Rural China Education Foundation

In the Spotlight

www.ruralchina.org domain donation from Shaobin Liu! - August 2007 -
Many thanks to Shaobin Liu for donating the www.ruralchina.org domain name to RCEF. His generous donation ensures the continued usage of the domain name for our website. More...

Featured in Yoolin.com - February 2007 - RCEF was recented featured on Yoolin, an online social community for overseas Chinese students.

Rural Storybooks - Volunteer Teaching Program 2006 - September 2006 - Volunteers from the 2006 Volunteer Teaching Program worked with students in Hebei Province to draw storybooks which showcase their lives, communities and imagination.

RCEF receives Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Social Entrepreneurship Fund - June 2006 - RCEF receives a $6,000 grant which supports innovative projects that address pressing social issues.

International Chinese Youth Spread the Seed of Hope - March 2006 - World Journal Weekly Magazine, the largest Chinese newspaper in North America, features RCEF's Volunteer Teaching Program 2005.

A Handbook for Short-term Teaching in Rural China - May 2006 - This 292-page handbook describes short-term teaching projects in rural China. It was compiled based on first-hand experiences and is for anyone interested in quality education.

"After RCEF came to our school, I felt happier and more confident to really try things. Before when I had ideas, I would usually stay quiet because I was afraid no one would understand. Now I have RCEF to talk to and discuss things with and it feels really good."

– Sun Huimiao, Fourth Grade Teacher, Guan Ai Primary School, Shanxi Province

"When I’m older, I would also like to become a volunteer and teach at a rural school. The volunteers showed me the outside world and passed on their knowledge to us; I would also like to pass on my knowledge to other children in rural areas."

- 6th grade student, Dayang Primary School, Henan Province

"After the summer camp, my relationships with my friends got stronger. Through all the group activities,, I became closer with my classmates and started to understand them better. I now know that two are better than one."

- Summer Camp student, Dayang Primary School, Henan Province

"The reason I joined RCEF is that I believe everybody deserves a chance."

- Xuejing Chen, interviewed in World Journal Magazine 2006