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The Ministry of Civil Affairs releases important data on social organisations in 2019

On the 8th of September 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs released the Statistical Bulletin on the Development of Civil Affairs in 2019 on its website. The bulletin includes authoritative data on Chinese social organisations, the donations they receive,…

2020-10-14

Jack Ma receives award in Jordan, calls for international cooperation against coronavirus

Editor’s Note This report is an abridged and adapted translation of an article by the Charity Times (公益时报) published on the 19th of August 2020. “A virus does not have a passport and does not need a visa. Viruses…

2020-08-28

Report published on the development of foundations in China over the past ten years

The China Foundation Centre (CFC) celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the centre has published a report full of new data on the development of foundations in China over the past decade. The report is divided…

2020-08-27

SEE Foundation reports on use of funds raised on Tencent’s Philanthropy Day

This report is based on an article published by the SEE Foundation’s WeChat account on the 11th of August 2020. The SEE foundation was created in 2004 by real estate mogul Liu Xiaoguang, with the vision of mobilising the financial…

2020-08-25

What makes it so difficult to raise funds for Southern China’s flood victims?

2020 is turning out to be a year of instability and unprecedented challenges. For China in particular it has been a tough year: in addition to the deadly coronavirus outbreak in January, flooding disasters have been sweeping through towns and…

2020-08-24

Visually impaired boy does well in the gaokao, but change slow to come for students with visual disabilities

With the publication of the National College Entrance Exam results for 2020, it was reported that there were five students with visual impairments who took the exam (commonly known as the gaokao) across the country, located in the provinces of…

2020-08-18

Litigation over chromium slag pollution ends after ten years of proceedings

Editor’s Note This report is based on an article published by the official WeChat account of Friends of Nature (自然之友) on the 3rd of August 2020. Beijing-based Friends of Nature is perhaps China’s most well-known local environmental nonprofit. The…

2020-08-13

Child protection organisations call for harsher sentence in Wang Zhenhua child abuse case

The recent conviction for child molestation of Wang Zhenhua, the billionaire tycoon and ex-chairman of Future Land Development, has attracted a lot of public attention in China. On the 17th of June 2020, judges from the People’s Court in Putuo…

2020-08-12

Peaceland Foundation provides humanitarian aid to victims of Beirut blast

The Beijing-based Peaceland Foundation has offered its help to the Lebanese capital Beirut to cope with the aftermath of the massive explosion the city experienced at its port on the 4th of August, which caused over 135 casualties and 5000…

2020-08-07

Program on girls protection makes the 2020 China Charity Ranking

The 17th China Charity Ranking was officially released in a ceremony held virtually on June 16, 2020. The Charity Ranking, which is organised annually by the China Charity Times (公益时报), aims at setting up examples for Chinese philanthropic organisations and…

2020-07-23

Report shows 92.72% of social organisations in Beijing impacted by COVID-19

Since the beginning of 2020 the coronavirus pandemic has had a drastic impact on most sectors of Chinese society, and the fallout is also affecting nonprofits and civil society organisations. In order to provide a full picture of how the…

2020-07-21

Peaceland Foundation provides assistance to Zimbabwe against Covid-19

The Peaceland Charity Foundation (平澜公益基金会), a Beiiing-based foundation created in 2018 that focuses on international aid and disaster relief, donated a second batch of anti-epidemic material to the Republic of Zimbabwe on July 17 through the Zimbabwean Embassy in China,…

2020-07-21

Social organizations warned not to misuse the symbols of the young pioneers

As the Charity Times reports, a “Notice on Strengthening the Work of Regulating and Protecting the Red Scarf and Other Symbols of the Young Pioneers” has been jointly published by several government organs, including the Chinese Central Committee of the…

2020-07-21

The Chinese Red Cross helps flooded communities in southern China

In recent days provinces in southern China have experienced continuous torrential rain, which has led to floods and other disasters in mountainous areas. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management have raised the…

2020-07-15

The China Charity Federation holds its congress of members

The China Charity Federation (中国慈善总会) held the second meeting of its fifth Congress of Members, and the third meeting of its fifth board of directors, on the 9th of July in an online form. The meeting of the board of…

2020-07-14

Afternoon tea party run entirely by disabled staff held in Guangzhou

A special afternoon tea party was recently held in the International Financial Centre in Guangzhou, attracting many passersby. While a normal tea party may be made complete by over-baked bread and desserts, the specialness of this tea party was embodied…

2020-07-13

Recent lawsuits cast spotlight on transgender rights

A couple of recent lawsuits initiated by transgender individuals against their employers have attracted media attention in China. In December 2019, a court in Hangzhou heard a dispute regarding the employment rights of a transgender individual named Jessy Ma. Ma…

2020-07-07

Jack Ma receives award in Jordan, calls for international cooperation against coronavirus

Report published on the development of foundations in China over the past ten years

SEE Foundation reports on use of funds raised on Tencent’s Philanthropy Day

Litigation over chromium slag pollution ends after ten years of proceedings

Child protection organisations call for harsher sentence in Wang Zhenhua child abuse case

Peaceland Foundation provides humanitarian aid to victims of Beirut blast

Program on girls protection makes the 2020 China Charity Ranking

Report shows 92.72% of social organisations in Beijing impacted by COVID-19

Peaceland Foundation provides assistance to Zimbabwe against Covid-19

Social organizations warned not to misuse the symbols of the young pioneers

The Chinese Red Cross helps flooded communities in southern China

The China Charity Federation holds its congress of members

Afternoon tea party run entirely by disabled staff held in Guangzhou

Recent lawsuits cast spotlight on transgender rights

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