Opportunities introduces significant charitable, cultural, and educational projects that seek American business support and aims to assist companies in identifying programs meriting their assistance. The materials contained in Opportunities are boiled down; our aim is to provide contact information and only the most skeletal description of each organization's interests. I strongly encourage interested companies to make direct contact with some or all of the programs contained here, so that each firm can review for itself the more detailed materials that individual organizations can provide.

The importance of American corporate participation in programs that bring benefit to the people of China and strengthen the bonds of US-China friendship beyond the commercial realm cannot be overstated. We congratulate the many American firms that support a wide range of important and positive efforts in China and hope that Opportunities will help companies to explore new ways of making a difference.

Robert A. Kapp
President, The US-China Business Council

(Note: The purpose of Opportunities is to facilitate direct contact between interested companies and project developers. The US-China Business Council is not a sponsor of any project listed in Opportunities and makes no recommendation with regard to corporate assistance to any specific project.)

US Institution:	The Asia Foundation
Chinese Institutions:	China Administrative Legislation Research Group; Center for Administrative Law Studies, National School of Administration; Center for Chinese Public Law Studies, Beijing University Law School
Project Description:	The Chinese Administrative Law Research Group, a group of Chinese legal specialists, will conduct research on the drafting of China's first-ever Administrative Procedure Act

For over 20 years, The Asia Foundation, a private, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, has supported programs in legal development, local governance reform, community development, nonprofit sector growth, and the protection of women's rights. The Administrative Procedures Act will codify the rules, procedures, and measures necessary to achieve China's compliance with WTO standards of trade and commerce administration at the national and sub-national level. Administered and managed by The Asia Foundation, the program includes research, international consultation, and drafting, with a draft to be submitted to the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress in December 2003. The Asia Foundation is the only organization, public or private, that has been approached to work with the Chinese Administrative Research Group on this important project.

US Institution:	The Asia Foundation
Chinese Institutions:	State Council Office of Legal Affairs; Provincial and Municipal Governments, Office of Legal Affairs
Project Description:	Program focuses on administration of China's trade rules and measures and mechanisms necessary to enable China to comply with WTO rules.

This program will train legal affairs officials at the provincial and municipal levels who will be responsible for drafting and implementing local laws, regulations, and other measures to ensure China's compliance with WTO provisions. The 40 participants will include key legal affairs staff from all 28 provinces, four provincial-level cities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, and Tianjin), and eight other commercially important municipalities including Shenzhen and Guangzhou in Guangdong; Dalian, Liaoning; and Qingdao, Shandong. The program will include training and consultation in China with an experts' advisory panel and through an international study tour.

Contact Information:

Nancy Yuan, Vice President and Director, Washington The Asia Foundation 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW Suite 815 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202-588-9420 Fax: 202-588-9409 E-mail: nyuan@dc.asiafound.org

US Institution:	Cooperative Housing Foundation
Chinese Institutions:	China Society for Promoting the Guangcai Program
Project Description:	Poverty reduction and economic development

The Maryland-based nonprofit Cooperative Housing Foundation designed the China Public-Private Partnership Program for Integrated Community Development to reduce the incidence of poverty in designated areas of China, especially among ethnic minorities. The program will develop and test a model for broadening the impact of local economic development in Hunan Province and Tibet Autonomous Region. The program will be implemented in partnership with the China Society for Promoting the Guangcai Program, with continuing support from the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs.

Contact Information:

Michael Doyle, President and CEO Cooperative Housing Foundation 8601 Georgia Ave. Suite 800 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Tel: 301-587-4700 Fax: 301-587-7315 E-mail: mailbox@chfhq.org Website: www.chfhq.org

US Institution:	Books for China International
Chinese Institutions:	Ministry of Health
Project Description:	Collects and ships donated medical books, teaching materials, and equipment to more than 1,000 medical universities in China

Medical Books for China International (MBCI), a nonprofit organization, has been collecting and shipping medical books, journals, audio and video tapes, and other educational materials to China since 1981. Through its 10 distribution centers, MBCI has sent materials to libraries of institutes, medical universities, colleges, and hospitals in every province, autonomous region, and province-level municipality of China.

MBCI welcomes donations of medical materials not more than 10 years old (please contact MBCI for specific requirements) as well as individual and corporate tax-deductible contributions to help defray shipping expenses.

Contact Information:

Mary Zoe Phillips, Secretary-Treasurer Medical Books for China International 13021 E. Florence Ave. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 Tel: 562-946-8774 Fax: 562-946-0073 E-mail: mbci@aagl.com

US Institution:	Friendship Homes and Schools
Chinese Institutions:	Foreign Affairs Office of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Project Description:	Dedicated to giving children the homes and educational tools needed to fulfill their potential

Friendship Homes and Schools (FHS), a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, works with orphans of primary- and middle-school age in China. With the help of local government officials, FHS provides housing, food, clothing, and education to more than 60 children from various ethnic groups--Han, Hui, Tibetan, and Yi--who live and study together. FHS also organizes trips to visit the children in China as a way for supporters and other interested parties to gain understanding of the environment in which they live. The trips also contribute to the children's financial support.

