Our Mission
Heart to Heart Shanghai provides support and financial assistance to needy Chinese children who require heart surgery to repair their congenital heart defects.
Our Motto
Life-saving, life-changing and life-enhancing.
Our Foundation
Heart to Heart Shanghai is:
- A volunteer based community outreach group founded in June 2003 by concerned expatriates residing in Shanghai, China
- A non-profit non-partisan voluntary private sector organisation based in Shanghai, China
- Wholly administered by volunteers with no salaries or commissions paid or deducted from its funds
Our Values
Heart to Heart Shanghai is a community outreach group which:
- offers voluntary service opportunities such as hospital play-room sessions, Heart Bear production and sales, teaching English to medical staff, collection and distribution of clothing, blankets and food, participation in fund-raising projects, etc.
- uses all cash and in-kind donations prudently and for the greatest benefit of Chinese underprivileged children who require corrective heart surgery
- always acts in good faith in all of its dealings and never knowingly incurs debt
- grows and develops in response to the circumstances and evident needs of the children we assist
- is non-judgemental of the sponsored children's families, realising that they have exhausted all avenues open to them for the well-being of their children
- distributes clothing, blankets, toys, books and other goods to those in need in a respectful and caring manner
- is appreciative of the professional medical care the sponsored children receive in our designated hospitals
- will not seek to detrimentally influence the children or families we are associated with
- ensures our Volunteers recognise and uphold the customs and beliefs of the children, their families and medical personnel we are associated with
- acts at all times in the best interests of the children we are associated with
- communicates its intentions, purpose and role clearly and with transparency
- aims to achieve sustainable impact in line with its Mission
- recognises the intrinsic and unique value of all our Volunteers and the time they voluntarily commit
- ensures our aims are achieved in a dignified and professional best practice manner
- does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race or religion in our recruitment of volunteers
- uses discretion when associating with individuals, other groups and associations and corporations to ensure that their public profile is best associated with our values
- gives full disclosure to sponsors on the utilisation of their donations
- gives appropriate public recognition to sponsors and other supporters via our web-site and other publicity materials
- encourages sponsors to have both in-hospital and post-hospital contact with their sponsored child and the child's family and local community