Campaign to Prevent Breast Cancer Launched in Beijing,Tianjin, Sichuan

To promote healthy living and to raise women＇s awareness of the importance of improving their health, the Women＇s Development Department of the All- China Women＇s Federation （ACWF） launched the long-distance-run campaign, entitled ＂running for health and beauty,＂ in late October. The event, which was held in Beijing, Tianjin Municipality （in North China） and Sichuan Province （in Southwest China）, was also intended to promote the implementation of the cancer-screening project. Thousands of women, who wore pink T-shirts, participated.     

陕西省妇女儿童维权服务中心成立

Employees of the Shaanxi （in Northwest China） Women＇s Federation and lawyers with Yongjiaxin Law Firm on September 1 established the Shaanxi Women and Children＇s Rights-protection Center. It is based in the law firm＇s offices. The federation entrusted women volunteers from the law firm to receive calls from ACWF＇s hotline, 010-12338, and to provide advice to women on how they can protect their legalrights and interests.     

Federation Promotes Women＇s Handicrafts Brand for Charity

Mother＇s Art was established by Sichuan Women＇s Federation in October. The Mother＇s Art project is intended to spur development of the craft industry in Sichuan Province. Under the project, the women＇s federation provides financial assistance to underprivileged women, so they can acquire the skills needed to make crafts and, in turn, make money to care for their families. The project benefits women and children. Each woman who works in the province＇s craft industry, and each business that sells crafts made by the province＇s women, will join the project.     

国际交流

Invited by the president of Polish Women＇s League, a four-member delegation of Chinese women visited Poland and attended the event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Polish Women＇s League from October 18-20, 2013. The delegation, headed by Mu Hong, Director-General of the International Department of the All-China Women＇s Federation, visited grass-roots organizations of Polish Women＇s League. A. Michalak, President of Polish Women＇s League, met with the delegation. Both sides shared their opinions on improving the friendly cooperation between Chinese and Polish women. The visit helped to renew the traditional friendship between ACWF and Polish Women＇s League.     

国务院妇儿工委办公室组织专家开展“儿童纲要实施项目”国家级督导

To promote the National Program for Children＇s Development （2011-2020）, the Office of the National Working Committee on Children and Women （NWCCW） under the State Council, in cooperation with the United Nations International Children＇s Emergency Fund （UNICEF）, implemented a five-year （2011- 2015） project to promote implementation of the program in the 20 counties, cities or districts in which the project was introduced. The purpose of the project is to help solve the problems children face in their lives, to promote children＇s development and to protect children＇s legal rights and interests.     

凝聚巾帼智慧力量 建设和谐富裕凤城

Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China＇s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is one of China＇s important commercial cities. The city is inhabited by more than 800,000 Hui and Han women and children. Over the past several years, the Yinchuan Women＇s Federation has taken the lead in establishing women＇s organizations, such as ＂Carnation Home＂ （an organization that provides financial aid, psychological counseling and free physical checkups to single mothers）, mutual-aid groups to benefit left-behind women （whose husbands have left home to work elsewhere）,     

公益

CCTF, Nestle Team Up to Improve Health of Newborns, Women
The China Children and Teenagers＇ Foundation （CCTF）, on April 22, 2014, received a donation of 30 million yuan （US $4.9 million） from Nestl6 China to fund a project aimed at improving the health of women and newborns in China. The donation was made in Beijing. The project, entitled ＂1,000 Days Action for Newborn and Maternal Health,＂ is intended to raise public awareness of the significance of the 1,000 days from conception to a child＇s second birthday, through various types of publicity and training. It is also intended to improve the nutrition of newborns and their mothers.     

国际交流

At the invitation of Leul Gebreab, President of the National Union of Eritrean Women （NUEW）, Meng Xiaosi, Vice-President and Member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）, led a delegation of Chinese women to pay a visit to Eritrea from June 8 to 10. Meng met Hagos Gebrehiwet, Head of Economic Affairs of the People＇s Front for Democracy and Justice （PFDJ, the ruling party in Eritrea）.     

2014年“三八”妇女维权周活动在京举行

To promote the spirit of the 18th CPC （Communist Party of China） National Congress and the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, and to help women better understand the nation＇s laws, the All- China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）, the Office of the Central Committee for Comprehensive Management of Social Security, and China＇s Ministry of Justice on February 12 issued the notice that the 2014 Women＇s Rights- protection Week would be held in March.     

