Qingshen County Association for Promoting Development of Rural Women and Children

Industry helps mothers escape poverty; friends accompany children to grow.

Goals

To give hopes to every mother; to give dreams to every child.

Major Projects

• 2008-2009, Poor Mothers Mutual Aid Participatory Escaping Poverty Project (World Bank)
• 2010, “Left Behind” Children New Feelings Activity Project (Narada Foundation)
• 2011 – 2012, Tongyuan Village “Left Behind” Children Growing Up Aid Project (China Charities Aid Foundation for Children)
• 2011- 2012, “One Egg” Project (Shanghai United Foundation)
• 2012, Heifer International Community Integrated Development Project

Major Achievements

• 2006, “Hong Kong Poverty Alleviation Fund” Project received China Women’s Development Foundation, “Small-Cycle Loan Project Organization Award”
• 2007, “’Left Behind’ Children Education Protection” Project received approval from the World Bank China Development Marketplace expert group.
• 2007, Our “’Left Behind’ Children Education Protection model reported by CCTV’s News Broadcast and other media.
• 2009, Received “Incubation” from the Non-Profit Incubator (公益组织孵化器)
• 2010, Applied to the China Social Innovation Award Committee, received nomination

Major Funders

Asia Development Bank, World Bank, Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst, Qingshen District Civil Affairs Bureau, Heifer International, China Charities Aid Foundation for Children (中华儿童慈善救助基金会)

Major Partners

Shanghai United (上海联劝), China Charities Aid Foundation for Children, Narada Foundation (南都基金会), AEA, Heifer International

Distinctions

In carrying out our projects, we focus on collaborating with universities, public interest organizations, and government units. We explore how our children-focused “Friendship Community” model can be continued and expanded through related government units. We see children’s development environment and community services as a united system, and so we emphasize mobilizing the active participation of children, families, and residents of the community.