Silver Lining Foundation
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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Founder | Chris and Lydia Yeung |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Focus | Orphans and Cerebral Palsy Victims |
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Region served | Guangxi Province |
| Website | www |
The Silver Lining Foundation (Chinese: 雲彩行動, YúnCǎiXíngDòng) was founded in Nanning, Guangxi, China, in 2007. Silver Lining started as a small shop that sold hand-crafted jewelry. Nearly all the employees were disabled orphans.[1] In 2009, an orphanage (Gūan ài Zhōng Xīn) was instituted in Dahua, Guangxi, China,[2] and in 2011 a rehabilitation center for children diagnosed with cerebral palsy was built. The founders of the Silver Lining Organization are Chris and Lydia Yeung, who currently live in Nanning, China with two of their children.[3]
To improve the lives of impoverished children and their families and to educate, care for, and show love to all individuals, equipping them with the proper tools to give back to their community.[4]
History
In 2005, Chris and Lydia Yeung, along with their three children, came to China to work at an orphanage for disabled children. They returned to the United States that year, but in 2007, the Yeung family once again returned to China. Chris and Lydia started to work with the disabled orphans they met in 2005 and discovered that many of them were without jobs because of their disabilities. Lydia decided to help these young adults and started a swarovski crystal shop in a small apartment.[5] In 2008, Silver Lining started to sponsor impoverished families whose children had cerebral palsy. The next year, Silver Lining foundation signed a five-year contract to reserve a building for future use as their first orphanage. In 2010, Silver Lining started to sponsor poverty-stricken children in the DaHua mountain rural areas.[6] In the same year, the Silver Lining Foundation was officially recognized as a Non-Profit Organization by the Chinese and Hong Kong governments. Silver Lining created a rehabilitation center for cerebral palsy children in 2011.
