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Half The Sky Children's Earthquake Fund
 Half The Sky has quickly stepped up and created an
emergency relief fund for children affected by the
terrible and tragic earthquake in China.
We will be sending a donation from
myadoptionwebsite, and encourage our families
and friends to give as you are able.
Click here to make a donation. Thank you so
very much. I know I speak for the entire
myadoptionwebsite community when I say that our
prayers and hearts are with China during this very sad
time, with adoptive families traveling in that region,
and anyone waiting to travel whose child may live
there as well. We are thinking of you all.
The following is part of an important message from
HTS's director, Jenny Bowen.
Many of you have asked us to set up an emergency
relief fund, like we did during the winter storms.
Given the nature of this disaster and the fact that
help for children may well be needed outside welfare
institutions (where we have a direct line) we have
waited to set up such a fund until we had absolute
assurance that we could put a system in place to
deliver the aid where it is most desperately needed.
Half the Sky takes the designation of a
donor-restricted gift seriously – that’s our promise
to you. We understand that when you make an emergency
donation, you put your trust in us. We have spoken
very carefully about this with our colleagues at the
Ministry of Civil Affairs. We now have their promise
as well.
In cooperation with the ministry, we have now set up
the Half the Sky Children’s Earthquake Fund. Your
donations to the fund will be used to provide
emergency and long-term relief to children affected by
the disaster. Relief will include emergency shelter,
food, and medical care for children orphaned or
separated from their families. It will include
temporary or long-term foster care or, when necessary,
temporary institutional care.
We have a commitment from the ministry that we will
receive regular updates on the use of funds and, most
important, the well-being of the children.
(photo by the Associated Press)
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(May
8)
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