OUR WORK

China Development Foundation

The key social issue in China today is the opportunity gap between rural and urban children. CDF focuses specifically on the quality of education provided in the Western provinces of China. CDCF provides tailor-made programs to provide local schools with better equipped teachers, equipment for a modern learning spance and an enhance classroom environment.

Based in Beijing, CDCF has cultivated a network of government contacts across all provinces provided by our Chinese Executive Director, Wang Liwei. His understanding of the local landscape is complemented by the work of a cosmopolitan and global team who have been partnering with him in the delivery of educational projects since 2009.

CDCF provides three programs:

1) Week-long residential training courses in modern teaching methods for rural teachers at internationals schools in Beijing;

2) Career training courses for up to 20 rural teenagers per session in Shanghai and Beijing; and

3) Provision of computers, sports equipment and other educational resources for rural schools.

For a non-profit with foreign donors, CDCF has a unique degree of access to state schools in China because of its strong government relations. CDCF is able to balance donor expectations of transparency and Government requirements of confidentiality because of the strong working relationship nurtured between diverse staff members over the years.  Managed by a multicultural board, CDCF accounts are independently audited. We often receive volunteers from sponsors and regularly report ongoing impact assessments. Whilst in the process of registering as a non-profit in Hong Kong, CDCF is able to have unprecedented access to the remote parts of China.