An official of a Swedish charity group Wednesday showed
appreciation for a children project jointly run with northeast
China's Jilin Charity Federation.
Mainev Olofsson, an official in charge of international programs
of "Star of Hope", evinced the above emotion when visiting
Changchun's Xingguang Training Center for Disabled Children. She
said the program for the recovery of disabled children has been run
well in China.
The organization "Star of Hope", one of the major charity groups
in Sweden, has opened offices in 19 countries to provide support
for children and women. The group opened its first Chinese branch
office in Beijing in 1999.
"Star of Hope" chose China's Jilin and Qinghai Province in 2004
for a three-year training program for the recovery of disabled
children.
The charity group has donated funds and goods valued at about
US$1.2 million for China since it signed a long-term cooperation
agreement with the China Charity Federation in 2001.
(Xinhua News Agency November 3, 2005)