FHS welcomes support from individuals, families, and organizations.

Contact Information:

Lois Drake, Founder Friendship Homes and Schools 216 South Marina Street, Suite 309 Prescott, AZ 86303 Tel: 520-776-8836 Fax: 520-776-8874 E-mail: fhs@optimacompany.com Website: www.anian.net/fh&s.html

US Institution:	China-US Center for Sustainable Development
Chinese Institutions:	Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21
Project Description:	Projects to promote sustainable development in China

Created under a bilateral agreement signed during Premier Zhu Rongji's trip to Washington, DC, in April 1999, the China-US Center for Sustainable Development (CUCSD)'s goal is to promote new forms of environmental and sustainable development cooperation between China and the United States. A primary focus of CUCSD is to engage the private sector in project-based activities in the areas of energy, water resources, sustainable communities, forestry, agriculture, and land-use planning. CUCSD is a nongovernmental organization that partners with Chinese official and nongovernmental organizations to select and implement projects.

CUCSD seeks corporate and individual support.

Contact Information:

Wang Miansheng, CUCSD China Projects Officer David Bleyle, CUCSD Senior Advisor China-US Center for Sustainable Development One World Trade Center 121 SW Salmon St., Suite 210 Portland, OR 97204 Tel: 503-279-9567 Fax: 503-279-938 E-mail: mwang@apecnetwork.org, dbleyle@apecnetwork.org

US Institution:	Vital Voices Global Partnership
Chinese Institutions:
Project Description:	Leadership Training for Chinese Businesswomen and Entrepreneurs

Vital Voices Global Partnership (VVGP) is a worldwide nongovernmental organization of emerging women leaders committed to building democracies, strong economies, and peace. Its work focuses on three critical areas: expanding women's political participation in politics and civil society; increasing successful entrepreneurship; and fighting human rights abuses, such as trafficking in women and children. Vital Voices Global Partnership, in collaboration with Georgetown University, will launch a training program for emerging Chinese businesswomen and entrepreneurs in the fall of 2001.

VVGP seeks individual and corporate support for tax-deductible scholarships and mentors for ongoing training relationships.

Contact Information:

Joan D. Winship, Advisor on Strategic Alliances Vital Voices Global Partnership 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202-772-1067 or 772-4126 Fax: 202-772-2353 E-mail: joanwinship@vitalvoices.org

US Institution:	The Dui Hua Foundation
Chinese Institutions:
Project Description:	Improving human rights in China and the United States

The Dui Hua Foundation, a nonprofit organization, works to advance the protection of universally recognized human rights in the United States and China. Dui hua means dialogue in Mandarin, and the foundation engages both PRC and US officials in dialogue about human rights policies in an effort to improve these policies in both countries. The foundation also researches human rights situations and cases and distributes information through publications and testimonies.

The foundation seeks corporate and individual support.

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Contact Information:

John Kamm, Executive Director The Dui Hua Foundation 850 Powell Street Suite 404 San Fransisco, CA 94108 Tel: 415-982-8949 Fax: 415-421-5450 E-mail: duihua@duihua.org

US Institution:
Chinese Institutions:	Shanghai Discovery Children's Museum
Project Description:	To establish the first interactive children's museum in Shanghai

The project organizers plan to establish the Shanghai Children's Discovery Museum to provide a hands-on, educational museum for young children (under 7). Exhibits and programs will cover the areas of science, nature, art, music, and humanities.

The project seeks initial capital of about $2 million to establish the museum. Corporate donations are especially welcome. Once established, operations will be funded by a combination of admission fees, memberships, related services, and annual fundraising campaigns.

Contact Information:

Nancy Wang, President Shanghai Discovery Children's Museum A21-6 Nice Year Villa 3333 Hongmei Road Shanghai, China 201103 Tel: 86-13-501-803-125 Fax: 86-21-6218-8488 E-mail: nancywang6000@yahoo.com Website: www.shanghaidiscovery.org

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Chinese Institutions:	China Population and Environment Society
Project Description:	Raise public awareness of environmental and population issues in China

China Population and Environment Society (CPES), a nongovernmental organization, aims to improve public awareness about population and environmental issues in China. Recent projects have included the Young Environment Protection Guardian Series, a collection of illustrated books to educate children on environmental protection, and the Atlas of Population, Environment, and Sustainable Development of China.

CPES is seeking corporate sponsorship to help distribute the Young Environment Protection Guardian Series to school libraries in western provinces.

Contact Information:

Shen Yimin, President China Population and Environment Society PO Box B-128 No. 14 East Chang'an Street Beijing 100741, China Tel: 86-10-6512-1005 Fax: 86-10-6512-1005 E-mail: shenym@public3.bta.net.cn