From July 6 to July 9, the fifth and sixth sessions of CCAA 2009 “Hope Journey” Camps were held in Shanghai Jade Link Hotel. The camps were organized by CCAA and undertaken by Shanghai Children’s Welfare Institution. The sponsors were the Alliance for Children adoption agency and Bethany Christian Services respectively. Nearly 70 special needs children from Shanghai Children’s Welfare institution participated in the camps. Deputy Director-General of CCAA, Ms. Gan Weiwei, attended the opening ceremonies.

The contents of the camps were the same as before. Children enjoyed self-introduction, talent show, American culture, interacted activities, face-to-face communication and interview with the foreign social workers. The welfare institution and the agencies arranged many interesting games and activities together which enhanced children’s interests in participation.

Faced with current condition of Influenza A (H1N1) virus, all foreign agencies were required to come to China at least seven days before the Camp starts. Only after they had confirmed that the temperature of every working staff was normal should they have direct contact with children.

With the joint efforts of all the Chinese and American working staff from CCAA, Shanghai Children’s Welfare Institution and the adoption agencies, the Camp ended up as a success.