When poverty is a way of life, people’s potential is often overshadowed by the struggle to survive. But when equipped with the right tools, even the most vulnerable are able to change their own world and create a better future for their children. Opportunity International stands alongside over 2.5 million clients with a mission to provide those tools—the financial products, educational programs and business training they need to move beyond poverty and build a more stable, secure and fulfilling life.
Opportunity International Network Website: http://www.opportunityinternational.ca/Category Archives: Poverty Alleviation
Charities in China working to end poverty
The Library Project
The Library Project donates books and libraries to under financed schools and orphanages in the developing world. They believe education is the key motivator to breaking the cycle of poverty that exists in the developing world.
Village People Project
Village People Project
Website: http://www.villagepeopleproject.org/
Website: INFO@VILLAGEPEOPLEPROJECT.ORG
Phone: +1604-732-9370
Address: Village People Project Limited is a Hong Kong registered charity with offices at:
1108 Yu Yuet Lai Building
43-55 Wyndham Street
Central Hong Kong
and the registration number is 1330570.
Donate: Village People Project Limited
Standard Chartered Bank
Shop 16 G/F New World Tower Central, Hong Kong
Account No.: 003-447-1-109025-7
Swift Code: SCBLHKHHXXX
A Bridge for Children International
A Bridge for Children International (ABC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving underprivileged children by placing them into families and providing them with education opportunities.
A Bridge for Children Website: www.abridgeforchildren.org Email: zadok@abridgeforchildren.org (Zadok Huang) Address: Huaqing Shangwu Huiguan, Building 7, 506 Locations: Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Sichuan earthquake zones, Bishan Township in Chongqing, Taole Township in Ningxia, Qiqihar and Guiyang
Wokai 我开
Wokai is an organization that allows people to contribute directly to microfinance institutions in China which in turn lend the money to entrepreneurs in rural China. Wokai is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Oakland, with core operations in Beijing, supported by individual donors, corporate sponsorships, fundraising events and grants.
Website: www.wokai.org Email: info@wokai.orgMedia Coverage
Casey Wilson talks about using Art to End Poverty in Agenda Magazine.
Educating Girls of Rural China (EGRC)
EGRC was founded in 2005 and is a Registered Canadian Charity. In 7 years EGRC has raised funds in Canada and Hong Kong; sponsored 286 young women from impoverished rural areas of Gansu Province in Northwest China to receive university education. There are currently 170 students in EGRC’s sponsorship program, studying in 96 different universities in over 30 cities throughout China. 116 of the students graduated since 2009.
Website: http://www.egrc.ca/ Email: info@egrc.ca Telephone Number: 604-732-9370 Address: 4326 Dunbar Street, PO Box 45098, Vancouver, BC Canada V6S 2M8 donate online at https://Website: http://www.canadahelps.org/DonationDetails.aspx?cookieCheck=trueMedia Coverage
United Nations Development Program China
In China, UNDP fosters human development to empower women and men to build better lives. As the UN’s development network, UNDP draws on a world of experience to assist China in developing its own solutions to the country’s development challenges. Through partnerships and innovation, UNDP works to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and an equitable Xiao Kang society by reducing poverty, strengthening rule of the law, promoting environmental sustainability, and fighting HIV/AIDS.
United Nations Development Program China Website: http://www.undp.org.cn Phone: (8610) 85320800 Address: United Nations Development Programme, China Country Office Address:2 Liangmahe Nanlu, Beijing 100600, China
Tianjin United Education Assistance Foundation
Tianjin United Education Assistance Foundation is dedicated to helping the disadvantaged students from no-parent or single-mother families, schools in rural areas, as well as disadvantaged college students and disabled students by receiving contributions from the public within and outside China.
Tianjin United Education Assistance Foundation Website: http://www.ueafc.org/npoen/index.asp Email: tueaf@126.com Phone: +86 22-2334-1666 Address: Room 904 Binhu Building, Huanhuzhong Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, China 300060 Donation: Account Name: Tianjin United Education Assistance Foundation Bank Name: China Bohai Bank Aocheng Branch, Tianjin Account Number : 20000 1133 9000 378
The Hong Kong Council Of Social Service
The Hong Kong Council Of Social Service is a non-governmental welfare agency committed to sustain and develop social welfare in Hong Kong. Its vision is to build a welfare sector that is highly accountable, efficient, effective and responsive to social needs, upholding the long-term sustainable development of society and the well-being of citizens. Its mission is to promote the development of social welfare together with its member agencies.
The Hong Kong Council Of Social Service Website: http://www.hkcss.org.hkSHOKAY
Shokay may be a rising lifestyle brand, but the nature of their natural fibers is very sustainable. This social venture works with more than 2,600 rural families (they have organized fiber cooperatives in Qinghai from which they directly source yak fiber, as well as hand knitting cooperatives that produce many of Shokay’s pieces.), enabling them to earn a sustainable living while preserving their traditional lifestyles.
SHOKAY Website: http://www.shokay.com Email: shop@shokay.com. Address: Taikang Lu, Lane 274, No. 9, Shanghai China100016
Lasso China 