A community livelihood project supported by Aide et Action in rural China brings improved income opportunities for women such as 48-year-old Mrs. Wang Qin. Mrs. Wang, from Baijia Village, Qinshen County, Meishan City, Sichuan, was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis six years ago. Since then, she’s had to give up the heavy farm work she used […]
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China – Li’s Story: When they realized I was illiterate, they fired me
Li Jinxia was excited to follow her older sister from Xinping Village to Lanzhou, a large city in northwest China, in search of employment opportunities. With three children, Li needed to find work quickly to support her children and was delighted when she landed a job as waitress in a hotpot restaurant. However, what 24-year-old […]
China – Mobile early childhood educational services bring much needed support into rural areas
While his mother spent long days picking tea leaves in the fields surrounding Han Ping Village, in Qionglai County in rural China, three-year-old Feifei fell under his 90-year-old grandfather’s care. This usually meant Feifei spent his days at home with very little discipline or structured activities as his grandfather’s age prevented him for being hands-on. […]
China – Inclusive education leaves no child behind
Chen Jiajie, affectionately called Jiajia, is now three years old. Our staff in Qianjin Town first met her back in June 2017. She was just 11 months old and her grandmother had brought her to join our Child Centre and benefit from our Early Childhood Care & Education services. Jiajia seemed a little different compared […]
China – Adult literacy plants the seed of hope for Huang
Thirty-five-year-old mother-of-three Huang Gui’e, from Fuping Village in Shaanxi Province, China, never received any formal education and has managed to get by on simple manual labor work on a part-time basis. Getting by, however, is not the life she dreams of for her children. Huang recognizes all too well that literacy is essential in building […]