ASFC will from time to time make donations to overseas orphanages as deemed appropriate by the Executive Committee.
Most of our aid is raised via the annual subscription fee and donations.
In 2003 we donated money to Friends for All Children in Thailand for the purchase of bicycles.
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2007 |
| December 06 - on going | Our Chinese Daughters Foundation - China | Money raised so far: $2,200 (inclusive ASFC Donation of $1000) | http://www.ocdf.org/orphansupport |
| LiMing Orphanage is about 2 hours drive from DaMing and is run by volunteer nuns from the Chinese Catholic Church. There are 101 children at LiMing and an additional 40 children in foster care with local families. In 2000, they changed to a new boiler for heating and the heat is shared with the Catholic Convent within the compound. Last year their heating bill was 55,000 RMB (around $9,109,83 ASD). They consumed all their coal last year but they were only able to heat their facilities between 5-9 am and 6-8 pm. The remainder of the day and night were without heat! Many of the children have special needs and do not have the mobility to stay warm without heating. Once again, there is only enough coal to heat the facilities for 6 out of 24 hours each day. |
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| March | Liwan Project - Ethiopia | ASFC Donation: $2,000 | http://www.worldfamilies.org.au |
| WFA has been asked to build a school in a remote small and poor village in an are near Bonga, Ethiopia. The village is called Liwan and is home to the Shuro people who live in traditional tukuas - round houses made from natural materials. The Shuro have been an isolated, outcast and feared group for over a century. Liwan has no clean water, no health services, no phone or electricity. Access to the town is by foot or mule from the town of Dekia, which is over an hour walk away. The anticipated cost of providing a school for up to grade 4 is $33,000. It is hopeful that if the project receives enough support it will be able to teach children up to grade 10, and help the teachers to obtain training. The cost of providing safe water for this community is under $10,000. The current water supply is very dirty and is used by animals and people. |
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2006 |
| May | Shepherd of the Hills - Philippines. | Money raised: $2152.18 | |
| Money raised through a committee member’s Church. |
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| June | Friends for all Children - Thailand. | $500.00 donation | |
| A member requested money to be sent to Friends for all Children in Thailand. |
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| July | Atetegeb Worku Orphanage in Addis Ababa - Ethiopia | Money raised: $3548.00 | |
| AACASA held a charity auction at Kleenmaid in Joondalup. Money raised went toward the purchase of washing machines for Atetegeb Worku Orphanage in Addis Ababa. |
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| July | Quiz Night at the Mount Lawley Bowling Club Hope Foster Home (HFH) - China | Money raised: $7000.00 | http://www.hopefosterhome.org |
| Money raised for surgery of Ling Wan Feng, 8 month old boy with Myelomeningocele, for of Spina Bifida. Surgery was performed in Suzhao. |
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| July | Sent to Care for China | Money raised and ASFC donation: $1000.00 | http://www.chinacare.org |
| Occupational Therapist K Dong spoke about the orphanage she worked at in China and the care provided to the children. Money was allocated to Shekinah Shalom for therapy work. |
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| August | Donation to 'Tara Centre' in Gondar - Ethiopia. | ASFC donation: $500.00 | |
| The Tara Centre opened in Gondar in October 2005 to serve the local community through the implementation of integrated projects that help people, animals and the environment The Tara Centre is home to the following initiatives: 1. Sponsorship in the Community Project 2. Meals on Legs 3. Pre-School Playgroup 4. Katy's Shop 5. Public Pit Latrines 6. Improvements to schools 7. Clean Gondar Project 8. Facilitating access to healthcare and training. 9. Small Animal Surgery |
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| November | Family photo fundraiser | Money raised: $700.75 | |
| Eastern Social Welfare Society - Korea. |
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| November | Garage sale - Eastern Social Welfare Society - Korea. | Money raised: $1,500 | |
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2005 |
| January | Sharon’s House - ESWS - Korea | ASFC donation: $800.00 | |
| All funds raised goes direct to Eastern Social Welfare Society. |
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| July | Donation to SOS Children’s Villages - Equatorial Guinea. | ASFC donation: $1500.00 | http://www.sos-childrensvillage.org |
| SOS Medical Centre in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. Children in the area are suffering from malnutrition, lack of hygiene, respiratory and digestive affliction or hepatitis, typhus as well as AIDS. |
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| July | Sale of the 2005 Korean Calendars - ESWS - Korea | Money raised: $1070.01 | |
| All funds raised goes direct to Eastern Social Welfare Society. |
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| August | Pixiphoto Fundraiser - ESWS - Korea | Money raised: $180.00 | |
| All funds raised went to Eastern Social Welfare Society. |
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| October | Sharon’s House - ESWS - Korea | ASFC donation: $200.00 | |
| Australian goods were purchased and sold at a Bazaar in Korea. Members (four mother’s) raised $1500.00 for Eastern Social Welfare Society to promote Sharon’s Home, a shelter for single mothers trying to keep their children. |
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| October | Movie night fundraiser to World for Families Australian Inc - India. | Money raised: $500.00 | http://www.worldfamilies.org.au |
