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Annual Report 2009
Church & Social Service
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mity’s Church and Social Service took on a new look in 2009. In addition to projects addressing HIV/ AIDS and medical care, Amity also focused on building the capacity of the Church for social service. In order to encourage interfaith dialogue and cooperation, Amity developed an HIV/AIDS Prevention Training Project targeting groups from five major religions (Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, Protestantism and Catholicism) in Zhoukou City, Henan Province. Amity also established the Jiangsu Christian Charity Fund to promote social service ministry in Jiangsu churches. These projects have equipped the churches across Jiangsu to participate more actively in social service and bear testimony to Christ’s love in larger society. In 2009, the Church and Social Service Division’s active churchrelated projects had over 30,000 direct beneficiaries in the 8 provinces of Henan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hunan, Sichuan, and Inner Mongolia.
Members from all of China’s five major religions at Amity’s HIV/AIDS Prevention Training in the city of Zhoukou
Church Projects in 2009 No.
Project activitiy
Unit
Number
1
Physical check-ups for women
Person
8,743
2
Physical check-ups and treatment for women
Person
5,643
3
Training of trainers (TOT) in AIDS prevention
Person
543
4
AIDS prevention publicity
Person
4,300
5
Training for caregivers of AIDS-affected families
Person
1,200
6
Support group for AIDS-affected families
Person
17
7
Free medical service in rural areas
Person
8,388
8
Promotional materials
Unit
9
Kindergarten equipment
Set
10
Poplar planting
Sapling
11
Hemerocallis citrina planting
Mu
30
12
Piano purchase
Unit
1
13
Projector purchase
Set
2
14
Capacity building training
Person
698
15
Church construction
Church
1
13,535 1 150,00