School year 2023-2024

Care Action Macao
Education Fund
Summary

Since 2007, Care Action Macao has been working with students in Huining Mountain area in Gansu Province and Panyu in Guangdong Province. Since then, the members have visited students and villagers in many remote and barren areas in China. They have deeply realized that their generation of poor and poor environment is extremely difficult to support their children's education, and it is almost impossible to go to university. We believe that knowledge can change our destiny, and adhering to the philosophy of "helping the poor first by helping the wise", President John Lo initiated and established the "Care Action Macao Education Fund" in early 2011 to assist students with financial difficulties to study until they complete their university courses. In addition to giving the students a chance and hope to help them change their fate with knowledge, break the poverty of generations, and create a better future!

For a long time, priority has been given to orphans, those suffering from poverty and illness, and single parent families, with living allowances as incentives to reduce the financial burden, and a commitment to subsidize students until graduation. Later, there are also students who work hard and successfully strive for admission to higher institutions such as master's and doctor's degree. The Association will also allow the student's circumstances, changes in family environment, work intention and physical condition to decide on financial support for some students who continue to study.

After years of hard work, 3,228 students have benefited from the program. Of those who completed higher education, 477 have gone on to earn a bachelor's degree, with 93 earning a master's degree and one completing a doctorate. After graduation, these students have brought several times more income to their families and greatly improved their living conditions.

Funding over the years

person-times

3228

Gansu (Province)

990 person-times

Anhui (Province)

643 person-times

Guizhou (Province)

648 person-times

Guangxi (Province)

947 person-times

In 2021, Xi Jinping, President of China speech at a "National Conference to Review the Fight Against Poverty and Commend Individuals and Groups Involved", attended the conference and announced that the battle against poverty in China had achieved a comprehensive victory. Under the current standards, all 98.99 million rural poor populations have been lifted out of poverty, 832 impoverished counties have been removed from the poverty list, 128,000 impoverished villages have been removed, and overall regional poverty has been resolved.

We have also deeply experienced the work of the "Care Action Macao Education Fund". The living environment of the students receiving assistance in the supported regions has seen obvious improvement, which is encouraging that our organization has contributed a share to the national poverty alleviation effort.

As the overall social environment changes, we also feel that the "Care Action Macao Education Fund" can gradually put down the mission of assisting studies and poverty alleviation. Therefore, our organization has been reducing the intake of new students receiving assistance each year, intending to use the funds in the most appropriate places in the future.

School year 2023-2024
Funding situation

Number of sponsors

142 ppl

Gansu (Province)

39 ppl

Anhui (Province)

42 ppl

Guizhou (Province)

34 ppl

Guangxi (Province)

27 ppl

Total Amount

MOP 640,000+

School year 2023-2024
Distribution of beneficiary students

Secondary school, technical secondary school, vocational school

2 ppl

University, college

119 ppl

Postgraduate (Master)

19 ppl

Postgraduate (PhD)

2 ppl

Number of students graduating in 2024

University, college

87 ppl

Postgraduate (Master)

5 ppl

"Care Action Macao" Growth and Education Fund

With the decrease in the number of students receiving targeted assistance from the Care Action Macao Education Fund, President John Lo proposed to set up the "Care Action Macao" Education Fund at Foshan University to encourage students from poor families with obvious progress in moral, and intellectual, physical and aesthetic aspects in the form of scholarships, to make them more active in their study. 105 students are selected each year and funds are awarded in the form of lump sum scholarships each year.

Funding period: 5 years from 2021-2025
Funds: CNY 250,000 yuan per year, total investment of 1.25 million yuan

Award

Criteria for winning the Prize (Select key points)

No. of ppl

Amount

progress prize

Students who are excellent in character and learning and develop in an all-round way

5

10,000 yuan/person

Character Award

Volunteer for 60 hours or donate blood more than twice

10

2,000 yuan/person

The Knowledge Award

10% or more improvement in the performance of the recent year compared with the previous year;
The third prize of science and technology and culture competition is preferred

60

2,000 yuan/person

Sports Award

Top eight in sports competitions and a large contributor to sports culture dissemination

10

2,000 yuan/person

Art Award

Fine art competition award grade award, or works by the official media reports and other influential

10

2,000 yuan/person

Award for Diligence

160 or more on-campus work-study hours; Excellent performance as a cadre.

10

2,000 yuan/person

Vice President Wu Jihui presented scholarships to students

Care Action Macao Education Fund