| Preet Mandir appeal in India; a well-respected voluntary childcare family rehabilitation and adoption organization that was founded 25 years ago. Money raised was to assist in the purchase of a Pulse Oxymeter for the Neonatal ward. |
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| December | Garage Sale - Altrusa International for their Heart Surgery Project - China. | Money raised: $1670.00 | http://www.altrusa.ws |
| This is providing life saving procedures for infants and children in the Jiangxi Province Orphanages of China. |
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| December | Friends for all Children Foundation - Thailand | Donation from a member of $500.00 | |
| The Welfare school accepted new students who were victims of the tsunami disaster. Because of their great need, they were embarking on a project to build toilet blocks in three of the bigger welfare boarding schools. Money was sent as per his request. |
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2004 |
| July | Altrusa Foundation, China - Nanchang Orphanage. | ASFC Donation of $880.84 | http://www.altrusa.ws |
| A new project of group homes in the form of six apartments and will house 36 older children from the orphanage, overseen by six parent couples. These group homes will allow the children to experience a more family like environment apposed to institutional life. |
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| August | Silent Auction for hand made quilt for New Hope Fund - India. | Money raised: $250.00 | http://www.newhopeaustralia.org |
| ASFC donated $500.00 (inclusive of the $250.00) to purchase wheelchairs for children with AIDS, buy sewing machines to train grown children of lepers as tailors and purchase blankets for the coming winter. Provide lifetime immunisation for a child at only $5.00 each. |
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| August | Eastern Welfare Society - Korea | Donation of $62.10 | |
| Noranda Primary School donated money raised to purchase Pacifiers for Eastern Social Welfare Society. |
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| August | Pixiphoto Fundraiser - ESWS - Korea | Money raised: $240.00 | |
| All funds raised went to Eastern Social Welfare Society. |
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| September | Sale of the 2004 Korean Calendars -. ESWS - Korea | Money raised: $866.93 | |
| All funds raised went to Eastern Social Welfare Society. |
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| September | Garage Sale -ESWS - Korea | Money raised: $1500.00 | |
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| Purchased Pacifiers, clothes, hats, socks and nappies to the value of $716.75 balance rounded up to $800.00 also went to Sharon’s Home (Eastern Social Welfare Society), a home for unmarried women in Seoul dealing with financial and emotional difficulties of wanting to keep their own babies. |
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| October | Shepherd of the Hills, Philippines | ASFC Donation: $1000.00 | |
| The Children’s Home was established in 1976 after a protracted typhoon hit the Manila region leaving many abandoned and neglected children living in unbearable conditions. Reverend Jose Mejica and his wife, Fe, started taking these children into their home to raise as their own. Reverend Jose and Fe have now both passed away, and their son, Nathaniel, and his wife Ruth now run the children’s homes. In the spirit of the founder, Nathaniel and Ruth seek to provide the children with a home and family rather than just food and shelter. Their goal is to provide every child in their care with opportunities to gain love, an education and spiritual support to allow them to grow to their full potential. |
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| November | Movie Night Fundraiser, November - Thailand | Money raised: $1172.62 | |
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| December | Hamper raffle at Christmas party, December - Thailand | Money raised: $352.00 | http://www.isgfthailand.org |
| Money sent to International Support Group Foundation, Thailand and Daughters of Charity project in Ethiopia. ASFC donated extra funds to allow $800.00 to go to each organization. 1. $800.00 for Thai Blanket Project. This project distributes 1000 blankets every year to the poor in Northern Thailand. This project also supports yet another worthy cause as the Group buys blankets from young women in the New Life Project, which was established to provide employment for women in rural villages. This is to help prevent an exodus into Bangkok and other large cities in search of employments where many find themselves thrown into the sex industry. We purchased 100 blankets. 2. $800.00 for The Daughters of Charity project is to build a school for a recently opened leprosy community at Tulema in Jimma, Ethiopia. The school is located in a very poor area so it will be opened to the wider community so schooling is available to older children as well with the added benefit of breaking down the barriers and isolation of those with leprosy. |
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2003 |
| April | Friends for All Children - Bikes for Thailand Project. | ASFC Donation of $450.00 | |
| The bikes are given to students who would never be able to afford one. FFAC is a private non-profit and non-sectarian organization dedicated to the welfare of Thai children. |
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| August | Sale of 2003 Korean Calendars - Eastern Welfare Society. | Money raised: $787.70 | http://www.eastern.or.kr/eng/htm/home.htm |
| Eastern Social Welfare Society was founded in 1972 by Dr. Duk Whang Kim. ESWS has helped needy children find families, provides places and education for the disabled children and strives to make children's dreams come true through sponsorship. |
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