You can request that your sponsored child be from a specific orphanage where Half the Sky has a center. Check our... more

There is nothing as good for a child as growing up in a permanent loving family, but, for many reasons, large numbers of orphaned children are institutionalized, either for short or for very long... more

Sorry, we do not have the resources to translate memory books. If you don't read Chinese and don't know anyone who reads Chinese, we suggest that you check with a local college to find someone who... more

1 Big Family is our online community that connects our supporters all over the world to each other and to the children, who will... more

For the past several years, Half the Sky has been focused on becoming solely a training and mentoring organization - to one day give full ownership of and responsibility for its programs to the... more

While a formal evaluation of the effectiveness of HTS programs is underway, our approach has long been guided by documentation that chronicles developmental growth and helps staff plan future... more

You can request that the girl or boy you sponsor be an infant or a preschooler and we will do our best to accommodate your request. You cannot specify a specific age. 

You will receive a report with a photo about the progress your sponsored child has made three times a year.

Yes. In recent years, the numbers of children in China’s welfare institutions who have physical and developmental special needs have increased dramatically. HTS believes that all children have... more

Adult volunteer opportunities in China are limited, but every year we try to arrange at least one service trip for a small group of volunteers. Please check out ... more

Half the Sky follows the US Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines for compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and... more

We are unable to arrange for visits to our centers. Many of our supporters do visit orphanages and arrange permission for those visits through homeland tour travel agents or by contacting the... more

No, at the request of the welfare institutions, we ask that sponsors not share the reports with others, including prospective adoptive parents. After adoptive parents bring their child home they... more

The Chinese government has always paid for food, shelter, clothing, basic education and medical care for the large numbers of orphaned children in its care. More recently, the government has... more

You can join the China Care Club on your campus, or if your campus doesn’t yet have a China Care Club, you can start one! Join our China Care Club community... more

Yes, just go to Help One, click on the appropriate sponsorship, and fill out the form. Make sure you scroll down to “Are you renewing your... more

Yes, Half the Sky is committed to bettering the lives of all children who live in China's welfare institutions, regardless of gender.

Half the Sky works all over China and through the Rainbow Program is helping to train every child welfare worker in the nation. Here is a... more

When Half the Sky was founded in 1998, it was named after the Chinese adage “Women hold up half the sky” because the vast majority of healthy abandoned children were girls. Today, orphanage... more

Children are increasingly some of our most creative fundraisers--their efforts include running lemonade stands and bake sales, collecting donations instead of presents for their birthdays or on... more