On March 28, 2026, Shanghai Yanhua Public Welfare Foundation held its 2025 Annual Work Meeting, along with the inaugural meeting of its second Council and Supervisory Board. Council members, Supervisory Board members, and special guests gathered together to review the past year's work and reach consensus on future development directions. The meeting’s main work reports were presented by Chairperson Yang Jiru and Board Member Shen Conghuan.

Group photo at the Yanhua Public Welfare Foundation's 2025 Annual Work Meeting

At the beginning of the meeting, a "Little Yellow Man" blind box interactive session was set up at the entrance. Each guest randomly drew a "Little Yellow Man" keychain upon arrival. Through this activity, participants gradually learned about the group of children the foundation helps — children with end-stage liver disease who have high bilirubin levels, causing yellow skin and yellow eyes, and who urgently need liver transplants. These children are lovingly called "Little Yellow Men." This design made the originally abstract beneficiaries more tangible.

Next, a five‑anniversary themed video, *Walking with the Light*, was shown. The video followed the foundation's five‑year development, looking back at various moments and changes from different perspectives. Guests once again felt the meaning of this shared journey through the video.

At the Yanhua Public Welfare Foundation's 2025 Annual Work Meeting

After that, the meeting moved to the annual work report session. Chairperson Yang Jiru presented the 2025 work report to the attendees. The report systematically reviewed and highlighted the foundation's work over the past year, covering core project operations, annual data, and future plans. In 2025, the foundation’s overall ability to provide assistance steadily improved, and the full‑cycle support system continued to be enhanced. At the same time, the foundation expanded its external activities and public participation, allowing public welfare to happen and continue through more concrete and genuine connections. The meeting also mentioned that the foundation had recently completed the transition to the second Council and Supervisory Board. New and old members gathered at this meeting, adding a sense of continuity and handover to the review.

Chairperson Yang Jiru reviews the foundation's overall work in 2025

Professor Shen Conghuan, Board Member of Shanghai Yanhua Public Welfare Foundation and Deputy Director of the Liver Transplant Center at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, gave an annual talk. He reported that in 2025, his team completed 217 liver transplant surgeries, maintaining a leading level in China. Medical quality and core indicators steadily improved. In the area of pediatric liver transplants, the team completed 40 surgeries that year, with the youngest patient only a few months old. As minimally invasive techniques advanced, the proportion of minimally invasive procedures in living donor liver surgeries exceeded 90%. This not only reduced trauma for donors but also improved surgical safety and recovery quality. During his talk, he shared real experiences of several children and their families, telling how they made choices and persisted in the face of illness and uncertainty, helping everyone present feel the resilience of life and the weight of love.

Board member Shen Conghuan presents surgical case analysis

During the following roundtable session, Professor Wang Zhengxin, Vice Chairperson of Shanghai Yanhua Public Welfare Foundation and Director of the Liver Transplant Center at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, moderated and gave an opening speech. Council members, Supervisory Board members, and special guests engaged in in‑depth discussions about the foundation’s future development path, offering diverse thoughts and suggestions on project expansion, resource integration, and long‑term strategic planning.

Vice Chairperson Ye Ke, Vice Chairperson Chen Yubing, and Vice Chairperson Rao Kangda proposed directional suggestions for further improving the foundation’s professional platform and resource coordination capabilities from an overall development perspective. They also explored further possibilities for expanding medical public welfare.

Vice chairpersons offering suggestions at the roundtable

At this meeting, the newly appointed second‑term board and supervisory board members also shared their observations and thoughts. Professor Xie Xinbao, Board Member Wu Yan, Board Member Hua Bo, Supervisor Lu Ming, and Board Member Meng Sheng (who participated online) had practical discussions based on their professional backgrounds and practical experiences. They talked about the actual implementation of charitable assistance, resource coordination mechanisms, and public communication about public welfare. The gathering of diverse perspectives made the discussions more concrete and deeper, while also building consensus and expectations for the foundation’s future development.

Newly appointed board and supervisory board members offering suggestions at the roundtable

Board Member Tang Junqiao, Supervisor‑General Sun Zhihua, and Board Member Wang Yujiao actively offered suggestions for the foundation’s future development, sharing their deep insights into charity work. They explored deeper integration with education, mental health, and other fields, paying comprehensive attention to the various needs of sick children and their families during recovery. They hope these efforts will allow Yanhua’s charitable actions to benefit more people.

Board and supervisory board members offering suggestions at the roundtable

Professor Tao Yifeng, Deputy Director of the Liver Transplant Center at Huashan Hospital, and Head Nurse Li Juan provided valuable suggestions for the development of the pediatric liver transplant charity program from their clinical and nursing perspectives, offering important references for the foundation’s continuous improvement.

Special invited guests offering suggestions at the roundtable

Five years have passed. This is both a time to look back and a starting point to move forward again. The moments that have been recorded bear witness to the journey we have taken together and become the strength to keep going. Every child protected, every need responded to, and every piece of kindness from society gradually come together, becoming the light that supports this cause as it moves steadily forward.

In the future, Shanghai Yanhua Public Welfare Foundation will continue to take professionalism as its foundation and responsibility as its direction, steadily moving forward on the path of medical assistance and public welfare practice. It will keep improving the “full‑process care” assistance system and carry out warmer and deeper public welfare actions. It also looks forward to meeting more fellow travelers and, as we light each other’s way, bring this light to even farther places.

Translated by Harry chen, a volunteer