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In this issue we bring you the latest news from China's growing
grassroots nonprofit sector, including stories on building migrant
communities in Beijing, elderly care in Shanghai, a technology social
enterprise for Western China, 2009 giving trends in China, and much
much more. Please feel free to share with your friends and communities
who care about charitable causes in China. As always, we appreciate
your feedback and opinions!
In China’s cities, migrant workers and their families are undervalued, underpaid, and undereducated. They are marginalized and have little stability in their working and living environment. Compassion for Migrant Children (CMC) is one organization working to change that. This Beijing based NGO, offers tutoring and training for migrant children, their parents, and teachers through community centers strategically located in migrant neighborhoods. I spoke with Jonathan Hursh, the founder of CMC, to learn more about their work.
Recently, the China Charity and Donation Information Center released the 2009 First Half-Year Report on Charitable Donations in China. The report provided macro data of philanthropy given to Chinese charitable causes including the total size of donations, the portion of donations received from overseas sources, a breakdown of donations received by each charitable sector, and a demographic of donors. Below I summarize some important findings from the report.
Our friends at Shokay [Ventures in Development] are hosting a Yak Around the World Campaign. Just in case you have no idea what that means, Shokay is a socially conscious luxury brand that creates beautiful clothing using yak down fiber. Shokay sources their fiber from Tibetan herders which enables them to "earn a sustainable living while preserving their traditional lifestyle." In August Shokay launched the Yak Around the World Campaign. Twenty-four social changers received a hand-knit baby yak and hat with the question, "What are you doing to change the world today?" Each person/group takes a picture with their baby yak and posts it on the campaign page then sends it to another changemaker. That's where you come in! We want some help deciding who to send it to! Send us your suggestions for changemakers. We'll pick one and send our little yak along on its way.
Last Saturday, I had the chance to attend the
"One Day for the World - AIESEC SISU 09 CSR
Forum." AIESEC is the world's largest
student-run organization, active in over 1700 universities in more than
107 countries and regions. The goal of AIESEC is to develop
high-potential students into globally minded responsible leaders.
