One Day in Suburb
How time flies. It was a weekend and my husband and I decided to take the children to my sister’s, […]
Author Archive for: maya
Entries by Maya Bowen
A Star is Born
For as long as I can remember, I have lived at the Xiamen Social Welfare Institution. The staff here gave […]
JiaXing’s Smiles
It was November of 2011, a handsome boy called JiaXing was enrolled in our program. He was five years old […]
My Daughter the Star
This spring was the tenth anniversary of Half the Sky’s programs in Chongqing. Looking back at my years at Half […]
Spirited LiangLiang
In our infant nurture program we have a very determined little boy we call LiangLiang. When LiangLiang started learning to walk […]
Eli Zheng: A Proud Boy
My husband and I adopted our son, Zheng (now Eli Zheng) from the Chongqing Children’s Welfare Institution on May 12, 2005. […]
There Will Be a Better Tomorrow
My name is Xin. I am four years old and have a round face with red cheeks. I was abandoned […]
Raising Hope With Love
I became a Special Needs teacher of Half the Sky in the spring of 2011. The children I face are […]
Half the Sky UK’s Star Ambassador Mary-Jess
British singer Mary-Jess Leaverland, who wowed the guests at Half the Sky UK’s Inaugural Ball last year, recently wowed a […]
My Heartfelt Wish For JingJing
JingJing, who was born with congenital heart disease, was abandoned at 4 months. He was discovered by the police and […]