From China Daily. BEIJING – A new 1-million-yuan annual donation threshold for a national charitable award has aroused criticism among media commentators, stating that the requirement may discourage small-scale philanthropy. The annual donation threshold for the China Charity Award, the country’s biggest award for philanthropists, has been raised to 1 million yuan ($159,000), award committee [...]
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January 13th, 2012
China Daily: Charities hope to regain trust via strict audits
From China Daily. BEIJING – The Chinese government believes its newly introduced auditing protocol for domestic foundations may help the country’s charity organizations regain public trust through enhanced transparency. Donors and the public have experienced increasing anxiety over the transparency of charity foundations in recent years, according to a press release posted on the central [...]
January 8th, 2012
Educating Girls of Rural China Gives New Hope to Rural Women
Educating Girls of Rural China is a non-profit organization established to help girls from impoverished rural areas of China receive an education. EGRC operates under the philosophy that “educated women will have educated children.” This encompasses the belief that educating women is the key to changing a family, a village and even a society. [...]
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China Daily: Red Cross disbands its commercial branch
From China Daily. BEIJING – The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on Saturday announced the decision to shut down its subordinate organization in the commercial sector as investigation showed that the latter was run in a way that betrayed its non-profit mission by making money through manipulating philanthropy. The investigation also showed that Guo [...]
December 30th, 2011
China Daily: Human rights foundation gets $13-m donation
From China Daily. BEIJING – The China Foundation for Human Rights Development (CFHRD) has received over 82.5 million yuan ($13 million) from different donors this year, the foundation said at its second national council held here Friday. In his speech, Huang Mengfu, president of the foundation and vice chairman of the National Committee of the [...]
December 24th, 2011
Five Beijing Charities for the Sick, Disabled and Orphaned
Original article posted at Beijing-Kids.com. The holidays are a time to be with family, but what about those who have none? Charitable organizations, volunteer groups, and NGOs are often the only source of care and comfort for orphans and critically endangered babies. There are several ways to help: volunteering, donating, organizing a fundraising event, or [...]
December 24th, 2011
Little Flower Projects helps Special Needs Orphans Bloom
Malaika Hahne, Executive Director of Little Flower Projects, shares what it’s really like to work for a charity in China Interview by Jennifer Thomé, photo provided by Little Flower Projects Most people dream about quitting their corporate jobs and working at a charity, but few know what that really entails, especially in China. Malaika Hahne [...]
Lasso Posted in Charity News Tags: Chinese special-needs orphanage, honest Chinese orphanage, Little Flower Projects, Malaika Hahne No Comments » December 11th, 2011
Teaching Our Children to Care: A visit to The Hope Healing Home in Shunyi
From Beijing-Kids.com. Jennifer’s daughter Julia We left for the Hope Healing Home early on Saturday morning and I literally had to drag my ten-year-old daughter, Julia, out of bed. She grumbled about the fact that it was a Saturday, one of the few days when she can sleep in. As a parent who has [...]
November 30th, 2011
Help Budding Students at Dandelion School
From Beijing-Kids.com. For RMB 680/semester, you can fund a student’s education. Photo courtesy of Dandelion School A year ago, we wrote about the Dandelion School in Daxing District. As the only officially recognized high school for children of migrant workers, Dandelion principal Hong Zheng and her dedicated staff have their work cut out for them. [...]
November 29th, 2011
China’s Biggest Philanthropists
Meet the Ten Biggest Do-Gooders in the Middle Kingdom Text by Joana Melo, photo courtesy of zgjrw.com China has a handful of famous philanthropists, including Jackie Chan, who has given numerous scholarships, and launched projects such as the Jackie Chan Challenge Cup Intercollegiate Invitation Tournament, the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Jockey Club Beas River [...]
