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With a population of over 1.3 billion, China is the most populated country in the world and is
the fourth largest country in size after Russia, Canada and the United States. China is located
in the southern region of Asia and is bordered by fourteen other countries, including several
seas. While home to some of the most spectacular sites in the world, including The Great Wall
and The Forbidden City, almost half of China’s population lives on less than $1.90 per day. In
China’s rural communities, approximately 52 million people live in poverty.
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Food Opportunity
“My life is better now than
In the community of Wujiazhuang, China has a rural population totalling over before. The cabbage yield this
agricultural trainings are led by WE’s local 600 million people. WE Villages
agricultural coordinator to emphasize the programming is helping to support these year is so much better because
importance of maintaining a nutritious diet, communities through animal husbandry of sufficient irrigation. It is
including a variety of diverse food groups. projects which include the provision of enough to support my family this
Farmers participated in workshops about pigs, chicken and goats. The breeding and year. And my nephew has a
crop diversification and improved selling of these animals serve to improve
agricultural techniques and learned the income levels while also improving the
better diet now because we eat
advanced skills for planting. These activities livelihood of families benefitting from the more kinds of food.”
help communities update their agricultural milk and by-products of these animals. – Yajun,
practices, be more resilient to changing 61-year-old prod community member of Dao Lazui
environmental realities and ultimately,
become food secure.
WE Schools: Impacts in Rural China
Mid Year Report: December 2018
Liping’s Story
Liping is a 47-year-old community member from the partner community of Dao Lazui,
China. She lives with her husband, mother-in-law, and teenage son. She is an avid
farmer, whose favourite activity is cooking for her family. “I love the people in my
community. Everyone is friendly; everyone wants to help each other.”
Her main source of income comes from growing maize, potatoes, beans, and peppers
on her farm. When Liping’s land did not receive enough rainfall, she explains that her
family struggled. “We had to eat a limited amount of food when the harvest was poor.
And we didn’t have varieties of crops and planting technology to help.” Liping
continues further, “We planted the same varieties of maize and beans for many years
and the yields were not good. I knew I needed better varieties of crops to increase my
yield and also gain a higher price from their sales.”
Through the WE Villages Food Pillar of Impact programming, Liping was able to
participate in seed testing and fertilizer experimentation trainings. She has improved
her crop yield and farming skills and happily shares that her income has increased as a
result this year.
“Because of the program in my community, I would rather stay at home doing farming
work,” she shares. Her other recourse to gain an income would be to leave and work in
a neighbouring city, as she previously has, as a waitress. “Now my whole community is
able to stay in our hometown.” She is grateful for her ability to share her success. “All
of my crops are growing normally. It’s supporting my whole family. I no longer worry
that we will suffer starvation during the winter season. We now have enough food so
that we don’t need to cook limited amounts for meals anymore.”
As for Liping’s hopes for the future, she announces, “I hope my son will study at the
university. And I hope my family members will stay healthy and that my whole
community will become more beautiful.
5,500+ 26 communities,
children are attending schools
built in partnership with WE serving tens of thousands of
across Rural China community members across
Rural China
We are grateful for your generous support of our WE Villages programming in Rural China. Together, we are
empowering families and communities with the tools and resources to break the cycle of poverty and build a
brighter future. This remarkable change wouldn’t be possible without you.