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HONG Retired Pediatrician - Oversees All Amity Hugging Granny & Orphan Medical Aid Projects Dr. Hong is a retired pediatrician who now works for Amity, primarily as a volunteer. At first she was a Hugging Granny, but now she oversees all the Amity Hugging Grannies, as well as all of the medical projects for the orphans. This involves traveling to several provinces. She encourages the Grannies and trains them in teaching techniques. She instructs the Hugging Granny volunteers |
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child development techniques and encourages them to give special
attention to the children who need extra help.
Dr. Hong speaks from experience. She spent six months teaching a child with cerebral palsy to eat and walk. Now that child is an eight year old and able to attend primary school. Dr. Hong reflects, "Being a Granny is hard work but very rewarding. You can make a big difference in the live of many children and even save some lives." |
ZHANG
ZHENG XIU Grandma Zhang provides smiles and loving medical care to the children in the room for severely ill and malnourished infants and toddlers in the orphanage at Nanchang. This kind lady exemplifies how hugs and attention, along with the proper medical care, can turn a child's life around. |
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QIAO XIAN Retired Physician - Hugging Granny Nanchang Orphanage - Severely Ill Infants Room Grandma Qiu works very hard every day in the severely ill infant's room, trying to save the lives of babies. She gives special attention to severely malnourished infants and toddlers. She even prepares and brings special food for the children from home. |
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XIN HUA Grandma Yu, a retired kindergarten teacher, says "Formerly, I was used to teaching children living with their families. So, this was difficult at first... |
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| Grandma Tang and I decided to create some new lesson plans, concentrating on basic developmental skills that these children had been deprived of learning previously. We began by teaching them to walk and talk. They've caught up quickly and we're working on learning songs and words now. | ||
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HOU ZHEN Retired Teacher - Hugging Granny Nanchang Orphanage - Hepatitis B Unit Grandma Tang, a retired primary school teacher, says "This job has been difficult. It was very sad to see the condition of the children and I cried my first day of work." |
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| Along with Grandma Yu, she worked hard on a teaching plan for these children. It included games, songs, learning colors and the names of body parts. The curriculum also included other learning activities - learning the names of things from pictures and basic skills such as dressing oneself. | ||
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YAN YU When she agreed to be a Hugging Granny her friends and family objected, said "Why take this job? It's hard work and you don't get paid and you have to take a crowded bus there everyday during the hot summer." But she says work is very interesting and she's |
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ZHOU Caregiver - Hugging Granny Nanchang Orphanage - Toddler Rooms "I was hesitant at first to become an Amity Grandma. My son and daughter wanted me to care for their children. But I've come to love these children and they show affection for me. They all run to see me in the morning and I can tell by their expressions how they feel about me. Now they are healthy and developing well." |
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YU YAN During a recent meeting with Amity staff, Grandma Zhang told them she'd been buying tapes and dolls that talk for the children with her own money. She says that the orphanage staff members have been helpful and are "warm hearted". We all feel exactly the same way about her... |
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RETIRED
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER HUGGING GRANNY Nanchang Orphanage - Toddler Rooms Retired teachers make wonderful candidates for the Hugging Granny program. They bring training in early childhood development and education, as well as a myriad of ideas for activities, to the children in the orphanages. Kids who wouldn't have the chance to go to pre-school get school brought to them instead! |
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ORGANIZED Grannies in Nanchang even bring the children to administrative meetings. No reason to stop those hugs for a meeting! |
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QIAO XIAN AND ZHANG ZHENG XIU Nanchang Orphanage Granny Qiu Qiao Xian is a retired doctor and Zhang Zheng Xiu is a retired nurse. Their skills are invaluable in attending to the needs of infants. |
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At a recent meeting of the Grannies in Nanchang, Dr. Hong encouraged them all and said she was very impressed with the changes, especially in the handicapped toddler room. Thanks to the caring of the Hugging Grannies, the situation is much improved. Before the children sat on the potty stools all day long but now they can walk, play, sing songs and learn words. We can always use more Hugging Grannies! They allow us to help the largest number of children, using minimum resources. Currently, we're sponsoring 53 Hugging Grannies. Donations are always gratefully accepted.
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