Beijing Social Work Development Center for Facilitators

To promote the development of new education and improve Chinese educational innovation.

Goals

With the tenet of “solidarity and cooperation, help others and yourself,” CCCF dedicates itself to helping disadvantaged groups and promoting the innovation of local social services and social organizations’ development.

Major Projects

• 2003, Building the Beijing Migrant Workers’ Ability to Prevent SARS and Disaster
• 2004, Held two conferences, Protecting Migrant Workers’ Rights of Safety and Health and The Public Policy Revolution and Service Innovation for Migrant Workers, published 7 books
• 2007-2008, Held Migrant Workers Adaptation of New Life in Cities Capacity-Building Program, and published “Migrant Workers New Life in Cities Self-Help Brochure”
• 2007-2008, Photo Exhibition of “Migrant Workers at Borderline” and public educational tour of “The Beautiful Expectation of A Migrant Worker” drama
• Since 2007, Health Service for Migrant Children in Rural-Urban Fringe Program

Major Achievements

• 2004, Beijing Advanced Organization of Youth Entrepreneurship Education
• 2008, “2006-2008 AIDS Protection and Capacity Building Excellent Partner in China”
• December 2008, social work supervisor Li Zhen was awarded “Capital Award Golden Award”
• March 2010, Lam Woo Distinguished Social Work Award

Major Funders

Ford Fund, Leaders’ Quest Foundation, (阿帕克斯基金会), Goldman Sachs Gaohua Securities Co., Mercy Corps, YouChange Entrepreneur Foundation, Flextronics

Major Partners

Nanjing Community Development Center for Facilitators (南京市协作者社区发展中心), Zhuhai Social Work Education Promotion Center for Facilitators (珠海市协作者社会工作教育推广中心), Social Work Committee (shegongwei), Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau, the Beijing Youth League, Dongsi Sub-district Office, China Women’s University and other universities, communities and migrant schools

Distinctions

We focus on urbanization and migrant workers’ issues, on the importance of local experience, the training of social work and grass-roots organizations, and the promotion of social innovation within these organizations.