December 8, 2024

Dear friends and supporters,

At the start of this holiday season, I am excited to report some recent developments at the Foundation and in particular with regard to our six undergraduate leadership scholars. After four months of online preparation work provided by our Foundation, they came to Canada over the summer to take part in a four-week long leadership program at Royal Roads University. During their time in Canada, I spent valuable time with them in person, and connected them with local women leaders. This special experience has transformed these young women, and inspired them to take on their own Giving Back Projects. I have been personally involved in their projects since the planning stage, which are now in their execution phase. I am proud to share the details of their meaningful projects and will keep you updated on the progress in the New Year!

Support our Circle of Giving Campaign

The holidays are a season of giving. I am a believer that it is especially meaningful to give back to causes that are close to our hearts.

At the Ching Tien Foundation for Women, we see your generosity as a vital part of the Circle of Giving that powers our work. Your generous financial support equips the Foundation with the resources to recruit deserving young women and develop impactful scholarship programs that combine academic and leadership training with robust mentorship. These programs transform young women from Asia into leaders and changemakers who go on to give back to their communities and continue this positive Circle of Giving.

Today, for the first time, we are launching the Ching Tien Foundation Circle of Giving campaign. I hope we can count on your support!

You can donate via Canada Helps platform
or

send an e-transfer directly to info@chingtienfoundation.com

The Circle of Giving campaign ends on the 31st of December. 

After completion of the training and the mentorship at the Ching Tien Foundation, and the summer leadership courses at Royal Roads University, we have witnessed the incredible transformation of these young women. We hope you enjoy learning about their Giving Back projects.

Xinyu Zhang
Project Name: Gratitude Journaling
Project Length: 6 months
Estimated Impact: 30
Volunteer Recruitment: 2

Xinyu is a senior student at Luoyang Normal University majoring in chemistry.

The world will become a better place if everyone adopts an attitude of gratitude. The goal of this project is to help our fellow university students gradually build a habit of writing a daily journal entry to express gratitude.

The project has the following steps:

1. Build an online platform and presence
2. Recruit participants through social media, targeting university students
3. Daily journalling led and reminded by organizers
4. Collect participants feedback and target 80% positive experiences
5. Organize monthly online experience sharing

Goal:

• Appreciate what we already have rather than longing for more.
• Lower stress levels and improve emotional and physical health.
• Develop a positive mindset, leading to greater happiness and fulfillment.

Details of project: here

Jiazhi Wu and Haixia Wang
Project Name: Create a Sustainable World for Our Future
Project Length: 6-10 months
Estimated Impact: 500
Volunteers Recruitment: 3

Jiazhi is currently pursuing her master’s program in agriculture at Hainan University.

Haixia is a senior student from Xian Foreign Language University, majoring in English.

Among the 17 UN sustainability development goals, we believe environment protection stands out for its importance. The rational use and reuse of resources is particularly important for environmental protection and human survival.

The project is divided into two parts:

1. Build an online presence by using Little Red Book to raise environmental protection awareness, knowledge and related statistics, targeting young people aged 16 to 30.
2. Organize bi-monthly in-person events on our university campuses. The in-person event activities include:
3. Post flyers and signs at the venue to emphasize the importance of environment protection.
4. Encourage participants to exchange used clothing, shoes, books, electronic and digital products, and other reusable products
5. Organize talks and panels focusing on creating a green environment
6. Litter collection on campus and other public places

Details of project: here

Wenjing Ma
Project Name: Empower Teens
Project Length: 6 months
Estimated Impact: 5

Wenjing graduated from Anhui Normal University with a major in geography in July of 2024. Currently she holds a teaching job at a high school in Xian city.

From my own growing up experience and currently dealing with some troubled students, I know that a good teacher can create profound differences in youth’s lives. Besides my daily teaching, I decided to take on five troubled teens and spend one on one time with them weekly to improve their current situation as my “giving back” project.

Details of project: here

Xue Peng
Project Name: Big Sister Project
Project Length: 10 months
Estimated Impact: 1+

Xue is a senior student at Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, majoring in Business English. She currently holds an intern position in retail sales at Decathlon, Hangzhou.

I experienced many hardships and discrimination while growing up. My parents divorced when I was very young. Besides losing my father, I did not receive love and care from my mother either. My mother worked most of the time to earn money, and she favored my younger brother. I was angry and rebellious through my childhood.

When I was planning my giving back project, I met with a 12-year-old girl on my last trip back to Gansu in the fall. She reminded me of my childhood. She is in the same elementary school I attended. She is an angry 12-year-old, does not communicate with her mother and her teacher. I could see my younger self through this girl. I decided to take her on as my giving back project.

Details of project: here

Jie Ma
Project Name: Peer Counselling
Project Length: 6 months
Estimated Impact: 24

Jie graduated from Sias University in 2024 majored in English. Currently She is working as an Assistant Producer at Vivid Media in Shanghai.

My giving back project is to provide services based on my past experience to undergrads who need guidance to prepare for their job search upon graduation.

Given the current economic situation in China, the majority of the undergrads don’t have direction and confidence to take their next steps after graduation.

My project is to provide online one-on-one services. Each of the participants will receive three free sessions –

• Passion and strength exploration
• Resume revision
• Mock job interview and general feedback

Details of the projects: here

If you like what you read, please make a donation!

You can donate via Canada Helps platform

or

send an e-transfer directly to info@chingtienfoundation.com

The Circle of Giving campaign ends on the 31st of December.