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Zhemi in Jinping County, Yunnan Province, is the
main place that Keats School is helping. Zhemi, at
the border of China and Vietnam, is one of the
poorest villages in China. There is no train to
Zhemi, only a narrow path. Seven minority groups
live there. Zhemi has 33 primary education centers.
The largest one has 317 students, and the smallest
one has 12 students. Currently, the government
provides textbooks for the students for free, but
what they badly need are books to read after school.
Keats School not only offers them help directly, but
also encourages other people to join us to help them
together. No matter if you are Chinese or a
foreigner, we invite you to join us to help
them—donating books.
- Keats Charity, an organization to collect books and clothes for disadvantaged kids in remote parts of China, started the “Sunflower Project” in 2007.
- Directed by Liu Zier, the “Sunflower Project” has collected more than 19,800 new books valued more than
300,000 RMB, about 10,000 second-hand books, and some new shoes, clothes and blankets.
- These things were sent to 5 villages and over 10,000 students benefited. The project has received support from 9 local newspapers and magazines.
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