Social Work Service Center of Datong - Wenchuan

Social work with an emphasis on minorities and disasters.

Goals

To serve society by carrying out people-focused services.

Major Projects

• 2009 – 2012, “Wenzhou ‘Spirit Home Construction’ Social Work Services” Project
• 2011, “Wenzhou Children’s Social Work Services with a Focus on Children’s Participation” Project
• 2011, “Wenzhou Troubled Families Social Work Services” Project
• 2011, “Youth Partner Harmonious Campus” School Social Work Project
• 2011, “Wenzhou Yangxiu Town Huang Village Community Livelihood Development and Pheasant Breeding” Project
• 2011, “Wenzhou Post-Earthquake Children’s Social Work Services” Project

Major Achievements

• 2009, Established, “I Love My Home” volunteer group and “I Love My Home” art group.
• 2010, Established the Wenzhou Association for Social Workers
• 2011, Participated in holding and promoting the Wenzhou Social Work Promotion Meeting and the Social Work Study Meeting
• 2011, Selected as a National Model Civil Social Work Organization by the China Association of Social Workers
• 2012, Selected as a national “Advanced Civil Social Work Organization” by the China Association of Social Workers

Major Funders

Wenzhou Civil Affairs Bureau, Wenzhou Education Bureau, Ministry of Civil Affairs, UNICEF, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (中国扶贫基金会)

Major Partners

Wenchuan County Government, Ministry of Civil Affairs, UNICEF, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, Sichuan Haihuai Poverty Alleviation Center (四川海惠助贫服务中心)

Distinctions

In fact, we are one organization with two names (Guangdong Social Workers Station and the Social Work Service Center of Datong). We have established a service network with widespread coverage, implemented “1+1+1+N,” service teams (composed of one social worker with a degree in social work, one local social worker, one social work intern, and some volunteers), and made a one-stop service brand. With an orientation toward localization, our members and social workers are almost entirely from Wenzhou. As we seek to establish a long-term organization, our social workers and social work, agencies, colleagues, and clients all grow together. We focus on the long-term construction of development mechanisms.