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The Salvation Army
Mission: "To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination."
In China since: 1988
Annual China budget: $3,000,000
Number of staff: 10 national and 1 expatriate
Mainland China contact:
Puisi Chan 陳佩詩
北京市100020朝阳区
光华里2号金茂公寓D-102
Tel: +86 10-6586 9331
Fax: +86 10-6586 8382
International Contact:
Lt. Colonel Alfred Tsang
Officer Commanding
11 Wing Sing Lane, Yaumatei, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2783 2288
Fax: +852 2785 7823
Activities in Other Countries:
109 Countries Worldwide
Religious Affiliation:
Christian
Founded in England in 1865, the Salvation Army has become a worldwide movement with branches or programmes in 109 countries. Its mission is both evangelical – to spread the Christian gospel – and service oriented. In the world’s richest countries it continues to assist disadvantaged groups such as homeless people, and it sponsors relief and development programmes in developing countries.
A branch of the Salvation Army was established in Hong Kong in 1930. There, the Army is a major social service provider, running kindergartens, day care centres for disabled people, shelters for homeless people, etc. Since 1988, the ‘Hong Kong & Macao Command’ has led relief and development programmes on the Chinese mainland. These began with disaster relief projects but have since come to encompass integrated community development, support for basic education, forestry and HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. Initially, much of this work was implemented in China by the Nanjing-based Amity Foundation, but since 1996 the Army has maintained its own presence in China and implemented its own projects. In many cases project work is funded by, and receives technical assistance from, other international branches of the Army, notably those in New South Wales (Australia), New Zealand, UK, USA, Canada, Norway.
In 1996, the Army established an office in Kunming (Yunnan) to oversee its growing portfolio of projects in southwest China. Several rural development projects are under way in Yunnan, together with work in basic education and in AIDS prevention. In 2001, a second office was established in Beijing to cover north China. This oversees ongoing community development programmes in Inner Mongolia and forestry projects in Hebei, Hubei and Anhui.
In Hong Kong, the Salvation Army receives government subventions for its social service work. And this is supplemented by personal and corporate donations. The Hong Kong and Macao Command covers some of the costs of the mainland China programme, but also receives grant support from other international branches of the global Salvation Army network.
Links
http://www.salvation.org.hk
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