Charity and Public Welfare News (Li Xijin) On January 5, Beijing Tiantai Hotel was full of friends and friends. The "2024 China Charity Carnival" hosted by the China Charity Federation was grandly held here. Celebrities from all over the country and celebrities from all walks of life gathered together to participate in the charity event and share the fragrance of the good fruit. Gong Puguang, Vice Chairman of the Social Construction Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, First Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the China Charity Federation, Chen Cungen, President of the China Federation of Social Workers, Sun Shaohua, Vice President of the China Charity Federation, Sun Da, Member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice President of the China Charity Federation, Liu Wei, Vice President of the China Charity Federation, Ma Weihua, Chairman of the National Science and Technology Achievement Transformation and Guidance Council, Chairman of the Entrepreneur Club of the China Enterprise Association, and former President of China Merchants Bank, Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Feng Yuan, Honorary Chairman of the Chinese Artists Association, Mo Yan, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and Nobel Prize in Literature Winner, Jiang Kun, Former Chairman of the China Quyi Artists Association and a famous cross talk artist, Guan Mucun, Vice Chairman of the China Association and a national first-class actor, Kong Dongmei, Chairman of the Dongrun Public Welfare Association, Yu Jianwei, Chairman of the China Aging Development Association, He Qinfeng, Director of the North Asia Region and China Project Director of the Beijing Representative Office of the Smile Train Association (USA), and Wen Qingyun, President of the Beijing Charity Association, attended the event.
Guests at the meeting observed the special exhibition of the China Charity Federation.
Gong Puguang, Chen Cungen, Ma Weihua and Feng Yuan delivered speeches respectively.
In his speech, Gong Puguang, on behalf of the organizers of the event, expressed his high respect and heartfelt thanks to the entrepreneurs, artists, experts and scholars who have been enthusiastically involved in charity for a long time, and extended warm blessings and sincere greetings to new and old friends from all walks of life who have actively supported the work of the China Charity Federation for a long time. He said: "The year 2023 that has just passed is the first year for the full implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a key year for embarking on a new journey of Chinese-style modernization, a year of struggle to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation, and a year of great significance in the history of the development of China's philanthropy." On December 29, 2023, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress voted to amend the Charity Law. The newly revised Charity Law elevates the outstanding achievements of philanthropic concepts, philanthropic behaviors, philanthropic systems, philanthropic models, and philanthropic experience with Chinese characteristics to a top-level system design, laying a more solid legal foundation for promoting the high-quality development of philanthropy in China. ”
He pointed out that 2023 is also an extraordinary year for the field of charity. The floods in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and other places, and Jishishan County, Linxia, Gansu Province, have once again stimulated the charitable enthusiasm of all parts of the country and all walks of life, and the fine tradition and great spirit of the Chinese nation of "helping each other" and "overcoming difficulties together" have once again been fully demonstrated.
He stressed that 2023 is a year of excellent results for the China Charity Federation, and the work of the Federation has shown a good trend of growth against the trend, during which a total of 58 social donations have been received9.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2017%, completely reversing the precipitous downward trend of performance due to the adjustment of pharmaceutical policies in recent years;The "Happy Home" Village Community Mutual Aid Project of the Federation won the 12th China Charity AwardThe Party Committee of the General Association was rated as "Advanced Grassroots Party Organization" by the Comprehensive Party Committee of Social Organizations under the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In the past year, the China Charity Federation has worked closely with charity associations at all levels across the country to further expand and deepen cooperation while continuing to jointly carry out traditional brand projects such as "Patient Assistance", "Smile Train" and "One Paper for Love", and jointly implement a series of new charity projects, including the "Happy Home" village community mutual aid project, forming a nationwide charity assistance network and relief system. It has also cooperated in holding a number of charity cultural brand activities such as "China Charity Forum", "Yangtze River Delta Charity Forum" and "Charity Forum along the Yellow Nine Provinces", which have achieved good social effects.
He pointed out that 2024 will also mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China Charity Federation. Over the past 30 years, we have always made good connections, opened up good roads, broadcast good seeds, and produced good fruits. A total of more than 150 billion yuan worth of charitable funds and materials have been raised, enabling tens of millions of people in need to be rescued, becoming an important force to help ensure the bottom line and promote the development of charity. The Federation has 547 member units and 20 individual members across the country, and has formed a large-scale charity network all over the country. The Federation has been consecutively rated as "National Advanced Social Organization" by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and has been awarded the title of "National AAAAA** Association" for three consecutive times since 2008. The Federation has established good cooperative relations with many public welfare charities in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas, jointly implemented charity projects and carried out charitable activities, which has won wide recognition from the international community.
