The Micro-credit Project for the Development of Local Women in Aohan Ban, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Location: Aohan Ban, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Duration: 2002.02 - 2006.02

Donor: The Embassy of Japan

Local Partner: Chifeng Zhaowuda Women's Sustainable Development Association

Small Project Fund

Location: All China

Duration: 2002 - 2006

Donor: EED

Micro-credit for Poverty Alleviation

Location: Yilong County, Sichuan Province

Duration: 2002 - 2007

Donor: Ms. Helma A. Seidel

Local Partner: Association for Rural Development of Yilong County

Poverty Alleviation through Supporting Rural Poor Women in Mulberry Planting and Silkworm Breeding, Chongqing

Location: Jinqiao Township of Wangsheng District, Chongqing Municipality

Duration: 2004.08 - 2007

Donor: EED

Local Partner: Jinxing Mulberry Planting and Marketing Association

Through supporting 2269 poor women in silkworm breeding, technical training on new technology and skills, the project will significantly increase the annual income of the participants by at least 1080 RMB per capita. The project will contribute to the protection of the ecological environment from soil erosion by planting mulberry trees in the barren hills and gully. By skills developing and income generating, the poor women, especially the ethnic minorities will empower themselves in their social and economic status both in their family and community.

The project will legalize the Silkworm Breeding and Marketing Cooperative (SBMC) in Jinqiao township. SBMC will assist participants by technical assistance on planting high-quality mulberry trees, purchasing nice silkworm eggs, and providing training on tree planting and silkworm breeding skills. SBMC will also engage on product collection, transportation and silkworm sale, disease prevention and treatment as well as expanding marketing channels in order to self-help sustainable development of the community.

Bamboo Weaving Advanced Training

Location: Jinzhai County, Anhui Province

Duration: 2001 - 2005

Donor: Japan International Food for the Hungry

Local Partner: Jinzhai NGO Association

Bamboo Weaving Advanced Training

Micro-credit for Poverty Alleviation

The Micro-credit Project for Women Development in Chifeng

Poverty Alleviation through Supporting Rural Poor Women in Mulberry Planting and Silkworm Breeding

Small Project Fund

In 2004, 10 trainees selected carefully from skilled workers of Jinzai County attended the training course for bamboo weaving for 2 weeks. Mr. Yagisawa, an artisan in bamboo weaving, is the trainer from Japan. The trainees learned Japanese traditional artisanship. Now trainees can make artistic products instead of practical bamboo products, which can meet the market's expanding needs as well as help them earn a higher income.
From February 2002, the Micro-credit Project for Women funded by the Japanese Embassy was conducted. After 3 years of implementation, the total fund has reached 2,010,000 yuan; 799 poor women benefited from the project. With the loan, the poor women developed their own businesses and increased their incomes. Many of the beneficiaries removed themselves from poverty and began to live better lives. The project is warmly appreciated in the local area. In addition, the project maintained a 100% pay back rate, which established a new model for the implementation of Micro-credit projects.

The Small Project Fund was supported by the EED (Development Cooperation Agency of the German Protestant Churches). The SPF aims to support projects focused on community development, empowerment and self-reliance, that are urgent, short-term, small-scale and that have specific aims.

6 projects were successfully implemented in 2004:

  1. Supporting the Mentally Challenged to Raise Livestock and Poultry by Fengtai Lizhi Rehabilitation Center of Beijing;
  2. Training on Cultivation of Edible Mushroom in the Poor Areas of Dingxi County in Gansu Province implemented by the Association for Promotion for International Economic and Technical Cooperation between NGOs, Gansu Province;
  3. Supply of Hygienic Drinking Water both for Villagers and Livestock implemented by the Association for NGO Cooperation in Wu Yi County of Hebei Province;
  4. Poverty Alleviation through Silkworm Breeding For Poor Farmers in Mountainous Area implemented by the Rural Development Association in Shangcheng County, Henan Province;
  5. Setting up a Seedling Nursery for Afforestation implemented by the Mianduhe Forestry Society in Hulunbeier City of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; and,
  6. Hygienic Drinking Water both for Villagers and Livestock implemented by the Association for Sustainable Development in the Mountains and Lake Area of Jiangxi Province.