Beijing Stars and Rain

We provide professional training, help parents with autistic children to improve their parenting skills and promote the development of social services.

Goals

To help children with autism through a well-developed, personalized education plan, to help parents to understand autism and to acquire the necessary caretaking skills, to improve society's knowledge, understanding and acceptance of autistic children, and to respect autistic children's right to life and right to development.

Major Projects

• 2012-2012, Ocean Heaven Project(海洋天堂计划)
• 2005-2011, Heart-Alliance Network Teacher Training Program
• 2005-2011, Heart-Alliance Network Capacity Building Program
• 2006 - Present, Youth Curing and Training Program
• 2010, China Charities Aid Foundation for Children from Low-Income Families Assistance Program

Major Achievements

• 1994, Huiping Tian, the director of Stars and Rain, was selected as “Today’s Hero” by Reader’s Digest
• 1995, China Youth Development Foundation and China Association for International Exchange of Personnel awarded Huiping Tian the “Lookup Award”
• 2004, Heartspring Shakelee Award
• 2008, Soong Ching Ling Children’s Foundation of Canada awarded Huiping Tian the “For Children Award”
• 2008, One Foundation Model Project Award

Major Funders

MISEREOR Foundation, One Foundation, China Charities Aid Foundation for Children, Soong Ching Ling’s Children Foundation of Canada, German Embassy, Rotary Club Beijing, Vitol Beijing (维多北京代表处)

Major Partners

Peking University School of Life Science, Beijing Normal University One Foundation Philanthropy Research Institute (北京师范大学壹基金公益研究院)

Distinctions

We use innovative methods to promote the organization’s development in a healthy and sustainable way. We insist on maintaining professional and standardized services, promoting excellent organizational culture, and leading a national alliance of professional service organizations.