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Despite a drop in temperature over the weekend, members of the SURF cycling club gathered near Shanghai’s Huangpu River as usual one Sunday in December. But something was a little different this time: a group of 15 teenagers from Xing…

This is part two of CDB’s interview with staff from the Wei Lan Library initiative. You can read part one here. Wei Lan Library doesn’t just provide books, it provides a public space for children to build connections with their…

This is the second part of CDB’s interview with Zeng Xin, executive director of Hongdandan, a Beijing NGO dedicated to providing services for the visually impaired. To read part one, click here. On a chilly Saturday morning in December, Qin…

Millions of people in China have moved from the countryside to the cities since the country began to open up in the late 1970s. While living standards have risen, economic development is uneven, with many in rural areas not benefitting…

“It’s hard to describe how much I want to try a driverless car. It would be so cool because it could take me anywhere I wanted, without bothering anyone — driverless vehicles can really make life easier for us visually…

Among the millions of visitors to Shanghai’s Expo 2010 was a young Indian architect who had come to China after finishing a stint working in Singapore. For Nitin Dani, it was to be the start of an 11-year journey in…

This is the second part of an interview with Li Tao, founder of the Facilitators, a charity that trains migrants workers to be social workers. You can read the first part here. In a piece of research carried out by…

The number of rural migrant workers in China reached 280 million in 2020, according to Reuters, representing almost 20 percent of the total Chinese population. During the pandemic, they were possibly the hardest-hit group – due to both external factors,…

This is the second part of an interview with Ma Yili, former director of Shanghai’s Bureau of Civil Affairs, conducted by the Amity Chuanyi Philanthropy Culture Fund. You can read the first part here.   Q: During emergency response operations…

The following is the second part of an interview conducted with the founder of an organization that helps the homeless in Shanghai. All names used in this article have been changed at the request of the organization. Read the first…

The following is the first part of an interview conducted with the founder of an organization that helps the homeless in Shanghai. All names used in this article have been changed at the request of the organization.  The past couple…

This is part two of CDB’s interview with Education in Sight’s Yang Jin. You can read part one here.   The last couple of years have been difficult for Education in Sight. Andrew Shirman, one of the charity’s founders, decided…

“We say education changes rural children’s lives; but how can their lives be changed by education if they cannot even see the blackboard clearly?” Yang Jin asked during a recent interview with CDB. As the secretary-general of Education in Sight,…

According to the press conference held by Henan provincial government on Aug 2, 302 people have been killed by heavy flooding in the province since July, and 50 people have gone missing. Since the floods hit, the public, businesses and…

Created by JD.com in 2003, the “6.18” Shopping Festival has since become a Chinese national phenomenon. While newer e-commerce platforms such as Kuaishou and Douyin are growing in popularity[1], Alibaba’s Tmall and JD.com remain the top two players. The festival…

Worldwide, the number of people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution exceeded 82 million by the end of 2020. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, works in more than 135 countries to protect and assist these people.…