For 4 years Vivian Yuan has devoted her life (pretty much all of it 24/7) to Captivating. As our largely self-taught Shenzhen based Graphic Designer, Event Coordinator and general “make us look good” person, Vivian is an invaluable member of the Captivating team at our Shenzhen China office. Vivian’s passions are her iMac, iPhone, Macbook Pro and pretty much everything else fruit related. Most importantly for us is that she just wants to do her best so that more children in China can be helped. That’s what we like best about her.
It was this passion to help more kids that resulted in Vivian approaching us 6 months ago concerned that her self-taught computer design background was holding her back from doing her best. Long story short – our Board Chairman, Dean Beveridge – a long time Vivian fan, whispered in the ear of a wonderful Australian based organization called Tractor (www.tractor.edu.au), an independent design school created by designers for designers. In Australia, Tractor is viewed by the industry as being the “elite design school” famous for creating exceptional industry ready designers. It was the perfect fit for Vivian.
Fast forward to today. Vivian still can’t believe that she is now 3 months into a 4 year Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design – a course she can complete on-line through Tractor without leaving Shenzhen. This course has Vivian regularly involved in live video training sessions, conference calls, and interactions with her design instructors back in Melbourne, Australia. Amazingly, in recognition of the role that Vivian plays at Captivating, Tractor provided Vivian with a FULL SCHOLARSHIP, a gift valued at US$20k. An incredible reward for an exceptionally talented girl. Congratulations from all us at Captivating to you Vivian, and our continual thanks to TRACTOR management and the whole design team for their incredible generosity and support. Please check out more about Tractor at www.tractor.edu.au
You’ll be happy to know that our ongoing communications will continue to get better and better with this course, and that Vivian has agreed to remain employed by Captivating for the rest of her natural life (oh, you didn’t read that fine print Vivian? 🙂 Just joking Vivian – 20 years will be just fine.
-by Charles Lynch I spent a month working as an intern for Captivating International at the Shekou office in Shenzhen, China. What was clear from the onset about Captivating was to see so directly the dramatic difference the organization makes to communities around the world, with a fervent understanding that such hard work does make a huge difference...
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My name is Danmei Luo. I am a sophomore majoring in Game design from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. This winter break I had the opportunity to do an internship with Captivating International. My first day at Captivating, Vivian told me about the charity events that Captivating holds each year. This was also my first contact with any charity organizations. I...
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Annisha Sidhu writes: "When I first arrived in Shenzhen, I was overwhelmed by how hectic and busy the city was. After being excited for so long, it felt so surreal to actually be here. After graduating from university in the UK, I was really excited to start my internship, and Captivating International didn’t disappoint. From the moment I stepped foot in the office, I was made to feel like part of the team. I had the warmest welcome and felt so comfortable with everyone straight away."
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Kanishka, a university graduate from Australia, recently interned with Captivating. We were so privileged to have her in our Shenzhen office for 3 weeks. Thank you Kanishka for your time and energy. We wish you all the very best for the future in all your ...57 SHARES
August 4, 2015 was an historic day in the life of Captivating. To further enhance our transparency and impact in China, Captivating was accepted as an officially registered charity fund under the umbrella of the Shenzhen Charity Federation. The Federation is a group specifically established by the Chinese government to assist in the legal distribution and control of...
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(by Andrew Colquhoun, Captivating CEO)
It's my great privilege to introduce to you two new Captivating team members.
Emily Li joined our Captivating support team as our Accountant in June, 2015. Emily replaces Chris Tan who will unfortunately be leaving us at the end of July after three great years. We wish Chris all...
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