Amity Foundation
The Amity Foundation (simplified Chinese: 爱德基金会; traditional Chinese: 愛德基金會; pinyin: Àidé Jījīnhuì) is an independent Chinese voluntary organization.[1] As of 2010[update] it is the largest charity in China.[2] It was created in 1985 on the initiative of Christians in China, with the late bishop K. H. Ting as its founder.[3] Its main objective has been to help develop poor areas of the country.[4] Amity's headquarters are in Nanjing. The organization includes the Amity Printing Company (APC, also sometimes called Amity Printing Press),[5] the largest Bible producer in China. Amity Printing Company opened a branch in Ethiopia in 2016. Amity Foundation has an office in Hong Kong[6] and opened a liaison office in the Ecumenical Center of the World Council of Churches[7] in Geneva in 2017.
Ideals
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Some have described Amity as a faith-initiated organization that works with Christians, while others, such as the current General Secretary Qiu Zhonghui, has described it as a faith-based organization.[8] Various partner organizations have praised the work and activity of the charity.[9][10][11] Recently the charitable organisation has been highlighted in both domestic and international media for its action and prompt relief work in China in response to natural disasters.[citation needed][12]
Activities
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- Disaster relief
- Support of church-run social work
- Support of medical education in China's poorest areas
- HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention training
- Education in the countryside and for the children of migrant workers, including the Amity Teachers Program[13][14]
- Special education (e.g. work with deaf or disabled children)
- Taking care of orphans
- Environmental protection[15]
- Integrated development (e.g. providing basic health care, schooling, clean energy, agricultural skills training and microfinance to a village community)
The foundation also holds the world's largest Bible printer, Nanjing Amity Printing Company.
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Reference in Chinese Charity overview". Chinacsrmap.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ Breaking a circle of ignorance and crime Archived 2014-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, Beijing Today, January 13, 2010
- ^ John Peale (2005). The Love of God in China: Can One Be Both Chinese and Christian?. iUniverse. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-595-33619-7.
- ^ "Amity website". Archived from the original on March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Welcome To Amity Printing CO.,LTD". Amityprinting.com. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ "Hong Kong Office".
- ^ "World Council of Churches".
- ^ Gerda Wielander (2013). Christian Values in Communist China. Routledge. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-317-97604-2.
- ^ "Christian Aid backs the work of Amity in quake-hit China". Ekklesia. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ "Amity Foundation expands social outreach in China". Archives.umc.org. 2006-11-06. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ "Amity Foundation Aids China Earthquake Victims". Globalministries.org. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ Thomson Reuters Foundation. "Thomson Reuters Foundation | News, Information and Connections for Action". Alertnet.org. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help)[dead link] - ^ "Amity Teacher blog". News.haverford.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- ^ "Back to School Program".
- ^ Thomson Reuters Foundation. "Thomson Reuters Foundation | News, Information and Connections for Action". Alertnet.org. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
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