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This is an example
of how postal mail is delivered in rural China.
For this reason, we would like to take our donations of
clothing and cleft bottles with us in our suitcases.
If our Ellery
is living in foster care (which is likely since she
needs special care),
the good thing is that she is
loved daily,
but her living conditions would be similar to these two
photos.
Below are photos
of the conditions in Social Welfare Institutions
(SWIs or orphanages). Some are cleaner than others, some have
better clothing and food, with so many abandoned
children, nearly all are over-crowded.
Babies that are
nearly able to sit up sit for the majority of the day in
walkers or the wooden potty chairs
you see below. Most babies have at least some scarring
on their wrist and/or ankles from being tethered
to their potty chairs or cribs for their safety.
 
 
 
In the summer,
babies sleep directly on wood slats to keep them cooler
as the SWIs have no air conditioning. In the winter, the
babies are bundled with many layers of clothing to keep
them warm due to the lack of proper heating systems. The
babies cannot move and most have never experienced their
hands and feet as play toys.
More images of
orphanages can be seen here
http://www.rewardhealth.com/elisa/Orphanage_2.htm
This is a photo of an abandoned baby girl in a market.
This is a very upsetting subject, the images
are disturbing but if you would care to read more about
China's abandoned baby girls, click
here
Lots
more info at the top of the page, click on ADOPTION
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