Hi and thank you so much for taking the time to visit my page.  

As 2020 has been a very hard year for us all, I would like to end the year by doing something positive.  Instead of sending Christmas cards and gifts to me, please please please consider donating to my fundraising appeal.  I won't be sending cards this year either and I will make a donation too.

A little about ACTAsia's work and the abuse of animals and nature:

As COVID-19 has spread around the world, there has been increased focus on how humanity’s destruction of nature creates conditions for new zoonotic illnesses to spread. The link between abusing nature and animals and the world’s health is now clear. COVID-19 came from an animal, most likely a bat kept in squalid conditions and sold for food in a Chinese wet market. The pandemic has been a wake-up call for humanity about the consequences of how we treat animals, the destruction of habitats and how this can affect entire ecosystems. 

What ACTAsia is doing:

The need for change towards more compassionate and responsible values is greater than ever. Founded in 2006, ACTAsia believes that respect for people, animals and the environment will lead to a kinder and more sustainable world. We work predominantly in China and focus our efforts on three pillars in society: children, consumers and professionals. 

ACTAsia's Caring for Life education programme:

Given the chance to understand the truth about life on earth, children will instinctively choose compassion over cruelty. In doing so, they will develop a keen sense of respect for each other, for all species and our natural environment, but also for themselves.

Caring for Life is a totally unique six-year curriculum for primary schools, aimed at children aged 6 to 12 years. Every child participating in the course participates in 10 lessons over the course of a year. The programme encompasses social welfare and citizenship, animal welfare and environmental issues and recognises the interdependence of all living things. It equips children with the skills they need to make responsible and empathic decisions. 

The programme has already reached over 93,000 children in primary schools, community centres and summer camps in China. Our goal over time is to reach them all.  For more information on the Caring for Life Education Programme and all other programmes, please visit www.actasia.org

Lots of love and appreciation from Teej!

Merry Christmas to you all xxx

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