NanFeng County Social Welfare Institute

Nanfeng County Social Welfare Institute：

Address: 35 Jiao Tong Road, Nan Feng County, Jiangxi Province

Location:The orphanage is located in Nanfeng County Nanfeng, about 3 ½ hours by road from Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province.

Nanfeng information :Nanfeng is a county located in southeastern Jiangxi , north of Mount Wuyi .It has a population of 280,000 inhabitants , of which 80,000 live in the city .Also nown as "The City Dance of encounter with God."Its landscape consists of green hills and clear waters.It is famous for its oranges . Previously this type of oranges were harvested especially for the emperor. In autumn and winter you can buy on the street.

General Information:Some of the children living in the orphanage and other foster families .Before 1949 it was a service center and after emancipation it became the responsibility of the City of Nanfeng in 1956. It was then that he changed his name to " SWI Nanfeng " .Years ago some adoptions were processed through the Fuzhou orphanage because Nanfeng belongs to the district of Fuzhou.
The center occupies about 30 hectares . In 1996 they reformed and expanded . In total , the new buildings occupy 7000 m2.There is a recreation room for the elderly, fitness , nursing , office, meeting room , dining room and kitchen.A few years ago a new orphanage was built.
The orphanage has 5 buildings, one dedicated to babies. In each room there are 4 babies.There are about 60 children and 40 elderly living there. There are 20 staff .It has an outdoor play area for children at the orphanage.

Adoptions per year:
2003-55
2004-96
2005-85
2006-44

Director of the orphanage :Ai Lu Xian

Surnames of children :Lu
Nanfeng County is under the administration of Fuzhou city, several hotels in Fuzhou City.

Scenic Spots in Fuzhou:Fuzhou Catholic Cathedral is seated in Lingshan Lu of Linchuan District, which was first built in 1908. Covering a floor area of 2,109 square meters (about 12 acres), this Gothic building group is the third largest Catholic Church extant in China.
Junfeng Mountain lies 30 kilometers (19 miles) distant from Nanfeng County with its main peak being the highest among peaks in eastern Jiangxi.
Other Scenic Spots: Longfeng Rock, Baima Temple, Cuiyun Mountain

Depending on the size of the SWI and how often visitors return, a visit could can be a highly anticipated event by the staff, or a routine, minor inconvenience to the day to day running of the institution.

You will want to discuss this aspect of reality with your child and prepare her or him for what it might be like, based on what you know. It is good to talk to your child about what to expect and then what to do if things turn out differently than you expect. It is important to develop an attitude of flexibility and focus on enjoying the experience rather than to get set on things going a certain way, since things don’t always go exactly as planned on any trip or daily life experience. A small gift is always appropriate for the effort expended by the director and or staff to accommodate the visiting family.

Since it may be several years after an adoption, it’s not unusual that the orphanage moved to a new place. Remember it’s normal, natural, time will not stand still, just as your children changed dramatically from she/he was a baby when just there.

If you are interested in visit both of the orphanages, we are happy to facilitate it, you can follow the previous footprint to recall your excitement when you look at your children at first time.

We usually arrange visiting the finding site for families if have the Notarial Certificate of the finding place. The finding site usually is at the front of hospital/orphanage/government agencies, etc. Please note that there places may be changed also.

Since visiting the finding site is the most emotional part of the trip, it’s a personal decision for each family and only you can make the decision if you want to accomplish it.

We always arrange the meeting with the previous caregiver/ foster family. If you have the information of the previous caregiver, we will try our best to find her. Please do remember that it’ll be some years after your adoption, the caregiver may be moved away or be retired. If the caregiver is still working in the orphanage, the director will happy to facilitate the connection.

Also please note that the caregiver may take care of more than one hundred babies in the orphanage, so that she may not remember your child well.

If your family is interested or inclined to invite the orphanage director to lunch, it is proper to invite others in the meeting as well. This would usually be one or two of the directors' assistants. If you want to invite the caregiver or nanny, then you should extend that invitation through the director to show the proper respect that the position merits. Your guide will handle this for you, but inviting the staff through the director follows proper etiquette for the situation. Some of the orphanages offer the free lunch while the others request about USD90-USD150 for the extra charge. You may ask our trip consultant before you travel.

When visiting an orphanage, it is appropriate to prepare some gifts for the director/staff and the children. You can invite the director, the staff or the caregiver to have lunch together or prepare fruit basket for them, for their effort expended to accommodate the visiting family.

As for the gifts to kids, you can prepare some snacks, candy, books, school backpacks, toys and so on. Usually, you can buy them when arrival at the orphanage place, the guide can escort you.

If you want to donate something more valuable and not sure what is needed for the orphanage, you can first learn it from the director and then purchase them from the local market. Some SWI will issue a donation certificate to you but not every SWI will do this.