Each year in China, 1.2 million babies are born with birth defects. A baby is born with a disability every 30 seconds.
(Source: CCTV.com, 2009)
Situation in China Today
More than 460,000 abandoned children were living in China at the end of 2016 — less than one-fifth of them living in orphanages.
(Source: Ministry of Civil Affairs, China, 2016)
85 million people have various disabilities living in China today, constituting 6% of the total population.
(Source: China Disabled Persons’ Federation, 2019)
Our Work in China
Since its founding in 1993, International China Concern (ICC) has partnered with the Chinese government to develop social welfare services for China’s most vulnerable – abandoned children with disabilities.
Our reputation and relationships in China place us in an excellent position to not only provide family-style group homes and specialist services for the neediest children, but also to empower and train local staff to save lives, support families, transform communities and change public attitudes towards disability.
Our Impact
ICC has worked in China for 25 years. ICC is recognised as one of the leading organisations in China that provide the greatest range of orphan care and specialist services.
900
close to 900 disabled children and young adults who were abandoned have received holistic care and nurture from ICC
293
293 children with disabilities who were abandoned have been adopted into families in China and overseas countries
325
325 families raising children or young adults with disabilities received professional family support services
5000
more than 5,000 short term volunteers from overseas countries have been mobilised to serve in ICC's care centres
