Rural Women Knowing All

Releasing the potential of rural women by protecting rural women's rights, training and education rural women, and incubating women's organizations.

Goals

To help rural women to establish independent, equal, and prosperous lives.

Major Projects

• Rural Community Women's Participatory Development Project
• Rural Women's Bookstore and Literacy Project
• Rural Women's Psychological Health Project
• Urban-rural Floating Population and “Left-Behind” Children Project
• China Rare Disease Network
• At-Home Elderly Care Services
• Domestic Workers Support Network Project

Major Achievements

• 2004, Literacy Project received International Literacy Promotion Organization, “2004 Innovative Project Award”
• 2006, China Newsweek and other related international and domestic institutions, “2005 Most Responsible NGO”
• 2008, China Red Cross, “One Foundation Model Project” Award
• 2010, Post-Disaster Reconstruction Project received China Charity Federation, “Rainbow Heart Outstanding Project Award”
• 2011, Children's Safety and Education Project received China Charity Federation, “Rainbow Heart Outstanding Project Award”

Major Funders

One Foundation (壹基金), Narada Foundation (南都基金会), Oxfam HK (乐施会), UN Trust Fund, Ford Foundation, European Union, Microsoft, Exxon Mobile, and other enterprises and embassies

Major Partners

UN Women, China Association for NGO Cooperation (中国民促会), Right to Play China (儿童乐益会), New Citizen Program (新公民计划)

Distinctions

We use participatory methods to carry out training for rural women and supporting organizations. We use a gender perspective to view social work methods, helping women to establish self-confident, happy lives. We use many forms of media to encourage societal concern for rural women.