Field Notes: Stories from OneSky's World

Xingshuo, a Sketching Genius

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

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

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

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

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

April 23, 2015/0 Comments/in Blog /by Maya Bowen

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

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

March 26, 2015/0 Comments/in Blog /by Maya Bowen

I have been working as a nanny for over five years and I have seen many babies enter our programs. […]

March 17, 2015/0 Comments/in Blog /by Maya Bowen

When I met Xuanjie, he was a tiny and lovely one-year-old baby. But during our first few play sessions together, […]

March 14, 2015/0 Comments/in Blog /by Maya Bowen

My wife is a very dedicated foster mother in our Family Village program. She always puts her children first. But […]