In 1989£¬4.8 million children of age 7-14 were unable to attend school in China .83% of these children were girls .the shocking fact provoked deep reflection about girls education condition in rural area of China.
Girls are very often deprived of educational opportunity by their parents due to poverty and gender bios in rural area. Girls without education are married very young
In 1989, CCTF launched the "Spring Bud Project",which aimed to assist girls in poverty-stricken regions without access to education and to help them get back to school. According to an independent agency survey, during the past 18 years the Spring Bud Project has successfully helped sponsor the education and practical skills training of over 1,700,000 girls around China.
The Spring Bud Project is now operating in 30 provinces of China
President Hu Jintao meets Spring Bud students in Beijing in 2002
Recently, the Spring Bud Project has extended its scope by focusing more attention on girl's vocational education. CCTF has set up the Spring Bud Practical Skills Training Project. With the aid of the Spring Bud Project, a huge numbers of young women have successfully supported themselves financially and some have even started their own businesses.
The Spring Bud Project was:
- included by the Government in ¡°2000 China Human Rights Development¡± and ¡°China Children's Development Guideline (2000-2010)¡±.
- commended by state Council in September 2003 as a ¡°great and worthy cause to further improve education in rural areas.¡±
- China Charity Award was awarded by Ministry of Civil Affairs to CCTF Spring Bud Project in 2005
- nominated to be the candidate of UN Milleniem Development Goal Award
Building a Spring Bud School:
The Spring Bud Schools have been a major part of Spring Bud Project since 1989. Since then, CCTF has built over 500 schools for Spring Bud girls.
Setting up Spring Bud Classes:
CCTF has supported the tuition and living expenses for Spring Bud girls. One Spring Bud Class is composed of 50 Spring Bud girls. They are placed in local school where the class consists of the best teaching staff and boarding possible. CCTF has sponsored more than 6340 Spring Bud Classes throughout China, including Spring Bud University classes and Spring Bud Middle school classes.
The first Spring Bud Class was set up in Guangxi province £¬1989
1997 when they first came to Beijing
The Beijing number 171 middle school graduation ceremony in 2003
The story of 30 Spring Bud girls
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Feng Guixian¡ªused to be student in the first Spring Bud Class in Guangxi province£¬now works as a Spring Bud Class teacher in her hometown after graduating from university
Feng Xiujuan¡ªused to be student in the first Spring Bud Class in Guangxi province . She now works in a military hospital
Xie Yuyue¡ªgraduated from the number 171 Middle school Spring Bud Class £¬now studys in University in Beijing £¬she volunteers to teacher during summer vocation in her hometown
Spring Bud Practical Skills Training Project:
Empowering the Mothers of Tomorrow
We firmly believe in empowering women by giving them practical skills and a vision for life. So far, 30 rural practical skills teaching centers have been set up in different areas of China. This project has sponsored over 416,000 girls in their training.
The Spring Bud Poor Urban Family Assistance Project:
Spring Bud is currently extending its helping hand to underprivileged urban families. We especially try to aid single-parent homes, some of which are enduring a harder life than those in a rural China due to the high cost of everyday living in the cities.
 
 
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