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A few years ago, as I walked along a street adjacent to Erlizhuang Primary School in Beijing’s Dongcheng District, I noticed a photograph pinned to a display board. One of the photographs showed a familiar figure, Yun Jianli, lecturing to…

When Liang Congjie, known for founding Friends of Nature, was invited to an ecological festival in Zhangjiajie in western Hunan Province, he was astonished that a dish featuring the Chinese giant salamander was served to him at a welcome dinner.…

An inaugural World Agrifood Innovation Conference (WAFI) was held from Nov 2 to 4 in Beijing’s Pinggu District, with the “Pinggu Consensus” adopted by participants from 61 countries and regions. Themed as “Food Security and Future Agriculture”, the conference was…

Main image provided by Sichuan Sexology Association How can young people be supported to have happier, healthier, safer, relationships? How to reduce HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, and unwanted pregnancies? How to reduce stigma against people living with HIV? How should…

The “Inner Drive – Indigenous Art Therapy Exhibition” opened its doors at the TNT Contemporary Art Space in Dafen, Shenzhen on Oct 20, 2023, ushering in a powerful celebration of art’s transformative potential in the realm of mental health. An…

Author’s note: Although “the disabled” and “disabled people” have been used throughout the article for reasons of convenience and readability, “persons with disabilities” is now often used instead as it helps to acknowledge that disability is just one aspect of…

Being the only member of staff in an organization has never been easy. For over a year from June 2009, Zhang Huiying was the only person working for Wuhu Ecology Center. Located in a riverside city once famous for its…

In an era marked by global challenges, International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) remain invaluable partners in the pursuit of social development goals worldwide. In China, a nation still experiencing rapid economic growth and urbanization, the need for INGOs is as pressing…

Climate change is a global crisis that demands immediate and decisive action. China is at the forefront of this challenge with its rapidly growing economy and massive population. The need to combat climate risk in China is critical not only…

Twenty years ago, when Wang Jiyong worked in Beijing, he often thought of his home province of Guizhou. Impoverished and lacking infrastructure, children in Guizhou’s countryside had fewer opportunities when it came to getting an education than those in wealthier…

The Maple Women’s Psychological Counselling Center joined hands with Sohu on Sept 6 to livestream a discussion on mental health issues impacting elderly parents who suffer the loss of their only child, also known as “shidu parents”. When a couple’s…

When Green Hunan won the Person of Year on Rule of Law in 2013, an award given to individuals and organizations by China’s Ministry of Justice and China Central Television (CCTV), the group’s leader Dai Xiaoyan, took a back seat. …

College students could be the group most enthusiastic about being part of non-profit undertakings. The China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) recently released a survey report on the Current Situation of College Students’ Charity Participation, confirming the high recognition of…

The number of social organizations (a local umbrella term that includes NGOs) in China is about 901,900, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. However, it’s hard to obtain any official statistics on how many of those are dedicated to…

What are the similarities and differences between everyday life on the roof of the world and in the mountains of Africa? Wang Jing, director of the public relations department at Peaceland Foundation, is probably one of the best people to…

The number of Chinese firms operating abroad has significantly increased over the past two decades, especially since the start of the “Going Global” policy and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Over time, obstacles and resistance have arisen in some…

In the past three years, many Chinese NGOs have had to cancel or postpone their overseas activities. However, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) was one of the few organizations that continued to send permanent staff to Belt and Road…

For 99 Giving Day, an annual charity event launched and hosted by Tencent Charity Foundation that drew some 2,500 charitable organizations to raise funds for about 10,000 charity projects this year, Sichuan Haihui Poverty Alleviation Center tried something new. The…