OCDF Orphan Support Projects
Our Chinese Daughters Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, is committed to improving the lives of orphans living in China. OCDF has programs that allow you to give to a specific orphanage, as well as support our established projects designed especially to assist non-government sponsored orphanages, which depend upon private support from their local community and abroad in order to provide the best possible care for their charges. OCDF particularly seeks out orphanages that take in special needs children, or are located in remote areas of China, making it difficult for those institutions to obtain proper medical care or school supplies.
Online Donations
OCDF is now accepting online donations through Google Checkout! Your credit card transaction is processed by Google through the most secure internet servers around. You have the option to create an account which you can use over and over (Google will remember your credit card information), or you can set up your account so that your credit card information is not stored. You decide!
Even better, Google allows nonprofits that demonstrate their 501(c)(3) status to process credit card donations for free. That means that 100% of your donation goes to supporting orphans in China!
The button below allows you to make a general donation to the orphan support project the OCDF staff deems most in need. Thank you!
OCDF Orphan Support Programs
Coal for Kids
This program supports orphanages with heating and supplies. Currently we provide for 4 orphanagages in Hebei Province and 1 orphanage in Shanxi Province. Each year we spend over $25-35,000 to heat these orphanages. Donations are critical to keeping children warm in winter months. Our fundraising goal for this critical project is $30,000 for this year. Go here for more information (new page coming soon) about this program, or download our Coal for Kids flier.
Donate to the Coal for Kids project:
Thank you! Donations through the button above are earmarked for the Coal for Kids project, and are 100% tax-deductible.
900 Backpacks
This program was designed to support AIDS Orphans in Henan Province who are currently in foster care and school intervention programs through Half the Sky Foundation and the Provincial Civil Affairs Office. There are 100,000 children who have been orphaned when their parents died of AIDS. They need school supplies and hope for the future. Education is their only chance! Go here for more information (new page coming soon) about this program, or download our 900 Backpacks flier.
Donate to the 900 Backpacks project:
Thank you! Donations through the button above are earmarked for the 900 Backpacks project, and are 100% tax-deductible.
Building on Dreams
When OCDF heard the story about one farmer and his wife who decided to take in special needs orphans, we knew we needed to help. In 2006, donations and volunteer effort built a new orphanage for special needs children, the Xuanhua Orphanage. Construction was completed in the summer of 2006 in collaboration with BICCO, and our support of this new orphanage is an on-going project). Go here for more information (new page coming soon), or download our Building on Dreams flier to read the story of one farmer's dream!
Donate to theBuilding on Dreams project:
Thank you! Donations through the button above are earmarked for the Building on Dreams project, and are 100% tax-deductible.
See the Stars
This program provides eyecare and school supplies for Tibetan orphans. OCDF works in collaboration with a medical relief organization serving The Kham District to provide support to approximately 150 children. Because of the high altitudes of these Tibetan orphanages, even children get cataracts, some by the age of 14. This project provides eyecare, surgeries, and eye protection to children in two remote orphanages (a 3-day drive on mountainous roads from Chengdu). School supplies are also needed along with medical and teaching staff. Go here for more information (page coming soon), or download our See the Stars flier to find out more.
Donate to theSee the stars project:
Thank you! Donations through the button above are earmarked for the See the Stars project, and are 100% tax-deductible.
Support a Particular Orphanage
OCDF provides two programs that allow donors to specify which orphanage the funds will go to, and even specific children within those institutions, Orphanage Care Packages and School Sponsorships.
The Orphanage Care Packages program allows donors to provide a care package for a specific orphanage. The care package is bundled in Beijing to make supporting these orphanages both easier and more cost-efficient (no shipping abroad expenses!). The care packages are sent directly to the orphanage from our Beijing office, or to your hotel for you to deliver personally, if you are planning to make an orphanage visit during or after a tour. Please download our Orphanage Care Package flier (PDF) to learn more.
School Sponsorships enable children living in orphanages to attend public school, or a better school than they might be assigned from the orphanage, thus enabling them to meet childrren outside of the institution and make life-long friends with families. Education is their best predictor of success in the future. School Sponsorships can also be used to arrange music lessons or dance lessons for talented children. Some children need even the most basic school supplies, clothing to wear to school, shoes, or eyes exams and glasses. All of this and more can be arranged through OCDF's School Sponsor Program. Please download our School Sponsor flier to learn more.
Beijing Orphan Resource Network
The Beijing Orphan Resource Network (BORN), coordinated by OCDF, is a group of non-profit and orphan care program directors who meet monthly to share resources and work together for better care and programs for children in need. The purpose of BORN is sharing and networking, but it also provides professional development for the leadership of these organizations. For more information, contact: jane@ocdf.org. To become a member of BORN your organization must have an office or orphan care facility within the Beijing-Tianjin corridor.
