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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Children of Madaifu need hope. Their first steps in life are difficult : their parents are dead or gone and they come from poor families in deprived Chinese provinces. Your support can allow them to stay in their villages, with their relatives and to continue to go to school.

• Orphanages without Walls : the association places orphans and abandoned children in a relative’s home. An allowance is given to the foster family to provide for their basic needs and to finance their education.
• Emergency help for street children : the association finances an emergency shelter for street children in Tianshui (Gansu), in partnership with the local Civil Affairs bureau. The children are fed, housed and taken care of.

It costs an annual average of 2200 yuan to finance each child partaking in the Orphanages without Walls scheme. With a small budget (RMB 600.000 last year), the association has provided for almost 100 children under the Orphanages without Walls program and more than 250 in the Tianshui emergency shelter.

More funding would allow us to :

• Help more children.
• Improve their schooling conditions.
• Give grants to those whishing to attend university.

The association was founded in 1999 by Marcel Roux, a former vice-president of Doctors without Borders. His chinese name was Madaifu, Ma for Marcel and Daifu for doctor. First named “Datong”, the association was renamed “Children of Mafaifu” to pay tribute to its founder, who died in 2006. Initially registered in Hong-Kong, the association is now registered in France.

As a potential donor, you can rest assured that your generosity will bring direct benefits to the Children of Madaifu. We have been operating in China for almost 10 years, in close partnership with local residents : families, village heads, teachers, schools principals and the Civil Affairs bureau. Our only full time employee, assisted by Chinese and French volunteers, is in constant touch with the families and the children and looks after the local finances. We designed our programs to give maximum help to the beneficiaries and have not made any large investments. More than two thirds of our budget is channelled to meet the direct needs of the children.

Thank you for your support.

* 10 yuan = 1 euro