A school girl of the Hani
ethnic minority attends classes at a primary school in Qingkou
village, Yuanyang County, southwestern China's Yunnan Province,
Wednesday, May 16, 2007. The girl is among 120,000 school girls in
Yunnan who have benefited from the Spring Bud Plan initiated in the
province since 1994. The Spring Bud Plan, launched by China
Children and Teenager's Fund (CCTF) in 1989, is aimed at helping
girl dropouts in poverty-stricken areas return to school. [Photo:
Xinhua]
The Chinese government has vowed to continue poverty-relief
efforts in the country's ethnic minority areas through enhanced
policies and measures.
The State Ethnic Affairs Commission says some ethnic areas in
the country remain relatively poor, reflecting geographic or
historic factors, despite years of poverty-reduction efforts.
The commission says the central government will continue
supporting development of key industries in ethnic areas, conduct
training for local labor forces, establish comprehensive social
assistance systems, and step up direct assistance for the
poverty-trapped local populations.
(CRI.cn May 17, 2007)
