Analysis

The National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), referred to as the Two Sessions, are China’s most important annual political event, during which, the State Council presents an annual report to be deliberated over by…

In China, 223 cases of sexual assault against children (under 18 years old) involving 569 victims — the youngest being just two years old — were reported by the media in 2021, according to the Investigation Report on Child Sexual…

Community trusts are a model mainly used by non-profit organizations to raise funds from the public and distribute money to other organizations for project implementation. The model originated from the British Community Chest movement in the 19th century, flourished in…

The first report on large donations to higher education providers in China, The 2021 Report on Major Gifts Received by University Foundations in China, was officially released in Beijing last month. “From a global perspective, large donations are an important…

To record the development of volunteer work in China and promote policy advocacy and voluntary work though research, Beijing Huizeren Public Welfare Development Center started collaborating with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2013 to publish the annual China…

Once NGOs in China were allowed to bid for government procurement contracts, many did just that — keen to demonstrate their ability and professionalism. Many wanted to explore a new social governance model: Initiated by the government; Undertaken by NGOs;…

“I cannot understand why misery would be like dominoes, with one following the other,” said a volunteer helping families impacted by pneumoconiosis. The volunteer was speaking in a rural county of Hunan Province in 2017. Shortly before a group of…

On the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening, He Daofeng, a retired philanthropist, was interviewed by China Foundation Forum (CFF). He shared his life experiences and said that he would be willing to help provide advice to the next…

The concept of “the third distribution” has encouraged businesses to take their social responsibilities more seriously and become involved in various charity projects. Following the trend, Tencent has spent 100 million yuan ($15.8 million) to launch the “Enterprises and Social…

Narada Foundation’s project director Feng Yuan recently shared some practices and reflections on talent acquisition and personnel development in the philanthropy sector. Since joining the foundation in 2011, Feng has been responsible for disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction projects, as…

“In Beijing, due to urban expansion, natural wetlands have been disappearing; the total area of urban wetlands has been decreasing year by year,” according to Friends of Nature (FON). Founded in 1996 by several scholars in a beautiful public garden…

“She has been a mother and a father at the same time, and her life has been too hard,” said Ma Xiaolan, the eldest daughter of Malabiye. Malabiye, who never attended school, married Ma Xuewen, who suffered from pneumoconiosis, at…

Last month, Xi’an – capital of Shaanxi Province in northwest China with a population of 10 million, was locked down following a Covid-19 outbreak. In the first few days, like most people in the city, Wang Bing joined WeChat groups…

The New Citizen Program recently released the 2021 Report on the Development of Internal Migrant Children in China. Citing data from the 7th National Census, the report emphasized the huge number of Internal Migrant Children, which has now reached 130…

In 2019, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening up, Narada Foundation and Guangzhou Philanthropy Academy launched a research project to examine how philanthropy has changed in the country. This article is a summary of…

China’s Barrier Free Environment Development Report (2021), jointly published by the China Institute of Data Science for the Disabled at Nanjing Normal University of Special Education and the Social Sciences Literature Press on Dec 30, explores new options for building…

“In Bangladesh, the women don’t even make up 1 percent of bank borrowers, so we thought we should address the issue through our program,” commented Muhammed Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, after receiving the Nobel Prize. Women and Poverty Poverty…

Editor’s note: This article was submitted to China Development Brief by China House. Wang Shui has been married to Yi Bingjin, a pneumoconiosis patient, for decades. In 2009 she decided she had to leave the family home and find work…