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Revealed: the top 20 NGOs helping disabled people in Beijing

The Beijing Disabled Persons’ Federation (BDPF) recently published its “Top 20 Social Organizations” list, revealing the names of NGOs (known locally as social organizations) that have helped the disabled during the past decade. According to BDPF, the number of Beijing…

New policies promote ‘high-quality development’ of NGOs

By the end of 2021, there were 902,000 social organizations (local term for NGOs) in China, with 119.25 billion yuan ($16.59 billion) in donation income, according to the 2021 Statistical Bulletin on the Development of Civil Affairs. Social organizations have…

Expert gives advice on designing NGO projects

Chinese NGOs have often encountered funding difficulties in recent years. Many of them have looked to public fundraising campaigns in partnership with internet platforms to improve their funding sustainability. Professor Li Jian from the School of Management, Minzu University of…

NGOs play growing role in China’s healthcare system

Over the past decade, more and more charitable organizations in China have become involved in medical assistance, according to a recent report by the Philanthropy Times. Under the guidance of laws and policies such as the regulations on the management…

Xie Zhenhua on China’s role in climate global governance

China has constructively participated in and led global climate governance in the past decade and achieved some important results, said Xie Zhenhua, China’s special envoy for climate change, at an academic event titled “China’s Decade of Addressing Climate Change” celebrating…

‘Going out’ to make a difference: Lucy Liu interview

While some Chinese social organizations (local term for NGOs) are trying to develop overseas, the stories of many Chinese individuals active in INGOs are equally remarkable. During the past seven years, China House, a social enterprise registered in mainland China,…

NGOs in Beijing: a decade in review

The Social Organization Management Center (SOMC) of Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau (BCAB) held the opening ceremony of the 2nd Beijing Social Organization Promotion Event on Sept 28. (NGOs are known locally as “social organizations”). Releasing a series of official statistics,…

China’s NGOs not spending enough to tackle climate change

In August, China Environmental Protection Foundation (CEPF) joined hands with FAW-Volkswagen to launch the 3rd “Automotive Environmental Protection Innovation Leadership Plan”, funding projects that tackle key technology and engineering bottlenecks in the new energy vehicle industry, in order to support…

Maximizing charity: the power of effective altruism

Spend 1 million dollars to save one life or 180 lives, which would you choose? Yes, every life matters, but are you fully aware of the potential of your donation? In developed countries such as the US and UK, governments…

Project set to provide homecare services for elderly

Forty-two cities and districts have been selected by the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to be implementation areas for the 2022 Home-Based Basic Elderly Care Service Improvement Project (the project). Supported by the central…

Guangdong releases new plan to tackle emissions

A new plan released by the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government stipulates that by 2025, the province’s energy consumption per unit of GDP will drop by 14 percent compared to its 2020 level. The Guangdong Province “14th Five-Year Plan” Energy Conservation…

NGOs contribute to government research projects

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued an announcement in June calling for research institutes to join the 2022 dual carbon goals research project. Following a two-month review, the results have been released. The NDRC received a total of…

Cement industry expected to join national carbon trading market

At a seminar on dual carbon goals and carbon asset management last week, Song Zhiping, chairman of the World Cement Association (WCA), delivered a speech and predicted that the cement industry would be included in the national carbon trading market…