China Philanthropy

The Library Project: An Interview with founder Tom Stader

Organized in 2006, The Library Project (TLP) establishes libraries in rural elementary schools and orphanages across China where children often have little more than textbooks as reading material. The mission of TLP’s five-person team is to contribute to poverty alleviation by supporting education. Through book drives and individual and corporate donors, the organization has donated 225 libraries in 19 provinces and plans to add another 125 this year. I spoke with founder and executive director Tom Stader about the impact TLP is making on children’s reading in China.

Introducing SVG’s Sichuan Giving Portfolio: How To Get Involved

When you’re not news anymore and the volunteers go home, how do you keep picking up the pieces? Where do the resources come from to rebuild your life, provide for your family, and do more than just survive? For victims of the Sichuan earthquake, these are questions they ask themselves each day.

A 5 Minute Guide to HIV/AIDS in China

The percentage of Chinese citizens with HIV/AIDS is relatively small with only 0.1% of the total population afflicted by the disease, however, the number may not remain low for long. Little action was taken to control the spread of HIV/AIDS for a number of years. Consequently, as the spread of HIV has diminished in other countries, China’s numbers have been on the rise. Over the past decade, the number of people infected with and dying from AIDS has risen dramatically and has not gone unnoticed by the Chinese government. Both the government and international aid organizations have begun to mobilize and are working together to change the trajectory.