The China Care Foundation is dedicated to saving the lives of medically fragile orphaned children in China. Founded in 2000 by a determined teenager, China Care is also committed to empowering young people to use their abilities and creativity to help improve the lives of children in need.
Although I arrived at the China Care Home as a volunteer, I immediately felt as if I was joining a large, extended family. All of the children address the nannies as “mama” and they see the other children as their brothers and sisters. I remember one “mama” teaching a toddler the words for family members once she realized he could speak. It was so touchingto see the two repeating the words over and over until he pronounced them correctly.