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Annual Report 2008
Supporting Education for Children of Migrant Workers In 2008, Amity provided scholarships of CNY500 each (to cover tuition fees) to 20 pupils in 2 schools for children of migrant workers in Nanjing (Nanjing Jianning Primary School and Nanjing Mingguang Jindu School). Many of those who have received support have said they no longer worry about dropping out. Many of the schools for migrant children still lack facilities. Amity sponsored the Nanjing Jianning Primary School by providing textbooks, sports and teaching facilities, at a total cost of over 2,000 yuan. Volunteers from Hong Kong and overseas often visit these schools to teach English or engage its students in various activities.
Legal Aid Project Despite China’s legal reforms there are still many people, who, for various reasons, have no recourse to the law to protect their legal rights. These include people with various disabilities, laid-off workers or the unemployed, poor farmers, less-educated housewives, or migrant workers and minors, especially women. In collaboration with the Nanjing Municipal Center for Legal Aid and the Nanjing Yuhua District Center for Legal Aid, Amity provides subsidies for disadvantaged groups to protect their civil rights through legal procedures, as well as providing Promoting awareness about legal aid available to workers pamphlets on legal aid to promote awareness among migrant workers, women, and the disabled people. In 2008, Amity provided CNY 600,000 to protect the rights of disadvantaged groups through legal procedures. Amongst the 60 cases that Amity supported, 40 involved women and children, while 20 involved migrant workers.
Facilities for Poor Middle Schools Fengle Township is in Minle County, Gansu Province, situated in a mountainous area at the foot of Qilian Mountain. With an average annual income of less than CNY 1,000, Fengle Township is one of the poorest townships in Gansu Province. The Fengle Middle School, built in 1976, was in great disrepair in 2007. After an on-site study, Amity donated CNY 300,000 and the government of Fengle Township provided more than CNY 300,000 to the school to rebuild the labs and canteen. By October 2008, the labs and canteen were finished and are already in use by the students.