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Mo Yan, China’s first Nobel Prize winner in literature, updated an article on his WeChat official account titled “The Most Unforgettable Thing I Did This Year” on March 28, 2022, sharing his thoughts on literature and philanthropy.   The unforgettable thing…

On May 14, International Mother’s Day, the YouChange Foundation organized a workshop on rural women’s development in Leishan County, Guizhou Province. Over 20 attendees, including academics and prominent female entrepreneurs, participated. The workshop summarized nine key issues that often concern…

The SEE Foundation with a partner organization hosted an event focusing on zero waste lifestyles in Beijing on May 12, calling on local residents to make small changes for a big impact.   Since 2012, the SEE Foundation has been committed…

Zhongnanhai is one of China’s most best-known cigarette brands. However, it has been locked in a years-long dispute with one of the country’s NGOs.   In September 2019, an NGO called Xin Tan Health Development Research Centre filed an appeal to…

Douyin, Tiktok’s sister app in China released its 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility Report in March.   The company explored making a bigger impact in areas including promoting digital inclusion, enriching people’s cultural life, enhancing well-being, and addressing climate change. Noticeably, 130…

A mountain tourist site in Sichuan Province has introduced a policy requiring tourists to pick up at least one item of trash to use the public bathroom.   The policy has been heavily criticized on the Chinese social media platform Weibo,…

The World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) Beijing Office, in collaboration with the China Meat Association (CMA), jointly announced the launch of the “China Sustainable Meat Supply Chain Promotion Plan” at the 2023 China Meat Sustainable Development Summit. By covering…

The 5th anniversary event of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online (the Coalition) was held in Beijing this Monday. The event was sponsored by the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), the International Fund for Welfare for Animals (IFAW), the…

The annual meeting of the Sustainable Travel Alliance was held in Beijing to celebrate its third anniversary on April 21. The meeting was part of the Earth Hour series of events, hosted by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)…

Air pollution is a prominent environmental problem that endangers the health of Chinese people. In 2012, China released a new ambient air quality standard, GB 3095-2012, which included the concentration limits of key pollutants such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5),…

The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) made an official announcement on April 19 about the risks of time banks in China.   Recently, there have been heated discussions on Chinese social media about the concept of time banks, where…

The municipal evaluation of NGOs in Beijing officially started in March. City-level NGOs such as community service organizations and foundations registered with the Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau before Dec 31, 2020, need to apply to participate in the assessment. The…

China’s Ministry of Public Security issued the Three-Year Action Plan for Strengthening Police Stations in the New Era (2023-2025) in March. The plan emphasizes two aspects that NGOs in China are concerned about. One is the protection of minors, and…

2023 marks the 16th World Autism Awareness Day, which this year has a theme of caring for and supporting children with autism, their caregivers, and professionals working in this field.   Beijing Star and Rain Education Institute for Autism, founded in…

China Development Brief hosted its annual forum at the Ritan Hotel in Beijing on April 18. The event featured a series of keynote speakers and roundtable discussions exploring issues related to how NGOs might be able to take advantage of…

To figure out how NGOs, the media and other sectors can play a more important role in telling the world about China’s climate change stories, the World Resources Institute (WRI) invited a former government representative, researchers, journalists and NGO workers…

Chengdu Charity Federation (CCF) launched the 2023 Sunshine Belle Project on March 26, with representatives from CCF, the Chengdu Association for the Mentally Disabled, and partner organizations in attendance.   The Sunshine Belle Project has been designed by CCF to support…

The Jiuting Township Charitable Project, which had been interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, resumed this spring. On March 23, the project launched an event where the community center in the town of Jiuting, Shanghai, organized 30 people with severe disabilities…