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Archive for the 'Half the Sky' Category

Updates from HTS and LWB

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

As I reported yesterday, HTS (Half the Sky) reports that they have had contact with the Chengdu, Chongqing and Yibin orphanages and that all is well. The children were all evacuated until the tremors passed, the buildings suffered no great damage, and no children were injured. This morning they note that the children have once [...]

Half the Sky update

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Half the Sky has provided me with another update. Too bad we can’t have a drumroll here, this feels like it needs one: People have now sent in $12,354.38 on behalf of ChinaAdoptTalk.com. As I’ve said in the past, if you feel you get value from the site, please consider donating to Half the Sky. [...]

The Storms in China

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Half the Sky has updated their storm page: http://www.halfthesky.org/work/littlemouse.php In some cases, the news is worse, not better. When people receive their referral, often the first thing they can “do” is go search down their child’s orphanage and get an idea of the kind of care the babies typically get from their child’s orphanage. They [...]

Referrals and Storms

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

Some agencies began receiving referrals yesterday. An agency received referrals for their 12/20 families but not their 12/28 families An agency received referrals for their 12/26 families This tells me that the 28th is not likely included, and the 26th is. I’ll take it to an R5 that the cut off is the 26th or [...]

Vote for Half the Sky

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

This is a contest to vote for someone to run with the Olympic torch. If Jenny wins she will run with the torch and will have 8 children from orphanages in 8 different provinces run with her. Click here to vote!    

ACR and HTS

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

A Child’s Right (ACR) is collaborating with Half the Sky (HTS) on their upcoming trip and hopes to be able to install a clean water system into two orphanages that Half the Sky works in (Wuhan and Huangshi). This has been kind of a last minute collaboration though, and they are trying to raise money [...]