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DATE AT2009 Beijing

Compassion for Migrant Childrena future and a hope for every migrant child

the boom

More migrants are coming every day to seek a better life for their children

China’s thriving economy is built on the backs of migrant workers

Beijing is home to 5 million migrant workers and 500,000 migrant children Xinhua, 2007; Global Envision, 2007

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Massive migration in China from the poor countryside to the burgeoning cities is unprecedented in human history

the stats ...what we read about

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27% growth in exports WTO, 2006

10% economic growth ADB, 2002-2006

USD 177.47 billion of foreign trade National Bureau of Statistics, 2006

USD 1.2 trillion of foreign currency reserves Chinese State Agency, 2007

8.8% average annual growth in per capita GDP World Bank, 1994-2004

the stats ...and what we don’t read about

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53,519 more people move into cities everyday ADB and UN Population Division, 2005

2% of central government expenditures allocated to education IMF, 1994-2004

43% of the population live in urban areas ADB, 1994-2004

17% of the population survive on less than $1 per day IMF, 1994-2004

the children360% increase in migrant children population between the ages of 5-14 from 1997-2004 China News Agency

Unlicensed schools are the only option for the majority of migrant children

Over 65% of teachers have no teaching experience The China Quarterly, 2004

Many school buildings are dilapidated, overcrowded, and lack clean drinking water and proper lavatories

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attempted reforms1998Central government decreed that municipalities recognize unlicensed schools, and prohibited them from denying migrant children aged 6-14 from public education, if they lived in the area for more than six months Irwin, 2000

2006National legislative body amended 1998 law, and stipulated that local governments must provide for migrant children’s education if both parents or legal guardians are migrant workers living with the child Xinhua News Agency, 2006

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the realityThe laws have had limited effect on local governments

The planned closure of 239 unlicensed schools, for failing health and safety criteria, will displace about 95,000 students

Public schools have their drawbacks

Tuition has increased

Few spots allocated to migrant children

Migrant students often not accepted by peers and teachers

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Though China is moving in the right

direction, attempted reforms have not

significantly improved migrant children’s

access to education

the issues ...what migrant children face

Education disparity

Lack of access to basic healthcare

Instability of residence

Intense poverty

Poor hygienic conditions

Low self-esteem

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the response ...compassion

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OUR GOALbuild community centers in urban migrant neighborhoods

OUR STRATEGYpartner with NGOs, community and government leaders to leverage resources and enable us to achieve our vision

OUR HISTORY founded in early 2006 to benefit migrant children

OUR VISION give every migrant child a future and a hope through social and educational programs

the programs ...education

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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMCreative arts, computer skills, sports, homework club

ENGLISH Saturday program for 800 migrant children from 4th-6th grades

TEACHER TRAINING Ongoing workshops for migrant school teachers

the programs ...life-vocational skills

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SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE Intensive 6 month training program for 16-22 year olds

JOB EXPERIENCE Formal employment and internship opportunities upon completion of the program

HOLISTIC APPROACH Trainees are certified in a technical skill as well as receiving life and vocational skills to cope with their new environment

the programs ...personal development

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FAMILY DEVELOPMENTWorkshops on parenting, marriage, and family

CHILD DEVELOPMENT Confidence building to nurture migrant children

HEALTHWorkshops on road safety, pre- and post-natal care, fire and road safety, HIV prevention, personal hygiene

...typical day at a CMC community center

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8 AM

11 AM

3 PM

5 PM

7 PM

Life-Vocational Skills training program for 16-20 year olds

Early childhood development seminar for migrant mothers

After School Programs for children of all ages

Migrant teacher training workshop

Migrant family development seminar

the team

DIRECTOR AND FOUNDERJonathan Hursh is from the United States and has resided in mainland China for over four years. He has a B.A. in International Relations with an Asian emphasis where he studied modern Chinese history, Chinese philosophy and religions, and China as it related to other Asian countries. He has past experience in the United States with homeless centers, inner city after-school programs, as well as leading humanitarian teams to southeast Asia. Jonathan received a scholarship from the US Government to study Mandarin in Beijing, after which he began working for Operation Blessing China, an American NGO operating in China since 1999. In early 2006, he launched Compassion for Migrant Children and serves as its Director.

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMSShen Yajing (Akina) is from western China and received both her graduate and undergraduate degrees at the College of Development and Humanities in Beijing. Yajing has 7 years’ experience in the development community and has conducted projects throughout China. Her specialty is developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating projects and she is responsible for the overall coordination of all of CMC’s programs.

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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSCharlie Humphreys is a development professional with a broad understanding of the China context as it relates to NGO and non-profit management, as well as project implementation and performance appraisal. He has worked in a number of fields, including business as well as non-profit areas. He worked in finance, trading investments and managing portfolios, before moving into social welfare and working in a variety of government sector social welfare roles in the UK as well as development projects in China. Before joining CMC, Charlie was the Operations Manager at Care for Children, a British development agency working with the Chinese authorities to empower them to develop and maintain child welfare initiatives within the state social sector. In this position he oversaw much of the organization's work in China, as well as maintaining links and relations with donor support bases in the UK, USA and Hong Kong. He was also responsible for legal and compliance issues relating to the organization's UK governing body, the Charity Commission of England and Wales, and the Chinese governing body, the China Social Work Association, under the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

HONG KONG REPRESENTATIVERita Chen was born in Taiwan and grew up in the United States. She has a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies with a focus on the Asia Pacific region.  Rita studied Mandarin at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, where she resided for four years.  In London, she worked at the UK Taipei Representative Office as a Press Officer and she also helped raise money for charities based in the Asian region.  As a child of immigrant parents, Rita has always been drawn to social work concerning immigrants and their families.  She first started working with immigrants in high school and continued this work through her college years and post-graduation in Berkeley, Oakland and San Jose, California.  Currently residing in Hong Kong, Rita works to bring awareness and raise funds for CMC.

CMC is based in Beijing with a branch office in Hong Kong. There are currently 18 full-time staff and 5 interns, as well as thousands of volunteers. CMC is overseen by an involved board of directors and interacts with an advisory council.

the solution

CMC is an approved charitable institution in both the United States as a 501c3 entity (EIN# 26-3775679) and in Hong Kong (No. 91/8559) under S.88 of the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Ordinance.

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They are young

They are talented

They are motivated

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH THE CHILDREN

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

Donate resources

Volunteer time

Raise awareness

giving@cmc-china.orgwww.cmc-china.org

Photos by CMC, Fu Jianyong, Gregory Groggel