Blog Post: A Rare Treasure ›

I think what I'll always remember about distribution day in Yunji is the range of emotions.

Blog Post: Literally Beautiful ›

In Mandarin Chinese, the word "philanthropist" translates as "a person of the world with a big heart."

Blog Post: Turnabout ›

I interviewed them for a half-hour, and then they interviewed me for an hour. And I think they asked the tougher questions.

Blog Post: Adding Oil ›

A displacement camp isn't an easy place for a child to live. But, over the last several weeks, the camp's children have gotten a respite from the difficulties of life here.

Blog Post: Several Thousand Good Neighbors ›

To step inside the walls of the Qinjianrenjia displacement camp boggles the mind. To spend time among camp's residents warms the heart.

The World's Youngest Principal ›

For Mercy Corps' Guo Xin, the day she spent distributing hygiene kits to displaced earthquake survivors will remain most memorable for the bravery of a 17-year-old school principal.

Blog Post: Thoughts from Half a World Away ›

The last place I visited in Sichuan Province was Juyuan Township middle school. Its story has been told in the media countless times but no news segment can convey what it's like to be there.

Up to 900 children died in this school. When the quake hit, it splintered into slabs of concrete and infinite bits of debris; nothing is left except a lonely four-story staircase. The surrounding buildings are all still standing.

The piles of rubble are strewn with flowers, both real and paper, and makeshift memorials. The day I was there, three young volunteers huddled around a small fire, feeding it steadily with scraps of paper.

Blog Post: Meeting China's New Homeless ›

In the past week, the homeless population of China has jumped by almost five million people. Shelters varying in quality from REI-style pop tents to curtains of blue tarp tied to trees are everywhere you look in Sichuan Province.

Support for Earthquake Survivors ›

We're on the ground assisting supporting survivors of the most violent earthquake to hit China in decades.

Finding Hope on the Side of the Road ›

One day as Guo Peiling was rummaging around the neighborhood for his recycling business, he found a school for his youngest daughter.