To help the disaster-stricken people through this tough time, the faith-based Amity Foundation issued digital "baby vouchers" to the affected people to purchase baby supplies, while churches from Guangdong, Fujian, and Hubei have donated funds and supplies to Jishishan County in Linxia Prefecture, Gansu.
Starting on December 24, 2023, the foundation, in collaboration with the Chengdu Shouyu Charity Development Center, provided redemption cards to 200 families with infants and young children in the affected areas.
"During our research, we found that families with infants in the affected areas have a high demand for milk powder and diapers. However, brands and specifications vary from child to child, making it challenging to meet each person's personalized needs through traditional unified purchasing methods," said Tan Hua, director of Community Development and Disaster Management at the Amity Foundation.
In partnership with Tencent Charity Foundation, the Amity Foundation distributed digital "baby vouchers" to over 2,500 parents of babies born in 2023 in Jishishan County. Each assisted infant receives four vouchers of 50 yuan, totaling 200 yuan, which family members can use via electronic payment to buy milk powder, diapers, clothes, and shoes locally.
Following that, they intend to give these vouchers to every child born in 2023 in Minghe County, Haidong City, which also experienced earthquake damage.
Amity added that as of December 31, 2023, they had transported heaters, coal, cooking oil, lamb meat, vegetables, power strips, and more to the disaster-affected areas. This aid covered 10 locations in Gansu, including Dahejia Town, Shiyuan Town, and Liugou Township, and areas in Qinghai Province such as Guanting Town, Minhe County, Daowei Tibetan Ethnic Township, and Xunhua County in Haidong City.
In addition to Amity, churches in cities like Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, and others in Guangzhou Province initiated donation activities during Sunday services on December 24 and Christmas Eve events. So far, the provincial Christian Council, 21 municipal Christian councils, local churches, and the Charity Foundation of Guangdong CC&TSPM raised over 1.5 million yuan, said the provincial CC&TSPM.
Fujian churches have donated 600,000 yuan to the affected people, reported Fujian CC&TSPM.
Wuhan CC&TSPM in Hubei Province purchased winter supplies valued at 30,600 yuan (including quilts and cotton clothes) and delivered them to Jishishan County.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
为帮助灾民共渡难关，广东，福建，湖北的教会为受地震灾害的甘肃省临夏州积石山县捐款，捐物；爱德基金会发放数字“宝宝券”，让灾民可以自行购买婴儿用品。
据爱德基金会，截止到2023年12月31日，爱德基金会已向甘肃、青海受灾地区运送取暖炉、煤炭、食用油、羊肉、蔬菜、插线板等，覆盖县大河家镇、石塬镇、柳沟乡等10个地方，以及青海省海东市民和县官亭镇、满坪镇和循化县道帏藏族乡等受灾区域。
“我们在调研过程中发现，受灾群众中婴儿家庭对奶粉、尿不湿需求高。但每个孩子使用的品牌、规格不同，传统统一采购的模式很难照顾到每个人个性化的需求。”爱德基金会社区发展与灾害管理团队主任谭花表示。
2023年12月24日起，爱德基金会携手成都授渔公益发展中心为受灾地区200户婴幼儿家庭提供兑换卡。
近日，爱德基金会携手腾讯公益慈善基金会，向积石山县2500余名2023年出生婴儿的家长发放数字“宝宝券”。
每名受助婴儿可获得4张50元、共计200元的“宝宝券”，家人可以以电子支付方式在当地购买奶粉、尿不湿、衣服鞋帽。
接下来，他们将同样向受此次地震影响的青海省海东市民和县2023年出生的全部婴儿发放宝宝券。
据广东省基督教两会，广东广州、深圳、中山、珠海等市教会在12月24日主日崇拜和平安夜活动中发起捐款活动。截至目前，省基督教两会、省内21个地级市基督教两会、堂点和省基督教协会慈善基金会筹得逾150万元。
据福建省三自爱国运动会，截止12月22日，福建基督教会已捐款60万元，
据武汉市基督教两会，武汉市基督教两会采购价值30600元的御寒保暖物资（包括棉被、棉衣），运往积石山县。
爱德，各地教会支援受地震灾害的甘肃
To help the disaster-stricken people through this tough time, the faith-based Amity Foundation issued digital "baby vouchers" to the affected people to purchase baby supplies, while churches from Guangdong, Fujian, and Hubei have donated funds and supplies to Jishishan County in Linxia Prefecture, Gansu.
Starting on December 24, 2023, the foundation, in collaboration with the Chengdu Shouyu Charity Development Center, provided redemption cards to 200 families with infants and young children in the affected areas.
"During our research, we found that families with infants in the affected areas have a high demand for milk powder and diapers. However, brands and specifications vary from child to child, making it challenging to meet each person's personalized needs through traditional unified purchasing methods," said Tan Hua, director of Community Development and Disaster Management at the Amity Foundation.
In partnership with Tencent Charity Foundation, the Amity Foundation distributed digital "baby vouchers" to over 2,500 parents of babies born in 2023 in Jishishan County. Each assisted infant receives four vouchers of 50 yuan, totaling 200 yuan, which family members can use via electronic payment to buy milk powder, diapers, clothes, and shoes locally.
Following that, they intend to give these vouchers to every child born in 2023 in Minghe County, Haidong City, which also experienced earthquake damage.
Amity added that as of December 31, 2023, they had transported heaters, coal, cooking oil, lamb meat, vegetables, power strips, and more to the disaster-affected areas. This aid covered 10 locations in Gansu, including Dahejia Town, Shiyuan Town, and Liugou Township, and areas in Qinghai Province such as Guanting Town, Minhe County, Daowei Tibetan Ethnic Township, and Xunhua County in Haidong City.
In addition to Amity, churches in cities like Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, and others in Guangzhou Province initiated donation activities during Sunday services on December 24 and Christmas Eve events. So far, the provincial Christian Council, 21 municipal Christian councils, local churches, and the Charity Foundation of Guangdong CC&TSPM raised over 1.5 million yuan, said the provincial CC&TSPM.
Fujian churches have donated 600,000 yuan to the affected people, reported Fujian CC&TSPM.
Wuhan CC&TSPM in Hubei Province purchased winter supplies valued at 30,600 yuan (including quilts and cotton clothes) and delivered them to Jishishan County.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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