Volunteer organizations, volunteer opportunities in China
The United Nations in China are committed to fostering sustainable and rights-based development to empower women, men and children, especially the poorest and most vulnerable, to lead better lives. It draws on global experience to assist China in developing its own solutions to the country’s development challenges, and in its growing engagement with the international community.
UN Volunteers China Website: http://china.unv.org, Website: http://china.unv.org/how-to-volunteer/in-china.html
The Hong Kong Outstanding Tertiary Students’ Services Association (HKOTSSA) is a registered non-profit making voluntary organization established in 1994. The Association aims at organizing functions on social services; arousing students’ awareness in community welfare and social services; fostering and encouraging students’ participation in social services promoting a closer relationship among all the members.
Hong Kong Outstanding Tertiary Students’ Services Association Website: http://www.hkotssa.org.hk
The “Ho-Sum” (“the good intention”) is a non-profit organization, already according to “Tax affairs Rule” 88th attains the exemption to pay taxes was the public nature the philanthropic institution, and has become Hong Kong social service association’s organization member. Its objective is to impel the Hong Kong people from all walks of life to participate in the community duty work activity, arouses the people of Hong Kong to the charitable active cognition and the sympathetic chord.
Ho Sum Good Intention Website: http://www.ho-sum.org Email: enquiry@ho-sum.org Phone: +852 2549 2010
Hands On Shanghai’s mission is to create a balance between the needs of Shanghai’s charities and the availability of those looking to become involved in community activities, To connect volunteers with local community-based organizations, Hands On Shanghai engages in coordinating volunteer opportunities for active professionals according to their availability and personal interests; supporting local community organizations with direct donations, fundraising planning and execution, community project design and implementation; designing and managing a variety of community relations programs for private sector partners in Shanghai.
Hands On Shanghai Website: http://www.handsonshanghai.org Email: info@handsonshanghai.org
Golden Bridges pioneers opportunities in China for Corporate Executives and Philanthropists to volunteer, support and engage in civil society through high-impact charitable activities, such as environmental protection, poverty alleviation, disaster recovery, marginalized and vulnerable communities.
Golden Bridges Website: www.goldenbridges.org
Give2Asia promotes and inspires philanthropy by delivering services that meet the needs of donors and the Asian communities they care about by working with major corporations. They are currently spearheading a project to provide trauma counseling to people still recovering from the Sichuan earthquakes.
Give to Asia Website: www.give2asia.org Email: info@give2asia.org Phone: +1 415.743.3336 Address: Give2Asia. 465 California Street, Suite 806, San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Donate: Make a gift online, or offline by check, credit card, wire transfer or securities. After your gift is made, Give2Asia will confirm the gift and provide a US tax receipt
China Service Charity Profile provides the school expense subsidization, the basic stationery provides, and culture and education thing, books donation; The average visits every year serves the area two times, besides the processing subsidization matters concerned, will also hold some carnivals, the subject activity day, the middle-school student meeting, the teacher and guardian’s symposium and so on.
China Service (Chinese Only) Website: www.cnservice.org
BIVA is a not-for-profit organization that is committed to human resource-based work with individuals and organizations involved in social improvement and development, with a special emphasis on volunteerism. BIVA raises volunteer advocacy and awareness, and advocates and promotes China’s emerging civil society and the domestic and international non-profit organizations into serving China’s needs in poverty and unemployment alleviation; development of China’s western region; environmental protection; basic education and health services; gender awareness and legal aid.
Beijing International Volunteers Association Website: http://www.civa.org.cn/ Email: webmaster@civa.org.cn Phone: +86 10 8400.0551 Address:11th Floor, Entrance C, Yhong He Plaza, No.28, An Ding Men Dong Da Jie, Eastern District, Beijing, China Zip Code: 100007
Beijing Foodies is a an open social group that meets once a month for a nice meal, during which a charity introduces itself and diners are encouraged to make a donation to the organizations. So far, the Foodies have raised thousands for both local and international charities.
Beijing Foodies Email: bjfoodies@gmail.com (email to join mailing list)Media Coverage
Xixi Cheng’s Interview in Agenda Magazine. Posted on The Beijinger’s website.
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