Global Citizen Education

A group of concerned individuals, including a Canadian Paralympian athlete, Andrea Holmes, visited the orphanage in Hunan Province, China to provide inspiration and motivation for the abandoned children with disabilities. Andrea shared her personal story with the children of overcoming adversity related to her disability. The shared tears of the group were filled with love, hope and opportunity that these children have from supporters all around the world.

Travel by six individuals, including Paralympian athlete Andrea Holmes, to a home for abandoned children with disabilities in Changsha, Hunan Province in China, was made possible by your donations of Asia Miles points to the C.A.R.E. Society.

The purpose of the trip was to motivate and inspire this group of children living with severe disabilities to realize their full potential. Andrea Holmes used her personal story of overcoming adversity related to her disability to inspire the youngsters to pursue their dreams.

Other members of the team represented the Vancouver community and spent time with abandoned children in the care of International China Concern (ICC) in Changsha and also shared their experiences and inspirational stories with the children.

Upon their return to Vancouver, the team members engaged in awareness campaigns to raise further humanitarian resources to expand programs and services to improve physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health for these and other abandoned children.