A new way of supporting rural schools

There is a huge gap between the haves and have-nots in China, this is heavily reflected in education. Jian and his team work with schools in rural areas in realizing their dreams – literally. He thinks other than giving what we think the rural schools need or equipping them with whatever the city schools have, there is a better way to help them.

Jian Zhou is the founder of the Beijing Gan'en Charity Foundation, and also one of the founders of "One School One Dream". Over the past 25 years, he has travelled to more than 160 poor counties across China, and with this experience, he knows what rural children really need. He is, at the same time, a columnist on public policy and public commentary. With more than 10 years of public welfare projects, corporate and social responsibilities and planning and management experience, Zhou has become a senior practitioner in the charity sector, as well as an active advocate of charity concepts.