A Cinderella Story

We know it so well: her parent dies, a step-parent enters, and that poor girl's life is changed forever. For the children of poor nomadic Tibetans, losing a parent to accident or disease is common. Regardless of the emotional state of the child, the remaining parent must remarry quickly. It's a matter of survival. And if the step-parent already has children, the grieving child is rarely accepted and usually becomes a 'servant' - the last to be fed and without hope of an education. Young Decou was a Tibetan Cinderella.

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The Sound of Music

The sound of a dentist's drill is unmistakable. For many of us, it's something that causes us to break out in a cold sweat. But for the social workers in Xining Children's Home that sound can have a very sweet ring to it.

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Talent In Limbo

Aron fled his war torn country to get away from guerilla rebels. He was a 14-year-old when he was first called on to draw posters and banners representing opposing factions, first by one side and then the other. He eventually became a threat because he knew too much about too many important people.

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When Rules Break People

Wai Fan and her brothers and sisters attended summer school at Mong Kok Service Centre

Rules are usually good. After all, God gave us Ten Commandments to live by - the majority of them aimed at preventing other people being hurt. But there are times when rules that are meant to protect people end up hurting the most vulnerable among us. A year ago we discovered one such case.

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A Born Leader!

One of life's unsolved mysteries is why a child who has the confidence, courage and intellect to achieve great things is born in a body which is lacking in many other ways.

One thing I do know is that the rest of us who have healthy bodies also have the ability to encourage and support children like these... children like six-year-old Chui.

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