Introduction

In 1993, in view of the disastrous flood in Eastern China, a group of Hong Kong artists initiated a series of charity events to raise funds to relieve the plight of the people suffering from flood damage. Some of the artists have also visited The Mainland to gain a better understanding of the local situations and decided that ongoing charitable action was needed to provide assistance to children in order to tackle the root issues on disasters, poverty, diseases and orphans, etc. Subsequently the Caring For Children Foundation (CFCF) was officially registered as a licensed charity organization (Inland Revenue Ordinance no. 91/3922) in 1994.

CFCF’s mission is to care and support children’s welfare in China building on the spirit of “Chinese caring for China”. We strive to improve the quality of living of residents in remote areas in The Mainland through our 4 major programmes: including the “Rehabilitation Programme” to provide assistance to disabled/handicapped children, the “Foster Care Programme” to provide family care for orphans, the “Education Programme” to assist village children to get back to school and the “Disaster Relief Programme” to assist people affected by natural disasters to rebuild their homes.

This year CFCF celebrates its 16th anniversary of working in close collaboration with numerous volunteers for the betterment of rural China. Our work spans 10 provinces and extends into the remote mountain areas of The Mainland to provide essential assistance on disaster relief, education, foster care and rehabilitation. Throughout the years we have subsidized over 150,000 individuals and donated over 60 millions dollars to support children suffering from poverty, loneliness and the handicap in The Mainland allowing them to enjoy a better future.

Mission

Our mission is to raise awareness and to touch the selfless compassion of people around the world to care for the needy in China.

Handling of Donation: local monitoring to ensure effectiveness

To ensure the effectiveness of our programmes and appropriate usage of your donations, we have appointed Mr. Zhou Jian Guo as our local representative stationed in Beijing. He is the ex-Deputy Director of the department of disaster relief of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and possesses over 20 years experience in managing disaster and poverty relief programmes. For each CFCF programme, Mr. Zhou will collect the relevant information (including the no. of benefit recipients, programme values, effects and utilization of local resources) for analysis and reporting on the programme status updates and financial control. On average Mr. Zhou will conduct monthly onsite visit to each programme to evaluate its effectiveness, understand the issues, set up action plans if needed and to verify results. . Such measures are to ensure the best use of our donations and to maximize the social return.