The One Thing I Have to Share:Chuanfang Community Learning Centre Program

Zhixin Du

Programme Director, China Development Research Foundation (China)

Du Zhixin, CDRF

22 May, Bintan

CHUANFANG COMMUNITY LEARNING

CENTRE PROGRAM

� China’s accelerated pace of urbanization ，transformation from an agricultural society to a urban one

﹥﹥﹥﹥Urbanization rate from 17.9%(1978)to 51.3%(2011)

� Challenge of “incomplete urbanization”

﹥230mill ion migrant workers(2010), another 200mill ion migrant workers(2020);

﹥﹥﹥﹥ migrant workers and their families, are frequently excluded from city life and thus hardly get integrated into urban society.

BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE

� Profound social exclusion results in serious social consequences

﹥﹥﹥﹥ undermine human capital accumulation;

﹥﹥﹥﹥ accelerate social polarization and the

emergence of urban slums;

﹥﹥﹥﹥ trigger social conflicts, ultimately jeopardizing

social stability and development.

BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE

� The objective of program is to reduce the digital gap, to strengthen the employability of the migrant people, and promote social harmonious development.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

� Chuanfang Community in Xishan District ,the largest urban village in Kunming, Yunnan Province

1.8 square kilometers with 3836 local vil lagers, while its

2556 rental houses accommodate more than 80 thousand migrant people,30% of them is young people under 25 years

PROGRAM ISSUES

� young migrant people can not find job due to the low education and lacking of necessary professional skills

� Increasing crime rate among young generation of urban immigrations

PROGRAM ISSUES

Jointly established by Microsoft China and CDRF, equipped with training networks and computers , providing:

� computer skills( Typing software, Office, Photoshop CAD)

� the knowledge that is helpful for migrant workers to integrate into the main stream of the society, such as law, labor protection, health care, communication, financial literacy ；�the most advanced games for young children to feel the marvelous of computer technology.

PROGRAM CONTENTS

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

Microsoft

CDRF

Migrant Young

people

Local

GovernmentPublic

Community

Media

� For 2 years ,1800 young migrant people will be trained, 6800 people will be benefited from the program

PROGRAM GOAL

Trainees :

�acquired new knowledge and skills benefit for their present job or looking for new jobs.

�gained respect from the trainers and volunteers, built up self-esteem and self-confidence.

�more concerned and involved in the community affairs.

EFFECTIVENESS

� Promoting employment by improving laborer’s vocational skills

� Promoting IT, reducing modern illiteracy

� Promoting Social Inclusion of Migrant Workers

SOCIAL IMPACT

� The project fits in with the current urbanization situation and trend of China’s development and is in line with the enterprise’s corporate social responsibility objectives.

� The project makes use of the computer technology advantage of Microsoft.

� The effectiveness and impact of training are evident.

� Free of Charge is important

� Operating fund is one key element to the sustainability of the program.

� The evaluation or monitoring at early stage of program is positive for the improvement of the project implementation.

CONCLUSIONS

Thank you!