Children's Day

China might be perceived as a land of “little emperors” thanks to the one-child policy, a place where children are extremely cherished, but the attitudes to disabilities here are…erm… old fashioned to put it politely. On a day like today, it’s good to know that there are organizations like Bethel in the world working for the good of disadvantaged children to make sure they have some childhood memories as happy as the ones I've just mentioned!

To quote from their website: “Bethel is a not-for-profit organization that provides foster care, education and professional training for Chinese orphans who are blind or visually impaired.” There are two projects, “The Love is Blind project” (located in the couth of Beijing) and “Project 5+5+5” which works around the country to train state-run orphanage workers. You can check out more about their work (and how you can support it) here, and I hope you do!

some of the kids who live at Bethel's "The Love is Blind Project" in the south of Beijing