chiheng voluntourism
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Lending a Hand to AIDS-impacted Children in China via
Responsible Travel
Rui WANG
Voluntourism Manager – Chi Heng Foundation
TRAVEL
Tourism effects
-Economic-Social-Environmental
Tourism effects
-Economic-Social-Environmental
RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL
“Making better places for people to live in, and better places to visit.” - The International Centre for Responsible Tourism
AIDS IN CHINA
ReasonsTwo epidemics happening in China
– Southwest China (drug users)– Central China (blood sellers)
Sichuan
Yunnan
Hainan
Fujian
Guangdong
Zhejiang
Jiangsu
Shanghai
Shandong
Heilongjiang
Hubei Anhui
HenanShaanxi
Shanxi
Hebei
Beijing
Guangxi
Xinjiang
Tibet
Qinghai
Gansu
Guizhou
Ningxia
Inner Mongolia
Jilin
Liaoning
JiangxiHunan
Chongqing
Tianjin
In 1998, a total of 6,280 bags of blood were confiscated in a crackdown of an illegal blood
collection business in Nanyang, Henan. A random sample of 101 of these bags were screened for HIV
and the stunning result was that 99 bags contained HIV positive blood (Source: U.N. Report
on HIV/AIDS in China)
Henan population: 95 Milliion (most populous province in China)GDP per Capita (Rural): RMB1,986
Results:
- Middle generation dying of AIDS- Grandparents losing their children- Children becoming orphans
RESPONSIBLE TRAVELCHI HENG VOLUNTOURISM
CHF Voluntourism
CHF Voluntourism program is designed to
- Promote awareness of the plight of AIDS-impacted children- Facilitate interactivity between people from different backgrounds- Generate funds to support local supplemental education- Contribute to the local communities
CHF Voluntourism
What We Do
Ø Trip Schedule Sample
Where We Go
Ø Trip Destinations
What We Spend
Ø Our Contribution
What We Get
Ø The Outcome
Total Trip Cost
─ Transportation cost─ Accommodation cost─ Meal cost─ Activity cost─Children's insurance cost─ Administration cost
= Balance
Contribution to the Local Communities
UnderstandingInteracting
Inspiring
GivingExchanging
Contributing
Witness
Friday
12:00 - 17:00 Arrival & Trip brief18:00Welcome dinner
Activity Day
07:30 Departure from Hotel08:30 Mural Painting Activity 12:00 Lunch in the village 14:00Home Visits 18:00 Gala dinner with children
Departure
Day
08:00Visiting Eco-bag factory12:00Lunch with children14:00-18:00Departure
CHF Voluntourism
Challenges-Resources: How to convince the participants to go to the AIDS villages-Results: How to provide consistent supplemental education to the children-Concerns: keep the environmental impact low: transportation, accommodation, energy, rubbish…
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How to become a responsible traveler?
Volunteer with Chi Heng Foundation during your next trip!
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