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Charitable legacy of Beijing Olympics continues to improve lives

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics got underway on July 23, with athletes from across the globe competing for medals in their chosen competitions. In China, the country’s sports charities have been busy developing their own large-scale events, with public interest in…

China’s organ donation system still faces many challenges

With the development of technology and medicine, organ transplants in China have gradually become more common and safer. At present, the volume of organ transplants carried out in the country is second only to the United States. In the coming…

Summer daycare centres provide parents with new childcare options

With schoolchildren across the country now starting summer breaks, local education departments in various cities have announced that they will set up daycare centres for primary pupils. The news has come as a relief to many parents concerned about childcare…

Focus on children’s healthcare leads to improved outcomes

The importance of protecting children’s health has been gaining increasing attention in recent years. During the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016 to 2020), various policies designed to improve healthcare services, such as focusing on the prevention and treatment of infants with…

Yunnan school marks 10 years of educating ‘ugly ducklings’

“I’m unable to understand the teachers in class.” “I get bullied by my classmates.” “I can’t stop arguing with my parents.” The Ugly Duckling School, located 50 kilometers from Kunming, Yunnan Province, is a middle school with 79 “problem students”.…

Shenzhen’s anti-drug strategy pays off

The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking fell on June 26, with Shenzhen Public Security Bureau announcing that the city was tied for first place with the 21 prefecture-level cities of Guangdong Province on a 2020 provincial anti-drug…

Beijing has good foundation to become a child-friendly city: Li Ping

Beijing may soon become one of the country’s emerging child-friendly cities, shared Li Ping, director of the Beijing Boyuantuozhi Child Development Centre (referred as Boyuantuozhi below). The plan is part of China’s engagement with the Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI).…

World mourns “Father of Hybrid Rice” Yuan Longping

On May 22, “Father of Hybrid Rice,” Yuan Longping passed away in Changsha, Hunan, at the age of 91. Yuan’s groundbreaking work in high-yield hybrid rice helped alleviate hunger and poverty for many across Asia and Africa. Rice is the…

Going abroad and beyond: Wu Peng shares lessons in alleviating poverty

Editor’s Note: China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation Director of International Development Wu Peng has experience going abroad and delivering development results. As the world is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and conditions threaten to slide back progress made in…