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Poverty awards aim to highlight nation's endeavours
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-09-25 14:19

Wang Guangmei, widow of China's former president Liu Shaoqi, has been nominated for a special personal achievement award because of her extraordinary efforts to fight poverty.

Wang was among 19 candidates who were nominated yesterday in Beijing for the second China Poverty Eradication Awards, a biannual award that rewards individuals or organizations who make great contributions to poverty alleviation.

The 19 nominees fit into 10 categories, including special personal achievement, innovation, volunteers, donation, self-struggle and dedication.

In 1995, Wang auctioned six antiques left by her mother raising 566,000 yuan (US$70,750). She initiated"Project Happiness", which aimed to improve the situation of poor mothers nationwide.

Through 11 years of constant efforts, nearly 700,000 poor people from 154,000 households have benefited from the project's 389 programmes around the country.

Wang, 85, became the only candidate of the category as another nominee Xu Yongguang, initiator of the "Hope Project", which aims to help poor students, withdrew after learning of Wang's nomination.

The Amity Foundation and a farmer association in Yongji, Shanxi Province, were named in the organization category.

"By promoting experiences and touching stories in poverty reduction, we hope to motivate more people from all walks of life to join poverty alleviation work in China," said Wang Hangzui, secretary-general of the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA).

The final 10 winners, one for each category, will be announced on October 17, the international day for poverty eradication, after voting by a 23-member judge panel.

"Each candidate may have their unique mode and conditions, but the way of thinking, the strong sense of growing away from poverty, is worth promoting," said Kang Xiaoguang, professor of the School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development of Renmin University, who is also chairman of the judging panel.

"Rather than simply being moved, we hope more people will take action to help the poor," said Xie Hailong, a volunteer photographer who has devoted the past decade to documenting the rural education situation.

"The money saved from forgoing a pack of cigarettes or a sauna can raise a child from illiteracy."

Since large-scale poverty alleviation work began in 1986, the country's poor population was reduced to less than 24 million by the end of 2005 from the 125 million in 1985, according to sources with the CFPA.

(China Daily 09/25/2006 page2)

 
 

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