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Good Rock Foundation
Mission: "To provide a safe, stimulating environment for children to thrive & young people to dream."
In China since: 1997
Annual China budget: $201,000
Number of staff: 5 national and 5 expatriate
Mainland China contact:
Jacqui Shurr （谢佳开）
Director
Room 1011, Urumqi City Commerical Bank Mansion
52 Yang Zi Jiang Road
Urumqi, Xinjiang
830000
Tel: +86 (0)991-4542897
Fax: +86 (0)991-4542897
International Contact:
Jacqui Shurr
PO BOX 10025
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2638-1042
Religious Affiliation:
Christian
A British woman, Jacqui Shurr, who had adopted a Chinese daughter, established this UK registered charity in 1997, to assist orphaned, abandoned and disabled children in China.
The Foundation has so far worked exclusively in Xinjiang, opening an office in Urumqi in 2003. Work is carried out in cooperation with the Xinjiang Civil Affairs Bureau. Services are co-funded 50-50 by Chinese partners,
Good Rock now works with seven state orphanages, promoting comprehensive, community-based foster family care, with attention also given to nutrition and child development.
Fostering services are core to Good Rock’s mission, helping to match local childless families with orphans. Once a placement is made follow-up work includes arranging workshops on parenting, hygiene a play/interaction. Staff trainings are also available to further understanding of foster care and the dynamics of alternative family groups. Families can also access therapy centres, which Good Rock equips with tools for ‘conductive education’ -- a therapeutic approach for children and adults with motor disorders.
In addition, Good Rock runs a ‘Teen Project’ for teenagers in orphanages in the south of Xinjiang. This project supports their education through middle school. Further education and vocational training is also supported, the latter being complemented by a micro loan scheme to assist small business start-ups.
Arranging medical care is another strand of Good Rock’s work. In general, support is offered where treatment is not available in Xinjiang, eg, for complex heart conditions, spina bifida or orthopaedic cases. The expenses for this are shared with organisations that specifically fund medical care.
Funding for the Good Rock Foundation comes mainly from private individual supporters who sponsor individual children. In 2002, from a total income of around GBP 90,000, GBP 70,000 came from private donation. Modest income also comes from the sale of indigenous handicrafts through a shop in Guangzhou and online sales. The Foundation has not received any institutional funding to date. In 2004 income GBP: $US118,000. 2005 : $US201,000
Links
http://www.goodrock.org.uk
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