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http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/02/27/244484/Ideas_to_fight_poverty_honored.htm
THIRTY non-government organizations, or NGOs, have won awards totaling US$650,000 in a competition sponsored by the World Bank for innovative poverty reduction projects.
The China Development Marketplace, a new initiative of the World Bank to support and strengthen grassroots civil society organizations, or CSOs, selected the top projects from 100 finalists.
The winners proposed reduction of poverty through a range of different approaches.
The ideas included supplying environmentally sustainable biological gas to single mothers in Hubei Province; creating support networks for waste collectors in Shenzhen; helping poor Muslim children learn vocational skills in pasturing areas of Xinjiang by providing them with micro-credit.
He Shenghua won for a project that will create community service centers to teach deaf youngsters vocational skills in Jiangxi Province.
She said teaching sign language enhanced communication not only between deaf children and their parents, but also within the wider deaf-mute community throughout China.
Entitled "Supporting Innovations for Scaling-Up Services that Reach the Poor," the scheme reflects the World Bank's commitment to promoting the potential of CSOs to improve their communities, the bank said.
World Bank Vice President Frannie Leautier said China has made significant achievements in poverty reduction, but there were still challenges.
"It is important and necessary for civil society organizations to play a key role in supplementing the government's efforts in the fight against poverty.
"Often focusing on particular districts, and working closely with local governments, CSO interventions involve capacity building, training and service-delivery in micro-credit, agriculture, off-farm employment, education, health, water and sanitation, and other activities," she said.
Almost 1,000 applicants submitted their ideas on how to best reduce poverty.
The 100 finalists with the best ideas were invited to Beijing for a two-day competition to showcase and share their unique ideas.
A diverse and eminent jury selected the winners during the event.
Each winner received up to US$30,000 to implement their projects.
THIRTY non-government organizations, or NGOs, have won awards totaling US$650,000 in a competition sponsored by the World Bank for innovative poverty reduction projects.
The China Development Marketplace, a new initiative of the World Bank to support and strengthen grassroots civil society organizations, or CSOs, selected the top projects from 100 finalists.
The winners proposed reduction of poverty through a range of different approaches.
The ideas included supplying environmentally sustainable biological gas to single mothers in Hubei Province; creating support networks for waste collectors in Shenzhen; helping poor Muslim children learn vocational skills in pasturing areas of Xinjiang by providing them with micro-credit.
He Shenghua won for a project that will create community service centers to teach deaf youngsters vocational skills in Jiangxi Province.
She said teaching sign language enhanced communication not only between deaf children and their parents, but also within the wider deaf-mute community throughout China.
Entitled "Supporting Innovations for Scaling-Up Services that Reach the Poor," the scheme reflects the World Bank's commitment to promoting the potential of CSOs to improve their communities, the bank said.
World Bank Vice President Frannie Leautier said China has made significant achievements in poverty reduction, but there were still challenges.
"It is important and necessary for civil society organizations to play a key role in supplementing the government's efforts in the fight against poverty.
"Often focusing on particular districts, and working closely with local governments, CSO interventions involve capacity building, training and service-delivery in micro-credit, agriculture, off-farm employment, education, health, water and sanitation, and other activities," she said.
Almost 1,000 applicants submitted their ideas on how to best reduce poverty.
The 100 finalists with the best ideas were invited to Beijing for a two-day competition to showcase and share their unique ideas.
A diverse and eminent jury selected the winners during the event.
Each winner received up to US$30,000 to implement their projects.