He said that all the past is a prologue, and the dream of the future should start a new journey. In the new year, the party and the country have created a broad space and great prospects for the high-quality development of philanthropy, and the strong support of all sectors of society has injected endless vitality into philanthropy. Based on this, the China Charity Federation will continue to add new footnotes to Chinese charity with great enthusiasm, 100 times more confidence and powerful actions, add new warm colors to Chinese love, and contribute new strength to the great cause of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
In his speech, Chen Cungen, on behalf of the China Federation of Social Workers, extended warm congratulations to the holding of this carnival. He said that as the pioneer, leader and vanguard of China's philanthropy, after 30 years of rapid development, the China Charity Federation has become an important force to promote the progress of national public welfare, and is an example and model for many public welfare charities and associations. He said that at present, China is experiencing the transformation of a traditional agricultural society to a modern industrial society, and social problems and contradictions have been transformed from relatively simple and convergent to pluralistic and intricate, showing more personalized, differentiated, and scattered characteristics. Correspondingly, the concept of governance is changing from social management based on control to social governance led by party building, pluralistic participation, improved services, co-construction, co-governance and sharing, and the traditional simple sending money and materials to help the poor and the poor is transforming into a social service that empowers people to develop in an all-round way, giving full play to the role of social work, and letting professional people do professional things, which has become an urgent need for modern social governance.
He hopes to continue to work more closely with the Charity Federation and various public welfare charities, seek common plans for the integrated development of charity and social work, jointly promote the innovation of grassroots social governance, build a new pattern of social governance in which "everyone is responsible, everyone is responsible, and everyone participates", and promote the realization of Chinese-style modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature and common prosperity for all people.
Ma Weihua delivered a speech on the topic of "Promoting Entrepreneurship and Promoting the New Development of China's Philanthropy". He said: Public welfare and philanthropy are an important part of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Charity is the unity of kindness and good deeds, embodying the care and mutual assistance between people. The public good, on the other hand, refers to the well-being and interests of the majority of the people. The spirit of public welfare is the spirit of dedication and efforts for the public interest, and it is also the continuation of the fine traditions of the Chinese nation. In the new era, the connotation and extension of philanthropy have changed, and at the same time, the service methods of philanthropy have become more diversified. It is gratifying that in the process of the development of public welfare and charity, there is a powerful force that is playing an increasingly important role, that is, more and more entrepreneurs have joined the charity industry, not only in the business field of innovation and entrepreneurship, to contribute to the prosperity and development of the economy, but also in the charity to show the spirit of boundless love. In the past few years, the people of the whole country have experienced many challenges and difficulties, whether it is fighting the epidemic, poverty alleviation, or responding to climate change and achieving the "30·60" strategic goals. Entrepreneurs have stepped forward, charged ahead, and made great contributions to the society with the spirit of selfless dedication. He hoped that in the new year, all sectors of society will work together to contribute wisdom and strength to promote the development and growth of China's philanthropy and build a better society.
Feng Yuan said in his speech: "Charity has always been an important part of the excellent tradition of the Chinese nation, a moral gene deeply integrated into the blood of the descendants of Yan and Huang, and a powerful spiritual force to promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Literature and art are also inseparable from charity, because the vitality of literature and art comes from life, from the empathy and compassion of literary artists. Sharing weal and sorrow with the people and sharing heart-to-heart is the common wish of every artist and philanthropist. 70 years of life experience has made me see that under the common concept of 'serving the people, helping others', 'helping each other and helping each other in the same boat', especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the great strategy of poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, the earth-shaking changes in people's lives have also highlighted the significance and value of charity and public welfare. ”
During the charity carnival, the famous writer Mo Yan, the famous artist Jiang Kun, and the famous host Zhu Jun were awarded the certificate of "Image Ambassador of China Charity Federation". Gong Puguang presented certificates to the three "image ambassadors", and Mo Yan, as a representative, introduced the great impact of philanthropic culture on his life and creation, as well as the progress of the "Mo Yan Concentric Project" established by him and the China Charity Federation in February 2022. Up to now, the project has completed 24 batches of assistance for a total of 334 children with congenital heart disease from difficult families in Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Shandong, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places.
Jiang Kun, famous singers Li Danyang and Chen Sisi, and famous performer Wang Xiaowei were awarded the title of "Image Spokesperson of the First Digital Charity Festival of China Charity Federation". Sun Shaohua and Sun Da presented certificates to them, and Jiang Kun, as a representative, fondly recalled that he had cooperated with the China Charity Federation since 1998 to hold charity performances for flood relief in Zhangbei area, and that he had always adhered to the original intention of charity over the years and often participated in charity and public welfare undertakings in the form of charity performances and charity sales.
The event was also interspersed with theatrical performances, the famous mezzo-soprano singer, the honorary vice president of the China Charity Federation Guan Mucun, Li Danyang, Chen Sisi, Wang Xiaowei, Liu Yixian, a graduate student of China ** University, and the performers of the Beijing Red Dance Dance Troupe contributed wonderful programs to the charity carnival.
Before the start of the carnival, the guests also had a special exhibition and promotional video of the China Charity Federation. More than 150 representatives from charitable organizations and people from all walks of life from all over the country attended the event. The carnival was hosted by Tian Chuan, a famous host of Phoenix Satellite TV.