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Douyin feature allows users to help save Siberian tigers

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, has recently launched a Siberian tiger protection program through its “Douyin Nature” project. Users can collect “natural energy” by watching or shooting videos of animals and plants and donating the energy they earn to…

Government fund lends a hand to grassroots NGOs

It has always been challenging for China’s grassroots NGOs to participate in government procurement of services, due to inadequate organizational capacity and lack of familiarity with government standards. But help has now arrived. In 2021, China’s central government set up…

Controversial sanitary kit charity project taken down

On Jan 18, a post on Chinese social media raised questions regarding the contents of the “Sanitary Kit for Girls in Distress”, a charity project initiated by Xi’an Little Bee Charity Foundation on the Alipay public welfare platform, about the…

Zhengzhou’s guardians: the volunteer emergency service

On a 2014 trip to Fenghuang county, a popular tourist destination in China’s south central Hunan Province, army veteran Zhang Bing and his friends took turns to drive. “It was around 5 in the morning. We had just passed through…

Revealed: China’s top 10 charity highlights of 2021

On Jan 17, Lingshan Charity Foundation held an online meeting to release the Charity Development Report – Top 10 Annual Charity Events in China 2021. This is the 11th annual report released by the foundation since 2011. The organizer invited…

Annual report on overseas NGOs in China released

The annual report on overseas NGOs in China, released by the Administration Office of Overseas NGOs of the Ministry of Public Security (AONGOMPS), revealed that by Dec 31 last year, 631 representative offices of overseas NGOs had registered in accordance…

Public health emergencies: Guangzhou announces rules for social organizations

Guangzhou, capital of China’s Guangdong province, recently issued a new set of regulations outlining how social organizations should respond to public health emergencies. The “Social Organizations’ Response to Public Health Emergencies Prevention and Control” regulations are the first of their…

Beijing to improve access to mental health services by 2025

According to a list released by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs, 247 grassroots mental health centers have been established in the capital city. Residents can use them for information, psychological assessment, stress reduction, counseling and other services. A director…

New report explores options for improving disabled access

China’s Barrier Free Environment Development Report (2021), jointly published by the China Institute of Data Science for the Disabled at Nanjing Normal University of Special Education and the Social Sciences Literature Press on Dec 30, explores new options for building…

Revealed: 2021’s top charity sector buzzwords

Last year saw new milestones and opportunities for China’s charity sector. To mark the start of 2022, China Development Brief has summarized 2021’s top buzzwords for the sector. The Third Distribution Since August 2021, the government has stressed the importance…

Empowering women: Grameen Bank and its pioneering programs

“In Bangladesh, the women don’t even make up 1 percent of bank borrowers, so we thought we should address the issue through our program,” commented Muhammed Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, after receiving the Nobel Prize. Women and Poverty Poverty…

China to get first wetland protection law

Wetlands form one of the major ecosystems of our planet. Swamps, peatlands, lakes, rivers, beaches, and salt marshes all belong to the wetland family. They play an important role in reducing the impact of extreme weather, such as flooding, and…