By: Jena Seideman

MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE:

ONE BLANKET AT A TIME

Adopted from Kunming, China (Yunnan Province- Southern)

Born on March 27 and put on police doorstep Orphan for 2 yearsKunming Children’s Welfare institute

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Was suppose to be adopted by someone else but it fell through

“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” –Marilyn Monroe

Adopted by Sam and Lynn Seidemann, and I can say, I have been happy ever since!

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JENA’S BABY PHOTOS

Gold Award Teamed up with All Girls Allowed in their blanket ministry Goal is 100 blankets Each blanket will be given to the organization Distributed

to women who choose to keep their daughter Shows the support we have for gender equality past our

borders Proverbs 31:8-9

WHAT IS MY PROJECT?

September 25, 1980 enacted by the Chinese government under Mao

Great Leap forward led to a man-made 30 million death famine

The birth rate was once 4 children per womanConfucius principles that the son will take care of the

parents in old ageGendercide: A deliberate and systematic destruction of

a gender group, most commonly women Family planning police Quotas to have childrenCannot have children and be unmarried Those born outside of the quota system are called

illegal or black children: no access to healthcare and education

WHAT IS THE ONE CHILD POLICY?

Three biggest issues are abandonment, infanticide, and abortion

1 million girls abandoned each yearSince ratio is 120 boys to 100 girls, traffi cking occurs35,000 abortions performed each day500 women commit suicide each day in China: the

only country where women kill themselves more than men

Its has been reported that since the one child policy began…

336 million children have been aborted 196 million sterilizations403 million IUDs (Intrauterine devices- birth control)

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http://vimeo.com/289558021/6 Girls have been lost to Gendercide37 million more men than women Bare branches: usually falls to the poor Inverted pyramid: social issues China’s crime rates have DOUBLED in the last 20

yearsHigh sex ratios have had correlation to crimes such

as rape, sex traffi cking ect. In terms of abortions, if you are illegal, they do not

care. Up to 9 th month they will kill your baby

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http://www.allgirlsallowed.org/blog-news In the link above, scroll until you see the article

about the Late term forced abortion http

://www.allgirlsallowed.org/blog/posts/chinese-mother-kills-newborn-daughter-throwing-her-out-window

For other resources, please visit www.allgirlsallowed.org

You can also read A Mother’s OrdealWatch ‘It’s a Girl Documentary’

TESTIMONIES

Thank you to My loving parents and brother, Lynn, Sam, and NickMy volunteers Everyone who donated materials specifi cally the Diebold

family, my math Teacher Mrs. Levell, The Women’s Morning Ministry at St. Ann Parish, Girl Scout Brownie Troops 1657 and 4623, and Theresa Omar

My Aunt Phyllis and Cousin Elizabeth for the 10 hour workday they put in with me

Everyone who attended the sessions All those who prayed for this project and my sanity If I forgot anyone, I thank you to! Your support will give

over 100 babies blankets, and with these blankets, we support women who face oppression around the world.

QUICK THANK YOUS

"Gendercide | All Girls Allowed." Gendercide | All Girls Allowed. All Girls Allowed, 2013. Web. 10 Mar.

2014. <http://www.allgirlsallowed.org/gendercide>.

Stone, Mark. "China Couple Speak Of 'Forced Abortion'" Sky News. Sky News, 3 Oct. 2013. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. <http://news.sky.com/story/1150016/china-couple-

speak-of-forced-abortion>.

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