{"id":1749,"date":"2014-08-04T07:38:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T07:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2014-08-04T07:38:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T07:38:36","slug":"this-august-china-celebrates-the-qixi-festival-chinas-valentines-day-an-important-day-for-young-chinese-girls-will-you-save-a-girl-a-girl-li","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org\/blog\/this-august-china-celebrates-the-qixi-festival-chinas-valentines-day-an-important-day-for-young-chinese-girls-will-you-save-a-girl-a-girl-li\/","title":{"rendered":"This August, China celebrates the Qixi Festival, China\u2019s Valentine\u2019s Day \u2013 an important day for young Chinese girls. Will you \u201cSave a Girl\u201d \u2013 a girl like Li Ming — for China\u2019s Valentine\u2019s Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Li Meng, rescued from abortion and abandonment by our “Save a Girl” Campaign.<\/p><\/div>\n

Look at beautiful baby Li Ming! (Her name has been changed to protect her identity.) Isn\u2019t she as cute as a button?<\/p>\n

Her grandmother doesn\u2019t think so, and she did everything she could to force her mother to abort her. But Li Ming\u2019s mother cried out for help and was amazed to find it — not from her own family, but from people like you.<\/p>\n

When Li Ming\u2019s mother met her father, they wanted to marry. But his mother did not approve of the match. Why? Because Li Ming\u2019s mother appeared \u201ctoo thin and unhealthy.\u201d According to Chinese superstition, only a robust woman can give birth to a boy. When Li Ming\u2019s mother did conceive and the child was found to be a girl, Li Ming\u2019s grandmother tried to force her mother to abort her. Li Ming\u2019s grandmother cast blame on her poor mother, saying it was her \u201cfault\u201d that the baby would be a girl. Traditionally, raising a girl in China is a sign of shame for a family, for one day she will grow up, marry a husband, and become joined to his family. Girls are seen as a waste of time and money, only something to be acquired later on in life.<\/p>\n

Once Li Ming was born, her grandmother tried to force Li Ming\u2019s mother to abandon her. Li Ming\u2019s mother began to cry out in anguish and did not know where to turn or what to do. Thankfully, one of Women\u2019s Rights Without Frontiers\u2019 (WRWF) undercover fieldworkers found Li Ming\u2019s mother before it was too late. The fieldworker told this mother about our \u201cSave a Girl\u201d program. Our fieldworker told her that we are helping families keep their girls because we believe that girls matter just as much as boys. Through the aid of one year of WRWF monthly stipends, Li Ming\u2019s\u2019s mother is defying the criticisms and pressures from her mother-in-law. She proudly gave birth and is raising her little girl!<\/p>\n

Our \u201cSave a Girl\u201d program saved Li Ming\u2019s life. Her mother was surprised to get help from us. She said that even though Li Ming\u2019s own grandmother did not like her, \u201cstrangers are loving my daughter unconditionally.\u201d Strangers, like you, are saving baby girls and changing the culture, one family at a time.<\/p>\n

This Chinese Valentine\u2019s Day, will you show love for a girl child and become a GirlSaver?\u00a0<\/strong>Any donation is welcome, including a one-time donation. But would you consider becoming a monthly donor, a \u201cGirlSaver?\u201d For only $25 per month or $300 per year, our GirlSavers have helped WRWF save\u00a0at-risk babies in China, babies like Li Ming, who might not be alive if one of our undercover fieldworkers had not met her mother and assured her that little girls are just as special as boys. Because of your generosity, we can continue to save girls in China.<\/p>\n

Learn more about our Save a Girl Campaign:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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