发表时间: 2008年06月20日 共有访问
Torch of Love Fund
E Establishedin June, 2008, the “Torch of Love Fund” is a subsidiary under China Siyuan Poverty Alleviation Foundation, a national public foundation founded by Mr.Cheng Siwei, former Vice Chairman of the National People‘s Congress and led bypresent Vice Chairman Mr. Chen Changzhi. It was named after the first torch of Beijing 2008 Olympic Game donated by the carrier Ms Luo Xuejuan-- former Olympic Champion.
ChinaSiyuan Poverty Alleviation Foundation is one of the 12 charitable organizationsthat are licensed to raise public fund to help the disaster-striking areas, andthe only one Foundation among the 12 to be granted the award as the “NationalHeroic Organization” by the State Council in October 2008.
Its mission is to raise donations to help women and children in disastrous and poverty stricken areas to learn skills and be self-sufficient.
The Fund’s first project, “ Rose of Love Valley”, helps the women in Sichuanto grow Damascus roses which will provide them a lifelong environment friendly industry and change it to the world’s largest center for Damascus rose plantingand essential oil extraction, and a new world tourist attraction. It will create jobs for hundreds of thousands poor people. From 2010, thefamous actress Zhou Xun,as its honorary director and singer Zhou Huajian, as the volunteer ambassador “ Rose Knight”, fully support the Fund and its Rose of Love Valley project. Mr. Zhou has donated 1 million RMB to sponsor200 mu of Rose of Love Garden.
The next project the Fundwill implement is that to help rural and poor area set up internet classroom. Thru E-learning technology,it will solve the problem of teacher shortage in schools of those area and give those children an equal opportunity to learn up-to-date knowledge and skills.