The Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, and the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) jointly held a conference in Xichang City of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on November 18 and 19 to sum up positive results from the implementation of the three-year action on fostering new social norms, promoting rural revitalization and showing caring to women and children.

Since its launch in September 2021, the special action has exercised positive impacts upon local women, children and families of different ethnic groups, brought to them tangible benefits and created a bright future for them.

During the past three years, the China Children and Teenagers' Fund (CCTF) has proactively responded to the proposals by Professor Peng Liyuan at a national meeting for Spring Bud Project — Dream of Future Action, and fully implemented the ACWF's work plans on the three-year action.

So far, the CCTF has raised donations of fund and goods worth about 106 million yuan (US $14.93 million) to support 7,500 girls in the completion of their academic studies, built three Spring Bud homes, two Ankang libraries and six sunshine services stations, and organized over 300 online and offline caring activities, benefiting 300,000 girls and families.

Let's review the activities and touching stories behind the CCTF, beneficiary women, girls and families over the past three years.

The CCTF has rolled out the Spring Bud Education Assistance Action to provide schooling girls with allowance and support in both academic studies and living and help them improve comprehensive quality. Photo taken on October 11, 2021, shows that Spring Bud girls give performance at a meeting on further implementation and promotion of Spring Bud Project — Dream of the Future Action in Beijing.

The CCTF has introduced the Spring Bud Companion Services project to explore new model featuring "education assistance, companion and empowerment" and provide girls with warmth and caring in their growth. Photo shows that the CCTF and Tencent volunteers visit Spring Bud girls in Xichang Minzu Middle School and organize a Spring Bud Companion Camp for them.

The CCTF has implemented the Spring Bud Caring Services project. It has built three girls' growth services centers in Xichang, Zhaojue and Butuo, distributed "growth packages" containing school supplies and other daily necessities to local girls and supported their healthy growth through the organization of online and offline activities. Photo taken in July 2023 shows that the CCTF organizes a group of charity-minded people from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to visit Spring Bud girls in Daliangshan Mountain area and holds growth camps and study tours for them.

The CCTF has organized reading activities on publications such as the book on General Secretary Xi Jinping's visits to people's homes to further strengthen girls' moral cultivation, awareness of social responsibility, and help the girls develop a deeper love for the country and its people. Photo taken in April 2023 shows that teachers from Xichang No.3 Primary School speak with Spring Bud girls about Xi's visit to a family in Sanhe, a village in Liangshan and the girls also share their understanding of family during a reading activity at a girls' growth services center in Xichang.

The CCTF has supported the building of Sunshine Stations and Ankang Libraries and distributed over 1,000 sets of "Hello Kids" nutritional packages as well as 80,000 sets of maternal and infant nutritional packages. Photo shows that a representative of CCTF and charitable enterprises sends infant formula products to an in-need family in Huili, a city in Liangshan.

The CCTF has developed public welfare science popularization courses and held thematic training events to empower grassroots medical personnel and improve medical services in Liangshan. It has donated hygiene products worth about 42 million yuan (US $5.92 million) to girls, organized thematic activities and distributed health manuals to help girls grasp a deep understanding of adolescent physical and mental health and strengthen self-protection competence. Photo shows that an associate professor from Sichuan Normal University gives a lecture about adolescent psychological health to girl students in Xichang-based Xining Middle School, where the CCTF's project to promote the development of girls' education in Liangshan was launched.

The CCTF has promoted the building of the Spring Bud Dream Chorus to enhance music literacy of girls. Photo taken in September 2023 shows that the Spring Bud Dream Chorus from Wenchang Primary School of Yuexi County in Liangshan is invited to give a show during a musical concert at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

The CCTF has organized girls to attend sci-tech growth camp events, furthering enhancing their sci-tech literacy. Photo taken on April 27, 2024, shows that a group of Spring Bud girls visit the China Science and Technology Museum to explore the mystery of science and technology and expand horizon after attending the launch ceremony of the new round of the project to enhance the Spring Bud girls' sci-tech literacy, under the Spring Bud Project — Dream of Future Action, in Beijing.

The CCTF has held empowerment and music training sessions for rural teachers to enhance their teaching competence. Photo shows that rural music teachers from eight provincial regions including Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces attend the first session of the Music for a Bright Future training program, jointly launched by the CCTF and Xi'an Conservatory of Music.

The Spring Bud Project was honored as one of the best poverty reduction practices in the 5th Call of Global Solicitation on Best Poverty Reduction Practices Campaign at the 2024 International Seminar on Global Poverty Reduction Partnerships, in Beijing in October 2024.

In the future, under the leadership of the ACWF and with the support of people from all social sectors, the CCTF will further strengthen its education assistance to girls, provide more caring services to children living in difficulties, continue with the implementation of the project designed to meet the various needs of women, children and families in Liangshan, and contribute to rural revitalization and sustainable development of Liangshan.

Photos from CCTF

(Source: CCTF/Women of China)

Editor: Wang Shasha