world beyond the boundaries of home and school is only viewed on TV, or discovered in books.
Our aim is to help these teens to overcome their limitations, develop new skills, and apply that way of thinking to other areas of their lives.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 10:31PM | Share Article 
As a teenager I won several school singing competitions, but my parents couldn't afford to pay for music lessons. When I was offered an interview at a recording company, I had to turn it down because I was leaving Malaysia to study in England. I know what it's like to say goodbye to the dream of becoming a singer - so now I'm thrilled to see the dream of another young singer from a poor family being fulfilled.
Let me introduce you to Siu Tin, who came here with her large family three years ago from mainland China.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 07:40PM | Share Article 
He is not often still. His thin body is confined to a Cerebral Palsy chair, but he is always moving, his hands reaching out for anything he might be able to touch, all the while his head circling, eyes roaming. But when he hears his name - "Pang" - he breaks into a gap-toothed grin. He delights in human contact.
Those insightful words were written by JoAnn Yau. JoAnn and Nelson left their comfortable home in Hong Kong to go and serve the severely disabled children in our care in Xining Children's Home.