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Caterpillar Foundation Talks Operations Efficiency for Corporate Foundations |
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The Caterpillar Foundation case has been included in the Chinese Corporate Foundation Development Report (2016), which was released at the 8th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Conference hosted by Southern Weekend newspaper. A representative of the Caterpillar Foundation took part in the themed discussion on "efficiency of corporate foundations" at the conference. |
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In order to make best use of limited funds and generate the greatest possible positive social influence, the Caterpillar Foundation has employed systematic administration approaches and innovative operation principle, increasing the operation efficiency of the foundation and helping its non-profit partners improve the sustainability and efficiency of their projects. |
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The Caterpillar Foundation has paid special attention to collaboration and been committed to align, inspire and activate partners to face challenges together. Because only the strengths of different minds combined together with the wisdom from different experiences can lead to more collaboration and more sustainable, scalable solutions to global issues and truly improve the efficiency and social benefits provided by charity efforts. |
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Due to its outstanding performance in operation and administration, the Caterpillar Foundation won the "Best Enterprise Foundation Management Award 2015" in the 12th Chinese Best Corporate Citizenship Awards held by 21st Century Business Herald and 21st Century Business Review in 2015. |
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Caterpillar Foundation Supports Water Projects in Remote Mountainous Areas |
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Two small centralized water supply projects built with assistance from the Caterpillar Foundation in the remote mountainous areas of Chongqing have been recently completed. They will provide water to about 3,600 people in three villages, Bajiao Village of Zhen'an Town, Kai County; Dazhu Village and Hongmiao Village of Baisha Town, Nanchuan District, and also satisfy the areas' water demands for agricultural irrigation and livestock production. |
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Most of the households in the three villages formerly relied on water from wells, originating from natural rains, for domestic consumption and agricultural production. Without proper sanitation, the water quality was not guaranteed. The Caterpillar Foundation joined hands with the China Women's Development Foundation to build up small-sized centralized water supply systems, providing local people with access to clean water and creating conditions for an improved economic situation. |
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The small-sized centralized water supply systems built for people and livestock include facilities for water treatment, a retaining dam and reservoir. They will provide villagers with water for their domestic lives as well as agricultural irrigation, covering over 500 mu of cultivated land and over 200 mu of vegetable plots, as well as livestock production involving 1,150 animals. The projects satisfy the water demands for local agricultural development, and enable the villages to build livestock production and agricultural cultivation bases, which could provide jobs to local women and help farmers increase their incomes. |
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Additionally, safe drinking water brochures have been given out to 3,600 villagers from 886 households, while experts were invited to give lectures on safe drinking water and disease prevention to about 4,100 villagers from local and neighboring villages. |
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Caterpillar Foundation Supports Emergency Education for Left-behind Children |
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As a part of the efforts by the Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Special Fund with China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA), "Keep the Children Company Project - Safety Education for Left-behind Kids" series training was held in Hejiang County and Xuyong County, Luzhou City; Anyue County, Ziyang City; Zizhong County, Neijiang City and Hanyuan County, Ya'an City of Sichuan Province from August 15 to 30. The training program aims to teach children emergency knowledge when facing natural disasters, as well as drowning prevention, sexual abuse prevention, food safety, and children's rights etc. Through parents and kids bonding activities and in-class lessons, the training aims to help children identify risks in their daily lives, increase their safety awareness, learn self-rescuing skills, and improve their abilities to stay away from risks and protect themselves. The training also facilitates the positive interaction and communication between parents and their children. |
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There are over 61 million left-behind children in Chinese rural areas, accounting for 22% of the national total. They are 8% more likely to suffer accidental injuries. The training will continue in Nanjiang County and Tongjiang County, Bazhong City; Tongchuan District, Dazhou City; Yingshan County and Gaoping District, Nanchong City successively this winter, benefiting about 35,000 left-behind children. |
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