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OpportunitiesNews of China-Related Educational, Cultural, and Charitable ProjectsOpportunities 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 goal 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 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 (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.)
The American Friends of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) has commissioned a sculptor to replicate bronze Shakespeare sculptures on display in the Great Garden at Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, and the Elizabethan Garden at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. The sculptures portray The Tempest, Hamlet, King Lear, and Julius Caesar and are to be placed on a "Shakespeare Sculpture Trail" at the West Gate of Beijing University. A portrait of Shakespeare will be included in the trail. The sculptures will include both English and Chinese texts from Shakespeare's plays in bronze lettering and scenes from the plays on the other side of the sculpture. The placements have the support of the president and other officials of Beijing University, and the University's Foreign Language School and English Department. The American Friends of the SBT is seeking a sponsor or sponsors for the placement. Sponsors will be recognized with permanent signage at the site. Additional information, photos, and letters of authority are available upon request. Contact Information:
Half the Sky Foundation creates and maintains infant nurture, preschool, and individualized educational programs inside Chinese government-run orphanages. Funds permitting, by the end of June 2004, the foundation will have centers in 16 orphanages in 8 provinces and municipalities, serving more than 2,000 children. Thanks to the full cooperation of PRC officials, the foundation has the potential to expand programs into every province where there is a need. The majority of support has come from individuals, primarily adoptive parents of Chinese orphans. As the foundation expands, it will have many opportunities for corporate sponsorships and in-kind contributions. Contact Information:
During the festival, the finest Chinese arts groups will fill the center's six theaters with more than 60 performances attended by close to 400,000 people. In celebration of the month-long festival, the Kennedy Center will also feature high-profile special events attended by government, corporate, and philanthropic leaders from both China and the United States. Featured performers will include Yo-Yo Ma, Bright Sheng, David Henry Hwang, Ping Chong, Shen Wei, John Jang, and Tan Dun. For more information, contact Tom West at the Kennedy Center. Contact information:
Junior Achievement (JA) is an international nonprofit organization committed to teaching young people about business. Founded in 1993 and formally operating since 2001, Junior Achievement China reaches thousands of students annually. The organization is supported by hundreds of volunteer businesspeople who work directly with the students and help to govern JA's operations. JA China has interactive, hands-on programs at every grade level from kindergarten through college, ensuring that young people at every level of the educational system have the opportunity to experience Junior Achievement. JA China seeks sponsors and volunteers for continued program expansion. Contact Information:
Scott Wong, business development associate NOTE: The China Business Review encourages contributions to Opportunities from organizations that have developed joint US-PRC charitable, cultural, and educational projects that seek US corporate support. Interested organizations should submit full details of their project(s) in the format above by e-mail to publications@uschina.org with "Opportunities Submission" in the subject line. |
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