In year 2006, the child nurturing donation funds that the CCAA received from overseas adoption agencies, adoptive familes as well as from charitable organizations totaled approximately 4.14 million in RMB. The CCAA has also received 552 pieces of donated equipment, which include blankets, atomizers, rocking chairs, milk bottles, etc.

Out of the funds, 3.35 million Yuan has been completely used in training the staff of welfare institutes and improving the child nurturing facilities. The following agencies have donated a total of approximately 1.45 million Yuan: Chinese Children Adoption International, Children’s Home Society Of Minnesota, Wide Horizons For Children, Inc, AAC Adoption & Family Network, Inc. which was used for up to 16 sessions of successful training programs to improve the skills of the orphanage directors, infant caretakers, rehabilitation and nutrition specialists, children's development evaluators, etc. These programs helped to train 580 staff members for the welfare institutes; among those, 347 people passed the qualifying test for infant caretaker and nutritionist, and have obtained the related certificate. The following agencies have donated a total of approximately 1.9 million Yuan: Children’s Home Society Of Minnesota, Wide Horizons For Children, Inc, Bethany Christian Services, China Adoption With Love, Inc, Christian World Adoption, Adoption Associates, Inc, Bal Jagat Children’s World, Inc, Adoption House, Sunny Ridge Family Center, Catholic Charities Of Fairfield County, Inc, Bay Area Adoption Services, European Adoption Consultants, Inc, Deborah Hober, Children’s Bridge International Adoption Consultants, La Societe D’Adoption Enfants Du Monde, Akuna International, etc., which was used to purchase incubators, rehabilitation equipment, refrigerators, sterilizers, water heaters, washers and dryers, all of which were donated to over 90 social welfare institutes all over the country at 2 separate ceremonies of donation for child nurturing: one on June 1st, Children's Day, 2006 and the other right before the new year 2007. (Once all the donated items reach their destinations, we'll send feedback to the donating agencies.)

The left 790,000 Yuan will be used for child nurturing programs in year 2007.

Disabled orphans are the most vulnerable group in society. They need care, help and support from the entire society. We hope that more organizations and individuals will join in this enterprise of children's welfare and contribute their part in order to help enhance the orphanage staff's work, improve child care facilities as well as to provide the orphans with a happy and healthy development.

We sincerely thank the agencies and families listed above for your care and support of our child nurturing work in the passed year!

Child Nurturing Department, China Center of Adoption Affairs

January 22, 2007