Field Notes

Training Ruonan’s Nanny

Newborn Ruonan arrived at the Kaifeng SWI on a cold winter’s day. She was tiny, had a lower limb deformity, […]

WenJing Learns Patience & Scarf-Knitting

Wenjing, a 15-year old girl in our Youth Services program, attends our art classes and is a skilled young lady […]

Feihong, a Confident Girl

When I first met Feihong, she was a small, helpless baby, but in the last two years, I have watched […]

Xingshuo, a Sketching Genius

Meet Xingshuo, our ‘Sketching Genius!’ Xingshuo joined our Youth Services Program in 2011 and it was clear from the start […]

A Loving Daughter

When Ma ChunXue became a dad at our Family Village in Changchun, he knew his three children, especially his daughter […]

Children’s Day In Chongqing

To celebrate Children’s Day, our Family Village families in Chongqing gathered for a lively performance. The main hall was all […]

A Dairy Farm Visit Topped off by Chocolate Milk!

Some children in our preschool recently got to visit a dairy farm to learn about cows and the milk production […]

Never Say ‘I Can’t’

It always makes me sad when a child in my care says: “I can’t.” It means that they have lost […]

Opening Caregivers’ Eyes

I began working at the Chenzhou SWI in 1998, the year Half the Sky was founded. At that time, most […]

Two Jumping Brothers & A Jumping Fish

The families at the Hefei CWI recently enjoyed a day at a nearby park. As they walked from the institution, […]