Since the establishment of Li Jiajie Cherish Life Fund in 2009, it has gone through eleven years. Over the past eleven years, the Fund has established four charitable models: medical assistance, social worker training, industrial support and education aid. Up to now, the fund has conducted free screening for more than 3 million poor children and successfully rescued more than 25,000 poor children.
Li Jiajie Cherish Life Fund was founded in 2009 by Mr. Li Jiajie, the chairman of Henderson Land Group, a famous Hongkong entrepreneur and philanthropist. It aims to help children with congenital heart disease from poor families, and at the same time support those children who have been reborn after rescue, so as to create a better growth environment for children.
Mr Li Jiajie once said, "Children are the future of our world. For the family, children are the hope of the whole family; For the country, children are the driving force of national development; For the world, children are future ambassadors, so the growth of a new generation is the most critical factor in world development. "
In the past eleven years, Li Jiajie Cherish Life Fund has continuously expanded the scope of assistance. The age of children assisted ranges from 0 to 18 weeks, and the number of diseases assisted has expanded from the original 18 to 68 now, realizing the coverage of various diseases ranging from single congenital heart disease to newborn birth defects.
Ms Zi, Director-General of Li Jiajie Cherish Life Fund, said: "For more than ten years, we found a problem in the process of rescue. Really poor children can't get to the hospital by themselves. Therefore, our fund requires hospitals to organize expert teams and medical social workers to conduct screening in poor mountainous areas, bring children in need of assistance to hospitals, and give them the best treatment plan. "
In addition to organizing doctors and social workers to go to poverty-stricken areas, Li Jiajie Life Fund also maintains in-depth cooperation with designated hospitals. The foundation helps hospitals to "establish social work service teams, increase screening resources and support hospitals to conduct scientific research". Due to the upgrading of the fund assistance model, more and more like-minded designated hospitals have joined the assistance to provide more accurate assistance for children. At present, there are more than 20 hospitals designated by the fund.
Among these hospitals, Li Jiajie Cherish Life Fund has established a resident social worker model. The whole process of serving children, from screening to surgery to rehabilitation, makes children feel warm all the time. Ma Lin, a senior social worker of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said: "After admission, we will pay attention to the food, clothing, housing and transportation of children and parents. On the day of the operation, we will provide psychological counseling and psychological comfort to the parents of the children. "
Eleven years is just a starting point. As far as Li Jiajie Cherish Life Fund is concerned, as long as it keeps its original intention, undertakes its mission, identifies the gaps and pays close attention to implementation, it is believed that under the leadership of Mr. Li Jiajie, the future road of the Foundation will be smoother, broader and more sunny.