CHINA | SMALL BUDGET PROJECTS

Smiling Faces at Lijia Village Primary School

Lijia Village Primary School has 40 children attending. Most of these children have parents who are illiterate and are very poor and do not understand the importance of education. The only books these children have to read are their school text books. This environment is not...


CHINA | EVENTS

It's CAPTIVATING'S Annual Charity Auction time again - book your tickets & be part of the magic

This year, The 8th Annual CAPTIVATING Charity Auction is going to be an incredible evening you don't want to miss. Held for the first time this year in partnership with the Shenzhen Charity Federation, make sure you book your...


CHINA | SMALL BUDGET PROJECTS

We thought the world had forgotten about us. Thank you for loving us!

Imagine being 10 years old, orphaned, with no where to go and no one to love you. Your clothes are old and filled with holes and do not protect against the icy winter air but you don't have money to buy new ones. Now imagine being...


CHINA | EDUCATE GIRLS | MY FIRST JOB PROGRAM

My First Job Success!

by Andrew Colquhoun (Co-Founder & CEO Captivating International)

A few weeks ago I had an inspiring trip in Qinghai China and the privilege of spending 3 fantastic hours with some of the girls in the <...


CHINA | SMALL BUDGET PROJECTS

A Bright Start for Sendor Kindergarten Students

Sendor Kindergarten, in Qinghai, China is a large kindergarten with more than 200 children and 11 teachers. This kindergarten didn't have any play equipment for the children and very limited resources for both teachers and children. The teachers had been struggling to engage these young...


Topics: SWIS
CHINA | SENG GIRLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL (SGVTS)

SGVTS 10th Anniversary Celebrations

by Serr Tso (Captivating's on-the-ground child sponsorship coordinator) The annual SGVTS anniversary celebration is a big holiday to each of the girls living at the Seng Girls Vocational Training School and Home. During this celebration, the girls play as much as...


CHINA | GENERAL

My Incredible Month With Captivating

-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...


Topics: Internship
CHINA | SMALL BUDGET PROJECTS

Beetsang Mo students are loving their new books - thanks SWIS

Beetsang Mo Village Primary School is a private school established in the 70s. This remote school has little funding support and very few resources for students and teachers. The students only had their text book to learn from and very little other learning...


Topics: SWIS