Saving Minqin Volunteers Association

Carrying out environment protection, publicity, and educational activities, treating desertification, carrying out scientific research, and promoting new techniques for treating desertification.

Goals

Concern, actions, ideals, and the realization of values.

Major Projects

007 – Present, “Internet Tree Project,” using the internet to fundraising and publicize, created and promoted ecological projects. Planted more than 1,400 acres of trees.

Major Achievements

• April 2010, “Minqin Ecological Management Advanced Group”
• April 2010, Intel Chip World Non-Profit Innovation Award
• May 2011, One Foundation/Tencent “Hidden Ability Model”
• September 2011, selected for Narada Foundation “Gingko Plan”

Major Funders

Intel, One Foundation (壹基金), Narada Foundation, Hangzhou Daily (杭州日报), Yellow Sheep River (Wuwei) Ltd. (千乡万才科技（武威）有限公司), GGF

Major Partners

Intel, One Foundation, Narada Foundation, Hangzhou Daily, Raleigh China Youth Development Center (雷励（中国）青年公益发展中心), GGF, Alashan SEE Ecological Association (阿拉善SEE), Darwin Natural Knowledge Union (达尔问自然求知社), Future Green Youth Leadership Council (未来绿色青年领袖协会), Yellow Sheep River (Wuwei) Ltd., LSDCA (西部爱心公益社)

Distinctions

We developed the highly effective “3 as 1″ model, with work in one field (prevention and treatment of desertification), one region (Minqin County, as well as some of its surrounding regions), and persistence in succeeding in one project (Internet Tree Platform and volunteer ecological forest development).