Field Notes
10 toys from nothing helping China’s “left behind” children
In the absence of big budgets for store-bought toys – imaginations take over and what teachers and children can create […]
Kids hop, step and jump ahead
Left behind but not falling behind in rural China Millions of children in China’s rural villages are left behind each […]
Rain rain come again – little Yufei wants to learn
How a rainstorm in China became a lesson for orphanage preschoolers Yufei was first to notice it. It’s raining! Why […]
Tackling Vietnam’s problem daycare centers
Vietnamese parents with no alternative but to leave children with under-qualified carers can start to hope for improvement In 2017, […]
When this groundbreaking nursery opened a reading corner – something wonderful happened (PICS)
The Early Learning Center (ELC) in Da Nang in Vietnam is one of a kind – set up specifically for […]
Why Vietnam is considering childcare as its industry grows
By Jenny Bowen, Founder & CEO OneSky Imagine being a parent moving from rural Vietnam to a big city for […]
They call themselves the “Spicy Sisters.”
…and a message from one of their fathers made our day. In 2007, nine girls were all adopted from the […]
How a special teacher gave “left behind” Yutong hope
Yutong is one of rural China’s “left behind” children, but while her parents have moved away for work, teacher Li […]
20 Steps: How love transformed one child’s life, and thousands more followed.
It started with a single adopted child who learned to laugh, love and be loved. 1 (1997) Jenny and […]
This mother’s love turned an adopted child’s life around – then inspired a miracle. (VIDEO)
Jenny Bowen reasoned if love could turn around one child’s life, then why not more? It did – almost 170,000 […]