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- A rural population of 30 million below extreme poverty level (annual
income <$75)
- Drop-out rate for school-age children as high as 15% in some extremely
poor regions/counties
- 4 million school-age children unable to attend schools due to poverty
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- Overseas China Education Foundation (OCEF) is registered in Texas and
granted by IRS as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charity organization.
- Mission:
- Help less-privileged children in rural areas of China finish their
education up to 9th grade.
- Principles:
- Support students who have already dropped out of school or are near the
brink of dropping out of school.
- Need based, not merit based.
- 100% volunteer based.
- Operational cost is ultra-low. More than 90% of donation goes to
impoverished children.
- Strict policies are in place to prevent frauds.
- Volunteers:
- More than 600 members in North America.
- More than 100 volunteers in mainland China.
- Impact:
- Helped more than 6,000 impoverished children in mainland China finish
1-9 years of education since its foundation in 1992.
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- Fairness in student nomination and selection;
- Systematic student application and evaluation;
- Sophisticated local monitoring system and network;
- Transparency in fund-raising and management.
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- To be a donor:
- Donate through www.ocef.org using credit card/check.
- Use OCEF’s on-line shopping program to support OCEF.
- Use corporate matching program.
- Donate your car through OCEF’s car donation program.
- To be a member:
- Donate $40 annually to support one student.
- To be a volunteer:
- Monitor OCEF’s operation through participation.
- Fundraising, fund-distribution, support site inspection, web design,
data base management, publication & etc..
- An enjoyable experience of giving!
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