Mental Health China Project #52895

Resilience for 1000Left-behind kids in Rural China

by Shining Star Organization

Project Report | Oct 19, 2022
All together we can: sales for good

By Summer Tan | Executive Director

Shining Star and The Happy Monk jointly launched a charity sale. The charity sale featured about 150 handmade items made by more than 150 left-behind children from Shiaiai Primary School, Shuikou Hope Primary School and Wentang Primary School in Huaiji County, Zhaoqing City, including hand-painted bamboo weaves, creative hats and personalized paintings. These children are left-behind children who are deeply loved by the volunteers of Shining Star. Therefore, they also want to love others in their own way. Through the charity sale, they raise money for other students in need and pass on love and hope to others. "My cousin is also from Huaiji. When I heard that these works were drawn by children from Huaiji county, I wanted to come and support them." After we introduced the contents of the sale, a gentleman from Huaiji County, Zhaoqing, came to know about it and selected his favorite work. "When I saw the painting, I liked the color scheme. It made me feel relaxed, comfortable and free." As of 22:30 on September 9, we sold 73 works, a total of 2,859rmb. The proceeds from the charity sale will be directly donated to support the mental health development of left-behind children in mountainous areas. The event is not only a fundraising activity to the program, but also a great feedback to the left-behind kids that their works is valuable and they have power to

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