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    RURAL CHINA ‘ COUNTRY PROFILE NS os 494 ABOUT CHINA th 2 population of over 13 bilion, Chinas the rm ° ‘and the U.S. China is located inthe southern is border several seas, The cauntry isa single b 2s established on October 1, 1949. The ethnic group nativ ‘oximately 92% of China's population and 20% of the worlds population, making up in the world, China's climate and landscape vary drastically throughout the subarctic conditions in its mountainous region al conditions in its forest River isthe third larg 3ys@ vital role in the country’s fi ssands of years, the Chinese hav ver for water, irigation, sanitation, 19 fram dry cond China ranks 90 out af 188 countires in the United Nations. Human Development Index ORORARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVAAAL WE VILLAGES DEVELOPMENT MODEL WE is a movement hat brings people together and gives them the tools to change the world. With two divisions: WE Charity and M social enter we empower people at home and around the world For two decades, WE Charity has been engineering an international development madel to end poverty called Free the Children's WE Villages. I's handout or a single solution, but a combination of key interventions that empower a community to help themselves WE Villages is: Nn is empowerment. In North + Holist we empower people to create positive We know that paverty is @ complex rabler, and na issue oF solution stands alone. change around ther. WE Villages applies the fe work through five key development pillar to same philasophy in developing countries, where vide solutions that suppor ality ur local staff work with ural villages and regional each other governments to Support. teach and empower people + Led by the community. Qur partner within our five Pillars of impact: Education communities take ownership ofthe programs Health, Food, and Opportunity {and projects that create lasting cha + Capacity-building. We help community members develog the skis, strat AT AGLANCE intasuctureoakechargeot + Connecting communities. When you sup cur programming, you become pert ofa global foryoung people _‘famiy. We connect partners ands 70 th America and the UK with communities Through WE Villages, we have + Bult aver 1,000 schoot roa! {around the world, educating more than 200,000 children to build relationships that inspire + Provided access to clean water and sanitation change word programs and facilities for more than ane million * Transparent. We've inv people and the bright Provided mare than $25 milion in medical of international development to Look at our Supplies to the health facilities servicing our ‘model from every angle. They confirm that our uti are effective and built to last 0 produce over 15 * Sustainable. Our goal isto provide the training (their communities and tools communities need to thrive for ship ofthe projects. mers and fami million nutritious meals tofu sd empower more than 30,000 women with generations and take ow financial independence fe implemente ox foe WE VILLAGES’ WORK IN CHINA In 2002 there was a deadly explosion ata firework factory in China where 38 children, aged eight to 11 ‘were working to pay for their schooling. This disaster brought to light the stark contrast between those living in urban and rural parts of China Home to 41 diferent ethnic minorities, China's rural communities are comprised of approximately 52 milion people living in poverty. Despite China's considerable economic development, the benefits have not been Uistributed equally aoross the country, The mave toward globalization has largely benefited the country's booming cities while perpetuating the merginalizetion and neglect of rural communities. Compared to their Urban counterparts, rural communities are often without access to portable water, arable land or adequate health end educational services. Urban schools in China receive significantly more attention and investment by the central government, which serves to perpetuate the gap between rural and urben communities in both the quality of educational fecilities and educational programming, “Through WE Villages, we work in partnership with communities in China's rural provinces to eliminate the barriers that prevent children from accessing education. With a focus on eliminating both gender inequality, as well as the developmental gap between urban and rural centres, WE empowers these communities to become the main agents of chenge in ther lives. Many community members have demonstrates their ‘Commitment iy education by donating the land an which the school is built, constructing and fixing damaged roads in order to bring in building supplies, and most importantly, sending their children to school. Through these community partnerships, WE is working to break the cycle of poverty in rural Chinese communities ‘and transform the face of education inthe country. AT AGLANCE Through WE Villages in rural China, we have: + Over $500 children attending schools butt in partnership with WE every day. Built over 250 school rooms, including classrooms, libraries, teachers offices and kitchens, Partnered with over 26 communities, serving tens of thousands of community members Built large multi-storey and multi-roam school buildings to accemodate large student populations + Completed a unique three-year agriculture and food security program, where participating farmers became mare food secure QERRREAAAAAAAAATATAAATAAAAAG fe few and fa alk great distances, of education. Withaut a transportation system inthe countryside to r \dren in accessing urban twee hols, imited number of rural schools ded. A significant gender gag perpetuate the cycle of poverty in rural com: ‘Through WE Villages, we work with rural communities to ensure that all boys and. ‘access to bath pre-school and primary edu Providing the opportunity to attend pre-school is step in ensuring that rural children begin process at an early age and do not imply remain in the home. tn addition to builaing 00ls, WE also constructs play areas, gardens, libraries, teachers’ offices, and provides training for teachers. Every schol builtin rural China through WE Villages is created as a part of f school campus where children are free to play ‘and feel safe in their clas ‘onment conducive to learning. ‘0 piped water. In addition to a Lack of acoess, the country’s water resources are also affected by severe shortages and pollution. China's diver landscape and climate presents each region in the country with unique challenges and difficulties Through WE Villages, WE responds to these issues and invests in clean water and sanitation initiatives thet are specific to each community's location, For ater that is mmurity's ‘come from a mountain ru ‘om a municipal source depending on munity’ uate watt source is not availabe, drilling a well may be ured, Providing access ta clean water is always ‘accompanied with the construction of sanitation facilities such as latrines and hand-washing stations, Las educational programs that focus on the importance of praper hygiene and sanitation practices The quelity of health care and quantity of ‘medical feclities is severely Lacking among rural ties. The communities we partner with are often in mountainous regions where it is Community members, and children in particular, suffer through the winter with no eating and insufficient clothing and footwesr Asa result, children routinely battle weather ed-respiratory illnesses and the comman cold in adaition ta ather common aff uch asiron deficiency, intestinal worms and diarrhea. Most communities do not have a health clinic or trained personnel ta take care of the population ‘Through the years the government has built ‘small health centres in the towns with greater laos. As rel top from the seller communities must alk fo Sh any basic health services. WE Villages programming includes several initiatives to avercome these challenges. To improve the quality of health services we facus on alth outreach end education by setting up health

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