CWU Delegation Makes Inspection Tour on Poverty Relief in Gansu

The delegates from China Women's University have a meeting with local officials during their inspection tour in Zhangxian County, Northwest China's Gansu Province. [China Women's University]

A delegation of faculty members from China Women's University (CWU) conducted an inspection tour in Zhangxian County, Northwest China's Gansu Province, on June 24-25.

Led by Li Mingshun, Secretary of the Party Committee of the CWU, the delegation visited a colleague who had the task of poverty alleviation in the county to learn about how to better transform the requirements of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) into the results in the partnership of assistance amid poverty relief in designated areas.

During a meeting with local officials, Li presented 690,000 yuan (US $ 100,313) and 34,000 books on behalf of the university to the county. Zhao Hao, Member of the Standing Committee of the CWU's Party Committee, inaugurated a training base for its students in social practice in the county.

Li Mingshun (L) presents the donations to the county on behalf of the CWU during the gathering. [China Women's University]

Zhao Hao (L) attends an inaugural ceremony of a training base for CWU students in social practice in Zhangxian. [China Women's University]

Guo Dongsheng, Deputy Dean of the School of Children's Development and Education under the CWU, spoke about the progress of his work since he was appointed as the provisional vice county-magistrate last April. He continued that he would spare no efforts to contribute to fighting against poverty in Zhangxian.

Huang Aiju, Vice-President of the Women's Federation of Gansu Province, and Liu Jing, County Magistrate of Zhangxian County, showed their appreciation to the ACWF and its affiliated organizations, including the CWU, for the decade-long assistance in local's poverty alleviation and expressed willingness to strengthen the partnership of assistance and cooperation in other aspects.

Liu Jing, County Magistrate of Zhangxian County, speaks during the meeting with the CWU delegation. [China Women's University]

Li said that the delegation was deeply impressed and inspired by the prominent changes in Zhangxian and continued to state that the CWU would give full play to its functions and resources and deepen the cooperation with the locals in Zhangxian in its social and economic growth.

In addition, the delegation also toured an elementary school and village, where they learned about the efforts made by its students in the voluntary services of enriching the life of local rural left-behind children in summer vacation and the endeavors by colleagues to develop the rural economy.

The CWU delegation tours around a campus in Zhangxian. [China Women's University]

The CWU delegation tours around a village in Zhangxian. [China Women's University]

The CWU delegation tours around a village in Zhangxian County. [China Women's University]

(Source: China Women's University/Translated and edited by Women of China)