Blog Tag - NGO

How to Handle Domestic Violence on Beijing’s Streets
Last week, at around 2.30am I was passing through my regular short-cut between Guozijian and Fangjia Hutong, and saw a woman being slapped in the...
Community Matters: Tipsy Charity, History of Beijing's Urban Planning
Get over to Great Leap's Original No. 6 location on Feb 8 from 4-10pm for their Beer for Books event. This is your chance to chug a couple brewskies...
Living La Vida Local: Green Guitar Players, New Clinics and a Little Boy Needs your Help
As we told you earlier, local charity Roundabout sent out a plea to raise funds for Yang Bing, a 5-year-old leukemia patient. The community has...
More than a Masseuse: Bethel China Foundation for the Blind
“A lighthouse is a place designed to help you get to a safe place,” Guillaume Gauvain, founder of Bethel China Foundation, told me. The Lighthouse...
Give Hope Through Education: Become a Sponsor at New Life Centre Today
The New Life Centre, a residential learning center for underprivileged youth, is now urgently seeking sponsors. We spoke with founder Ginny Bai...
Living La Vida Local: China Prom, Breast Fest and NGO Networking
First things first: Drop everything if you haven’t made copies of your passport/visa yet or gotten your housing registered. It’s certainly better to...
World AIDS Day: What You Can Do to Help
Since 1998, Chi Heng Foundation (CHF) has provided basic sponsorship (art and music therapy programs, summer camp and entrepreneurial training) for...
River Watch: Get Back in Touch With Nature
Living in Beijing, we often feel out of touch with nature. High-rise buildings, pollution and concrete roads hardly call to mind dewy grass, fresh...
Smile Like You Mean It: Operation Smile's Scott Snyder
Cleft lips and palates are the fourth most common birth defect in the world, and due to a lack of resources, an estimated one million people are...
A Celebration of All-Things-English: St. George's Day Charity Dinner and Care for Children
For the last three years, St. George’s Day Charity Dinner has donated proceeds to English charity Care for Children, a charity that works to place...
Save Brand Nü Campaign: How You Can Help
Beijing’s first charity store is presently at dire risk of losing its space. Chances are, if you ever visit Wudaoying Hutong, you've popped by Brand...
Helping Migrant Birds to Fly - Interview with NGO Founder
Beijing-based charity Little Bird provides hope to migrant workers by helping to solve industrial disputes, providing legal counseling and career...