China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) () is a nongovernmental charitable organization in Beijing, China, registered under the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs in 1989 and professionally supervised by the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development.
In 2017, CFPA raised poverty alleviation funds and materials totaling RMB 580 million (about US$91 million) to deliver aid and assistance in over 4.2 million individual cases for impoverished persons and disaster victims. To date CFPA has raised total funds and materials worth RMB 34 billion (est. USD 5.7 billion) and delivered aid and assistance in 33 million individual cases.
CFPA's first international project was realized in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami when the organization raised funds for affected disaster victims.
Since then CFPA has expanded overseas to help those in need across the world, and is actively campaigning for more Chinese CSOs to launch humanitarian projects abroad while advocating for favorable government policies facilitating overseas operations. As of 2017, CFPA has undertaken work in 19 countries outside China and has long-term projects in 5 countries; Myanmar, Nepal, Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan, with registered offices in Nepal and Myanmar.
Overview
China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) () is a nongovernmental charitable organization based in Beijing, registered at the Ministry of Civil Affairs, PRC, in 1989 and professionally supervised by the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development. In 2016, CFPA raised poverty alleviation funds and materials totaling RMB 456 million (est. US$67 million) to deliver aid and assistance in over 33 million individual cases for impoverished persons and disaster victims. By the end of 2017, CFPA had accumulatively raised poverty alleviation funds and material of RMB 34.095 billion (est. USD 5.3 billion). The beneficiaries in the impoverished condition and the disaster areas reached 29,087,200 person-time.
CFPA's first international project was realized in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami when the organization raised funds for affected disaster victims. Since then CFPA has expanded overseas to help those in need across the world, and is actively campaigning for more Chinese CSOs to launch humanitarian projects abroad while advocating for favorable government policies facilitating overseas operations. As of 2017, CFPA has undertaken work in 19 countries outside China and has long-term projects in 5 countries; Myanmar, Nepal, Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan, with registered offices in Nepal and Myanmar.
Our Vision: Be the best trusted, the best expected and the best respected international philanthropy platform Our Mission: Disseminate good and reduce poverty, help others to achieve their aims, and make the good more powerful Our Values: Service, Innovation, Transparency, Tenacity Slogan: Persistence Brings Change
Domestic work
CFPA is committed to disbursing donor funds in the most effective way possible to combat rural poverty and stimulate development in remote regions. Our domestic programs target four areas in poverty reduction to increase the quality of the life for rural populations.
Poverty alleviation and development programs
To improve health conditions
CFPA has launched, in 2000 and 2008, projects as "Maternal and Infant Health 120 Action" and "nutritious meals" to help poor mothers and children to boost the inpatient delivery rate among pregnant and lying-in women, reduce maternal mortality, and improve maternal and child life support level and health level; Meanwhile, CFPA advocates the whole society to pay attention to children's nutrition condition in poverty-stricken areas. By providing extra nutrition meals and Love Kitchen facilities, CFPA improves children's growth and development condition in poor mountainous areas, reduces malnutrition rate and anaemia rate of children, promotes their health level.