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Clean water for kids
China
Entry Date:
Mar. 2007
Currently Serving:
78,806
CHILDREN
Our China “Clean Water for Orphans Project” was launched in 2007, for completion in 2013, to assure safe drinking water for every active orphanage in the country. China is a child's righ's first country program and our most audacious to date. Great things are happening in China at a massive scale.
Last Updated: Today at 8:00 am PST. 
1 community center
19 displacement camps
366 orphanages
8 schools
19 displacement camps
366 orphanages
8 schools
Clean Water for Every Orphanage in China
Can we ensure every active orphanage in China has clean water?
Our work in China is both complex and gratifying. It was in China that our founder’s focus on cleaning water for institutionalized children was first formed, and here that many of our enduring ideals and beliefs were first borne. Today, China is home to our most audacious program yet: ensuring that every single active orphanage in the country will have clean, safe water! —»
Fewer Orphans in China
China is reducing the number of orphans in institutions
Things are changing in China’s orphanages. It is not the same old story you’ve always heard.
In our work over the past decade, we have watched orphanages throughout China reduce their numbers — sometimes by more than 75%. —»
Our Work in the Kaiyuan Orphanage
One example out of hundreds in China
Our China Project: Clean Water for Orphans, has taken us into some of the the poorest and hardest to reach cities of China while, at other times, provides glimpses into the wealthiest and most economically advanced cities in the country. —»
Working in Post-Earthquake Sichuan
Our largest natural disaster response
On May 12, 2008, a deadly earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province, toppling thousands of homes, schools and factories. China’s worst natural disaster in three decades killed an estimated 80,000 people, orphaned 5,000 children and left more than 5 million people homeless. —»
Sharing the Cup Between Young and Old
Wonderful side effects of our work in China
Wherever we do our work, we are focused on the children. That said, we do know that many adults benefit from a child’s right’s work. For example, staff in every institution we serve – whether teachers, social workers, custodians or medical personnel – get to drink the same clean water. —»
