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Orphans donate pocket money

More than 300 children orphaned in the Lijiang earthquake of 1996 have donated a year's pocket money to victims of the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan. The total of 15,174 yuan ($2,200) is a significant sacrifice for the orphans from Yunn ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, May 22 2008

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28 May 08 visit Lijiang school offers orphans bright future  »  People's Daily Forty-one children orphaned by the Sichuan earthquake began rebuilding their lives yesterday at the Lijiang Orphan School. The youngsters, aged 7 to 14, are all from Shifang, one of the worst-hit areas. About 200 pupils and 40 teachin ...
11 Jul 08 visit China and Japan: Support to Earthquake Orphans  »  Global Voices Martin J Frid from Kurashi blogs about a Japanese non-profitable group, Ashinaga's initiative in helping earthquake Orphans. Recently the group helped bring Japanese earthquake orphans to Sichuan.
13 Aug 09 visit China quake orphans fly to Canada for rehabilitation  »  People's Daily A first group of 18 children orphaned in last year's devastating earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province flew to Canada Thursday on a recuperation tour. The children, aged from 10 to 17, left Chengdu, the provincial capital, at 7 a.m. and...
29 Apr 09 visit Sichuan orphans remain homeless  »  People's Daily Ten children with disabilities orphaned by the Sichuan earthquake are still waiting to be adopted nearly one year after the devastating tragedy. The children, all aged under 11 years, were among 325 boys and girls in Mianyang left without parents after...
07 Jun 08 visit Official: quake orphans estimated under 2,000  »  People's Daily China's Ministry of Civil Affairs has said that children orphaned by the Sichuan massive earthquake would be under 2,000, although local governments have not yet verified identity of all unclaimed children. Zhang Shifeng of the mini ...

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