On July 22, children from Chunxingbao Community, Chuanxing Town, Xichang City, Sichuang Province, sang and played with autistic children from “World from Stars” of Sichang Sunshine Special Education and Health Center. At that day, the “Happy Childhood, Cheerful E Station” organized by China Children and Teenagers’ Fund, supported by Guoqiang Public Welfare Foundation of Guangdong Province, One Family Welfare Center and other organizations, and Biguiyuan Volunteer Association, “Happy Childhood, Cheerful E Station”public welfare program of community integration has officially launched in Daliangshan. This program will establish close contact between ordinary children and autistic children, promote their social abilities and language expression abilities, and help them better fit into society.

The eighth “Happy Childhood, Cheerful E Station” in Liangshanzhou

The little volunteers played happily with children from “World of Star”

Parents read science books carefully

  During the event, children had a good time together, so as parents. They read science books for autistic children carefully, which was written by experts from the Committee of Experts. The Southwest Sichuan branch of Biguiyuan volunteer association also prepared 100 school bags, stationery gift boxes and other gifts for children. The children who got the gift grinned with delight.

Presented gifts for children

  In this event, a small volunteer is particularly attractive. His parents accompanying him said: “I am very glad to participate in this charity event and to enjoy the lively and happy atmosphere with my child. In addition, I hope her can learn to give love, care for others, help the children from ‘star’, and to be a good person for the society as a small volunteer”. “From despair to hope, the society has given us a lot of help. In today’s event, I felt motivated and encouraged. It has given me hope that my child can integrate into the society more quickly and become a capable person who can live a normal life”, said a mother of an autistic child.   Bai Yaqin, an expert of Happy Childhood program of the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund, brought public lectures to children, parents and teachers in Liangshanzhou. She suggested children to increase outdoor activities, to reach out to nature and earth; in addition, they need to control their diet, reduce the consumption of processed food, promote natural food and fermented food, to balance nutrition and prevent partial food. Moreover, reduce antibiotic use and increase the number of outdoor activities can reduce the incidence of allergies of children. The parents and teachers there have benefited a lot. After the lecture, parents gathered around the expert and asked her to guide them on the difficulties in their lives.   This time, Liangshan has set up the eighth “Happy Childhood, Cheerful E Station” in Xichang Sunshine Special Education and Health Center. It will take this as the center of comprehensive health education and training, to improve the cognition and understanding of autistic children of the community. Later on, experts will be invited to screen and diagnosis, to support families and communities in caring for autistic children. Through social supporting, the charity program for autistic children will be more professional and life-oriented, opening a new chapter for “Children of Stars” to have happy childhoods.

Children from communities and autistic children took photos with volunteers

  As one of the initiators of the program, Biguiyuan Group has actively carried out targeted poverty alleviation work, focusing on rural areas such as Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, and helping to fight against poverty. The Group also helped to build vocational high schools and primary schools, built roads and health centers for villages, and relocate poor people in Mabian and Ganluo counties in Sichuan Province. This time, the “Happy Childhood, Cheerful E Station” program aims to encourage the public to give more understanding, care and help to autistic children and families, in order to help them integrate into the society effectively and become self-competent people who can live a normal life.