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Introduction to Half the Sky Foundation Half the Sky Foundation (HTS) was created in 1998 in order to enrich the lives and enhance the prospects for orphaned children in China. We establish and operate infant nurture and pre- school programs, provide personalized learning for older children, and offer loving permanent family care, medical care and guidance for children with disabilities. It is our goal to ensure that every orphaned child has a caring adult in her life and a chance at a bright future.

In 13 years, a handful of supporters, mostly adoptive parents of Chinese babies, has grown to include 30,000 supporters world-wide, as well as a growing number of caring corporate citizens and private foundations.

In 13 years Half the Sky has trained thousands of caregivers to nurture the children enrolled in !"#$%&'$!(()&*"!&'$+,)-,*.#/$

In 2008, Half the Sky was deeply honored to receive the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, presented in Oxford, England to Jenny Bowen by former US President Jimmy Carter.

Rainbows for the Children Quick Facts About Half the Sky

Half the Sky is committed to helping our government partners Children Served: improve the child welfare system to ensure that every orphaned child 6,000 currently enrolled in Half the Sky programs has a caring adult in her life. Only then can there be real prospects for 50,000 children have participated in HTS’ programs since its inception a brighter future for all institutionalized children in China. Employees: China 1,500 Hong Kong 5 Australia 1 Canada 1 UK 1 US 14 To that end, as we begin our transition from offering programs di- HTS Children’s Centers: rectly to welfare institutions, Half the Sky has started working with Anhui - , Chuzhou the government on the new Rainbow Program – a transformative joint training program that will give tens of thousands of caregivers Fujian - the tools they need to provide China’s most vulnerable children the Guangdong - , Maoming-Maonan, Qingyuan, best possible care. Shaoguan, Guangxi - Beihai, Guilin, Nanning, Wuzhou Through this groundbreaking program, Half the Sky and its gov- Guizhou - ernment partners are co-training the caregivers in the country’s vast Hainan - , social welfare system to provide optimal care for the children, care Hebei - that in addition to food, clothing and shelter includes the one-on-one Heilongjiang - nurturing that is the heart of Half the Sky’s work. Henan - , Xinyang, Hubei - Huangshi, Caregivers will attend national and regional trainings and will also Inner Mongolia - , have access to e-learning materials and resources made widely avail- Hunan - , Chenzhou, Shaoyang, Xiangtan, Yiyang (2 sites), able via an innovative online learning community already under de- Yueyang velopment. - , Gaoyou, , Jiangxi - , Jiujiang, These materials will feature the best practices Half the Sky has honed Jilin - during its years training caregivers to provide care for institutional- Liaoning - ized children. The materials will be presented in an interactive format Shaanxi - Xi’an also honed through Half the Sky’s long experience training caregiv- Shanxi - ers. Shandong - , Sichuan - , Yibin 01'$2*!(3)4$5,)-,*.$)6%7!*889$8*:(71';$)($<1!8;,'(=#$>*9?$@:('$ 1, 2011 and is being supported by a generous grant from JPMorgan Xinjiang - Urumqi Chase Foundation. China Care Home in : Serves 250 medically fragile infants and toddlers annually This program will truly bring rainbows into the lives of hundreds of thousands of children living in welfare institutions by ensuring that Revenue and Budget: they have a loving adult in their daily lives. 2009 $9,014,425 | 2010 $9,854,000 | 2009 dollars to programs: 84%

At a transformative moment in China’s child welfare history, Half Incorporated in 1998; Charitable registration in US (1999), Hong Kong the Sky is making real its dream of bringing nurturing care to every (2006), Canada (2004, 2009), PRC (2008), the UK & the Netherlands (2009), Australia (2009) institutionalized child. December, 2011 Edition Overview of Half the Sky’s Programs

Young babies need more than shelter and food. In order to thrive and develop normally, they also need daily love, stimulation and in- teraction with a caring and consistent adult. Half the Sky employs, trains and supervises local women to work as full-time nannies at its Infant Nurture Centers. Our trained nannies provide orphaned babies the stimulation, bonding, affection, and developmentally ap- propriate play experiences that are essential to a healthy start in life.

At Half the Sky Preschools, experienced teachers from the local community are trained to provide an innovative curriculum that com- bines the best of Chinese methods with the Reggio-Emilia approach to early education. The program is designed to give young children "1'$#'86A7)(%;'(7'?$3*#!7$#B!88#?$*(;$8)&'$)6 $8'*,(!(-$"1*"$4!88$1'8+$ them to move on to primary school and attain the positive sense of self so often missing in institutionalized children.

Older orphaned children, especially those who have spent their lives !($4'86*,'$!(#"!":"!)(#$*(;$1*&'$()"$1*;$"1'$3'('%"$)6 $'*,89$';:7*- tion, often simply give up on themselves. But when encouraged by caring mentors and teachers, they have the same dreams as every child. Half the Sky’s Youth Services Program provides learning and support for school-aged children and youth that is targeted to their interests, talents and aspirations--art, sewing, computer science, English, mentoring, dance, etc. Those who are able go on to attend &)7*"!)(*8$#71))8#$*(;$:(!&',#!"!'#$4!"1$%(*(7!*8$#:++),"$6,).$C*86 $ the Sky.

Half the Sky’s Family Villages provide permanent families for children with special needs who have no hope of being adopted. D66),"#$!(78:;'$%""!(-$):"$*+*,".'("#$")$1):#'$6*.!8!'#$.*;'$:+$)6 $ foster parents recruited from the local community and up to four or %&'$),+1*(';$71!8;,'(/$C0E=$F*.!89$G!88*-'#$'(*38'$71!8;,'($41)$ will never be adopted to grow up knowing the love of a family while also receiving support services that the welfare institution and HTS programs provide.

The China Care Program provides professional and nurturing ,):(;A"1'A78)7B$7*,'$6),$.';!7*889$6,*-!8'$71!8;,'($%-1"!(-$6),$"1'!,$ lives. Children born too small and weak to survive or children with life-threatening birth defects that require specialized treatment that cannot be provided at any local hospital are moved from orphanages all over China to Beijing where they receive state-of-the-art medical care in-hospital and doting pre-and-post operative care at the China Care Home. Contact Us www.halfthesky.org | [email protected] AUSTRALIA MAINLAND CHINA Half the Sky Foundation Australia Ltd. Half the Sky Foundation PO Box 8850, Armadale, Vic, 3143 Unit 4-2-142 Jianguomenwai Diplomatic Compound Phone: +61 (0)423 022 767 Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600 Fax: +61 (0)3 9824 8008 Phone: +86 10 8532 3042 Fax: +86 10 8532 1920 CANADA Half the Sky Foundation (Canada) UNITED KINGDOM 31-4429 Kingsway, PO BOX 72101 Half the Sky Foundation (UK) Limited Burnaby, BC Canada V5H 4P9 PO Box 332 Phone/Fax: +1 604 282 1052 TELFORD TF1 9DG Phone: +44 01952 261004 HONG KONG Half the Sky Foundation (Asia) Limited UNITED STATES Room 2703/27/F, Shun Feng International Centre Half the Sky Foundation 182 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong 715 Hearst Avenue, Ste. 200, Berkeley, CA 94710 Phone: +852 2520 5266 Phone: +1 510 525 3377 Fax: +852 2520 5168 Fax: +1 510 525 3611

December, 2011 Edition