Reaching Out to Build a Better Future
China Children and Teenagers' Fund (CCTF) is the first independent, non-profit charity organization in China, established in 1981 by individuals dedicated to resolving youth welfare issues. CCTF operates under the governance of the All-China Women's Federation and the supervision of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the PRC. CCTF is a strong and well connected charity that helps hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers every year.
In order to reach out and build a better future for China's children, our mission is and has always been to care for, foster, and educate children and teenagers in China, especially in the minority and impoverished regions.
Introduction to Major CCTF Projects
The Spring Bud Project
Over the past 20 years since its inception in 1989, the Spring Bud Project has helped over 2 million young women return to school and to acquire relevant work skills. The vast majority of these young women now support themselves financially, while many others have set up their own businesses. The project has received broad recognition, including the China Charity Award and a nomination for the UN Millennium Development Goal Award.
Under the Spring Bud Project, there are now over 1000 Spring Bud schools, 6,300 Spring Bud classes, and 30 skill training centres all across China.
Safe & Healthy ("Ankang") Growth Project
CCTF has established a broad network of Children's Community Centers across the nation, operating in over 500 communities. Each center provides services to help keep kids in school and away from crime, prevent children from injury and illness, and to help them acquire relevant skills.
After the May 12th earthquake in Sichuan, CCTF took immediate action, launching the "CTF Emergency Relief Fund."CCTF sent emergency supplies and psychologists, and built 22 temporary schools and 120 libraries. It also worked together with a corporate donor to build the Ankang Homes for Sichuan orphans. 712 children (over 500 orphans) who were temporarily placed in Beijing and Shandong now have a permanent home environment with access to advanced facilities and educational resources.
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Our Training for Employment and Entrepreneurship projects provide support to enable hard-working disadvantaged youth in towns and villages to obtain vocational skills and a job, or start up a small business.
Healthcare Programmes
CCTF has recently established the first insurance fund in China for children so that poor kids can receive treatment that they would otherwise be unable to afford. Over the past decade, CCTF has successfully treated over 2,000 children under the age of 13 with amblyopic eyesight disorder, and treats children with hearing impairment. International superstar Jackie Chan has sponsored more than 400 children through this program.
Environmental Projects
A new and exciting project underway is the "Cifeng Rural Community Centre Project."Funded by KPMG and with local input and construction extensively using bamboo, alternative energy sources and latest communications technology bringing connectivity to disparate village groups, this center aims to be an exemplar for rural community center development when it is completed in early 2010.
CCTF is also implementing a pilot project in Chicheng county, Hebei, which provides a small biogas (methane) plant for schools, fueled with animal waste, as a charitable grant. The solution yields climate friendly energy to the school at almost zero cost and will hopefully be the first of many similar projects that grant makers and companies can support.
Working with CCTF
CCTF actively seeks support from grant making foundations, trustees, individuals, and companies seeking opportunities to help disadvantaged children. With a constant flow of innovative projects and financial support from kindhearted donors, we will continue to expand our projects and give new life and hope to underprivileged children in China.
In terms of transparency and accountability, we work to meet each supporter's monitoring, reporting and performance criteria. Our finances are audited by Deloitte LLP and are always open to inspection.
For more info, please call us at (8610) 6522-5319 or visit our website:
Chinese: www.cctf.org.cn English: www.cctf.org.cn/English/index.htm
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