chiheng voluntourism

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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ruiwang@chiheng.org