For many years, AFD China has been participating in the "Let the Swan Fly" charity project, supporting the Yanjing Little Swan Public Welfare School by providing funds for the purchase of related materials. Those funds are used to buy textbooks, books, school supplies, teaching aids, cultural and sports equipment, rice, flour, oil, and other necessities, as well as to cover transportation and travel allowances for volunteer teachers. We hope these resources will enable the children to study without any worries.
In 2024, the educational work of the Little Swan Public Welfare School advanced steadily throughout the year, with teaching tasks successfully completed. The school also participated in more volunteer activities, broadening the students' horizons and opening up wider perspectives for them. Meanwhile, the programming education outreach program in rural Henan achieved fruitful results once again. The number of rural primary schools participating in the programming classes increased from 11 in 2023 to 15 in 2024. In June 2024, students from the school once again participated in the "National Youth Information Literacy Competition" which is on the whitelist of nationwide competitions for primary and middle school students. After intense preliminary and semi-final competitions, 11 students made it to the national finals, among whom 8 won awards, including 2 first prizes, 2 second prizes, and 4 third prizes.
Our ability may be limited, but we feel immense happiness in helping those children access better learning resources and witnessing their excellent achievements.
We hope to light the lamp of knowledge for those children and even more so, to plant the seeds of dreams in their hearts. Every heartwarming act of kindness demonstrates great love and social responsibility. We firmly believe that every contribution will be transformed into the power of knowledge, inspiring the supported students to forge ahead on their future paths, change their destinies through knowledge, give back to society, and pass on love.
In the future, let us join hands and continue to pay attention to and support education, building bridges to dreams for more children in need. We look forward to witnessing the growth and transformation of every supported student and even more, hope that this relay of love can inspire more social forces to participate in the project, creating a positive atmosphere of caring for impoverished students, so that the light of love and knowledge can illuminate every corner.
