Like I mentioned in the previous post, I will be working with the Amity Foundation, f
On the Amity Foundation's website, they describe themselves as
i rst in 南京, and then in 遂宁. Some of you might be asking yourselves why I decided to work with this foundation in particular. To be honest, I had never heard about the Foundation until I decided to apply as a volunteer. The more I researched Amity, the more interested I became in the work they do and their initiatives for social development. On the Amity Foundation's website, they describe themselves as
" an independent Chinese social development organization [that] was created in 1985 on the initiative of Chinese Christians to promote education, social service, health, community development and civil society building from China's coastal provinces in the east to the minority areas of the west."
The Amity Foundation was formed on the heels of China's Reform and Opening, when the nation was progressing economically at astounding rates, yet still reeling from the tumultuous revolutionary era.
The Foundation is indeed a Christian organization, and Christian philosophy is behind much of what they do, Although I consider myself more of an agnostic than a theist, I am drawn to certain social justice aspects of Christian doctrine.
Amity works towards certain goals to improve the quality of life for people all over China, such as:
I have included this highly informative video to further explain Amity's mission as a spearhead for social development:
The Foundation is indeed a Christian organization, and Christian philosophy is behind much of what they do, Although I consider myself more of an agnostic than a theist, I am drawn to certain social justice aspects of Christian doctrine.
Amity works towards certain goals to improve the quality of life for people all over China, such as:
- poverty reduction
- general public health
- HIV prevention and control
- training of communities, ethnic minorities and disadvantaged urban populations
- environmental protection
- Education for the children of migrant workers
- Special education (with deaf or disabled children)
- Orphan care
- Integrated development (providing basic health care, schooling, clean energy, agricultural skills training and microfinance)
I have included this highly informative video to further explain Amity's mission as a spearhead for social development:
In addition, I have started reading a book titled 'Whose Religion is Christianity: The Gospel Beyond the West' in an attempt to understand the cultural, social and economic factors of Christianity's global popularity beyond the Western World.