Nanchang SWI

Here is some info and pics about Elise's orphanage.

Nanchang City Children’s Welfare Institute is located at the lower reach of the of Ganjiang river and the side of Peachblossom riverbank in the west of the old Fuhe Pathway. It covers an area of 8 acres, building area 270,000 square feet. There are 500 beds in the orphanage.

The orphanage is composed of the infants' upbringing center, children’s education center, recovery center, medical treatment center, reading room and amusement facility which create a security system of education, daily life and entertainment with complete function. The environment of orphanage is very beautiful with green grass, a mass of blossom and graceful kiosks that seems like a amazing park.

In accordance with the idea of “give a child one home”, Nanchang City Children’s Welfare Home has always been endeavoring to explore the best parenting way that is helpful for the development of children and develop fostering of urban family. Now, the number of family fostering has reached more than 65% of the total number of the orphanage’s children. And meanwhile, establishing “the family of love” for parenting the children by the way of family upbringing with parents. And through this way, the children will have their own parents and siblings like those formal children and grow up healthy in the environment full of love.

About the education of the children, the orphanage takes advantage of the management and educational idea of the West like “reggio emilia approach”, “montessori”, emphasizing the early attention to each child. Fully develop the mental ability and potential of the children, and create qualification for their integrating into the families and the society in the future.

The orphanage will continuously strengthen the exploration and practice of the children’s upbringing and create a comfortable environment which is appropriate to the development of children’s health, intelligence and character, and let them grow up with other children under the same sky in China.