The Canadian-based charity Kids Can Free the Children (KCFC) has
donated 650,000 yuan (US$78,500) worth of study materials and
health care to school children in Lixian County, northwest China's
Gansu
Province, said Qi Yuntian, KCFC chief representative in China
Wednesday.
KCFC has also donated 200,000 yuan (US$24,000) to build two schools
in rural areas of Lixian County, said Qi.
He
said that China's western region would be a focus of KCFC donations
in the future.
KCFC, a major international youngsters' charity organization
involving a total 100,000 youngsters in 35 countries, has helped
the poverty-stricken areas in 35 countries build more than 300
schools.
(Xinhua News Agency May 14, 2003)