2024 marks the 35th anniversary of the implementation of Project Hope and the 30th anniversary of Ping An’s practice of educational charity. On October 18, in order to further support rural education, Ping An and China Youth Development Foundation (China Youth Development Foundation) launched the “Walking with Hope – Ping An Education Support Charity Activity” in Guidong County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province .
Wan Xuejun, secretary-general of the China Youth Development Foundation, Cai Fangfang, deputy general manager of Ping An Group, as well as representatives of Ping An charity volunteers and experts from the School of Pharmacy of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, formed a special teaching volunteer team to enter Guangxi Ping’an Hope Primary School in Dongzhaiqian carried out a one-day volunteer teaching activity.
On the day of the event, Cai Fangfang, as a volunteer teacher, brought an interesting biology science class with the theme of “The Power of Seeds” to the children of Ping’an Hope Primary School in Guidong County, encouraging the children to be a seed that is not afraid of difficulties and continues to make progress. seed. Cai Fangfang introduced that in the next three years, Ping An will provide one-to-one in-depth funding and assistance to 3,000 Ping An Hope Primary School students across the country through the “Walking with Hope 1+1 Action”; Guangxi, Yunnan and other places issued 1 million yuan in scholarships to help 200 prospective college students from Ping An Hope Primary School realize their university dreams.
Executives teach “The Power of Seeds” to cultivate young people’s scientific and technological literacy
On the morning of the 18th, teachers and students from Ping An Hope Primary School in front of Guidong Village came to Guidong Botanical Garden early in the morning. Yuan Linxiang, an expert from the School of Pharmacy of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, led the students to visit various rare plants and gave students a practical biological science class on understanding plants, which enhanced the students’ understanding of nature. “There are many plants that I have never seen before in the botanical garden. I hope I can learn more about plants in the future.” The students excitedly exchanged the wonders of nature.
Wan Xuejun, secretary-general of the China Youth Foundation, said: “When children are curious about the world around them, they will take the initiative to explore. This trip to the botanical garden will not only allow children to see the plants in the textbooks with their own eyes, but also inspire them Interest in plant research increases enthusiasm for learning.”
On the same day, Cai Fangfang transformed from an “executive” of Ping An Group into the main teacher of the biology science class, and gave the students an interesting science class with the theme of “The Power of Seeds”. In class, she introduced the flying dandelion, explained the principles of dandelion’s survival and reproduction in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, systematically introduced the dispersal methods of different seeds, and guided the children to observe seeds with a microscope to help them build up their knowledge about the seeds. A complete body of knowledge about plant seeds.
Cai Fangfang also vividly told the story of a seed that can overcome difficulties and thrive in stone crevices or cliffs, and encouraged students to “plant a seed and observe the life cycle of germination, growth, flowering, and fruiting.” She said: “Ping An’s educational charity is also a seed. Plant the seeds of love in children’s childhood, and they will take root and sprout in the future. We will pass on the great love and help more people in need.” It is reported that during this event, , Ping An of China donated a batch of microscopes and scientific experiment kit teaching equipment to Ping An Hope Primary School in Guidongzhaiqian.
At the charity event, lecturers from the “Orange Heart Guard” charity group of the Ping An Volunteer Association also brought a cardiopulmonary resuscitation first aid course to the teachers and students of Ping An Hope Primary School in Guidongzhaiqian, teaching cardiopulmonary resuscitation through on-site explanations and practical exercises. First aid knowledge helps students enhance their safety awareness and improve their ability to respond to emergencies and rescue themselves and each other.
Over the years, Ping An of China and its member companies have continued to carry out educational assistance operations in Hunan Province. In 1994, Ping An donated 400,000 yuan to build the student dormitories of Ping An Hope School in Taiping Town, Shimen County and Ping An Hope Primary School in Guidong County, and continued to provide services in hardware maintenance, curriculum support, principal training, summer camps, scholarships, etc. More than 200,000 yuan was invested in this aspect. In 2019, Ping An of China established “National Science and Technology Literacy Practice Schools and Ping An Smart Primary Schools” in five schools including the Central Primary School of Malichang Town, Huayuan County, Western Hunan. Through the development of school-based teaching materials with scientific and technological materials, donation of science experiment kits, and assistance in the construction of science popularization laboratories, etc. Initiatives to help develop rural education in Hunan and improve the scientific and technological literacy of young people. Ping An Life, a subsidiary of Ping An of China, has actively organized employees, customers and caring people from society to go to Ping An Hope Primary School in Guidongzhaiqian for 11 consecutive years to carry out online and offline volunteer teaching activities. To date, it has recruited more than 173 volunteers and has provided more than 1,693 volunteer teaching hours. Hour.
The “Five Major Projects” of Educational Public Welfare have been continuously upgraded over the past 30 years
On the same day, Cai Fangfang led the Ping An volunteer teaching team to visit the home of a student representative for “one-on-one” assistance. He discussed and communicated with students and parents, learned about their study and living conditions, and provided scholarships.
For a long time, actively carrying out volunteer services and assisting the revitalization of rural education has been an important part of China Ping An’s practice of educational public welfare. In the past thirty years since 1994, Ping An has created the “Five Major Projects” of Ping An Education and Public Welfare through assistance measures such as hardware maintenance, curriculum support, remote training, summer camps, scholarships and teaching grants, and has achieved iterative upgrades in educational public welfare actions. . From the initial construction of school buildings to the current integration of software and hardware, from “teaching” to develop the mind and encourage learning to “education” to cultivate quality and shape personality, Ping An has effectively improved its education through multi-dimensional and multi-level education support measures. Educational conditions in rural areas, promote the balanced distribution of educational resources, improve the quality of rural education, and help revitalize rural education.
Data shows that as of the end of 2023, in terms of hardware maintenance, China Ping An has assisted in the construction of 119 Ping An Hope Primary Schools across the country; in terms of curriculum teaching, a total of 11,721 teaching volunteers have been recruited, with a total of 438,000 hours of teaching service; in 1,039 smart schools The school implemented a youth science and technology literacy improvement plan, trained more than 20,000 rural teachers, and benefited more than 310,000 rural students.
In 2024, Ping An of China and the China Youth Development Foundation launched the “Ping An of China’s Walking with Hope’ 1+1 Action”, relying on Ping An’s public welfare Internet platform to call on employees, customers and caring people in society to conduct “one-on-one” activities for 1,000 students of Ping An’s Hope Primary School. 1. Help, donate to support education. The event received enthusiastic response and generous donations from employees and customers of Ping An Group.
Ping An of China stated that the company has always stayed true to its original aspiration of “financing for the people” and fulfilled its corporate social responsibilities. In the future, it will continue to focus on supporting education for public welfare, thoroughly implement the “five major projects” of educational public welfare, and explore volunteer services with Chinese characteristics in the new era with practical actions. The development of the business contributes financial strength to rural revitalization and educational public welfare undertakings.