妇女发展

＇Showing a Beautiful World＇ Exhibition Held To commemorate the 100th anniversary of International Women＇s Day （IWD）, the women＇s federation in Baoshan District, Shanghai, held the ＂Showing a Beautiful World＂ Exhibition to display works by Baoshan women. Although IWD was on March 8, the exhibit was held in Shanghai on March 1. In December 2009, the Baoshan Women＇s Federation announced its plan to collect original works by Baoshan women. The response was positive. Women contributed more than 120 calligraphies, paintings, photographs and embroideries, among other works. The items reflected the wisdom of the women, displayed Baoshan women＇s pursuit of beauty, and extended the women＇s best wishes to the World Expo 2010 Shanghai. The expo will open on May 1.     

读者来信

Dear Women of China, Are there statistics, or studies, to which I can refer on the matter of women＇s land-use rights？ Do women in rural areas manage/contract their own land？     

维权直通车

Protecting Rural Women＇s Land-related Rights
A team from the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF） on April 22 conducted an inspection tour of Southwest China＇s Sichuan Province. The team, headed by Tan Lin, Member of ACWF＇s Secretariat, monitored the province＇s efforts to protect rural women＇s legal rights and interests during the confirmation of land ownership, their right to use the land and various other rights related to land.     

Anhui Children Benefit from CCTF Charity Tour

The China Children and Teenagers＇ Fund （CCTF） organized a children＇s charity tour, in East China＇s Anhui Province, from October 26-29, 2014. According to the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）, China has 61 million left-behind children, whose parents have left their hometowns to earn a better living in urban areas. To ensure the proper development of the left-behind children. ACWF and CCTF launched the ＂Safeguarding Childhood,Walking Together with Love＂ nationwide project on July 28, 2014. The project was announced ill Beijing.     

国际交流

沈跃跃会见新加坡驻华大使 Shen Yueyue, Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People＇s Congress and President of the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）, met Loh Ka Leung, Singapore＇s Ambassador to China, at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, on September 27. They relations and women＇s exchanges between exchanged opinions on how to improve China and Singapore.     

河北省秦皇岛市“妇女维权合议庭”揭牌成立

Qinhuangdao （in North China＇s Hebei Province） Women＇s Federation and Qinhuangdao Intermediate People＇s court in September established a collegiate bench, affiliated with the court, to protect women＇s legal rights and interests, especially when helping them resolve their family disputes. The bench is composed of 12 judges and four clerks （of the court）.     

妇女进步与我们的未来 全国妇联副主席孟晓驷在香港“北京＋15妇女地位论坛”上的演讲（摘要）

It is my pleasure to be here in Hong Kong at the Beijing ＋ 15 Forum of Status of Women amid the elegance and charm of China＇s Pearl of the Orient, and to have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the women of Hong Kong their good works. As this year marks the 15th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, it is an apt date indeed for the Hong Kong Federation of Women to hold this forum. One hundred years ago, the Second International Socialist Women＇s Conference designated March 8 International Women＇s Day. Since then, March 8 has been a festival for women around the world.     

“1＋4妇女维权服务模式”维护妇女权益

Alongside the rapid development of China＇s modernization and deepening economic and political reforms, the Women＇s Legal Aid Center of the All- China Women＇s Federation （ACWF） has achieved great progress in protecting women＇s rights and interests. How？ It has been offering better services and legal aid to women. At the same time, many new problems and difficulties have emerged.     

“母亲邮包”使青海3万名贫困母亲受益

The Project Postal Parcel for Mothers was launched in Northwest China＇s Qinghai Province in 2012.Since then, employees of Qinghai Women and Children＇s Development Foundation have helped the project＇s organizers raise more than 2.9 million yuan （US $475,409）. All of that money has been used to help about 30,000 impoverished mothers.     

晋中妇联庆三八“十业百星”颁奖晚会举行

Jinzhong （in North China＇s Shanxi Province） Women＇s Federation on February 24 held an evening party to celebrate International Women＇s Day （on March 8）. During the party, 100 women received awards for their contributions to promoting the city＇s political, economic, cultural and social development.     

2013女性传媒大奖

Ten Chinese women were named ＂Models of the Year＂ during an annual awards ceremony on December 9, 2013, in Beijing. The Women Media Awards ceremony was sponsored by lady. 163.com and the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women （UN- Women）. It was the first event of its kind in China, which has made a commitment to the promotion of gender equality and women＇s progress in various sectors.