The Poverty Alleviation Association has long been free from the fetters of the "government-run" system, focusing on the proposition of improving professional quality, constantly exploring all details of public welfare management, and becoming more and more professional on the road of operating charity. Public facilities and community services in these areas, as well as professionals and community-based organizations that provide support services to the poor and disaster victims, are targeted and provide direct assistance. With the support of all sectors of society, by the end of 2016, a total of 248 funds and materials for poverty alleviation had been raised6.7 billion yuan, benefiting 2,908 poor people and people in disaster areas720,000 passengers.
Over the past 28 years, the China Poverty Alleviation Association has been widely recognized by the public through good internal governance, project management and social performance, and its social influence has been continuously improved. In 2007 and 2013, in the national ** meeting level evaluation organized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it was rated as the highest level of 5A ** in 2016, 3070 institutions, 143.5 billion times the public donated a total of 47.1 billion yuan, another 610,000 volunteers, providing 13090,000 hours of volunteering. In 2016, the China Poverty Alleviation Association spent 45.6 billion yuan, and 66 small loans were issued500 million yuan, the project covers 31 provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions and counties, 238 universities, and 8 countries including Ethiopia, Ghana, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sudan, Ecuador, and Haiti), benefiting a total of 4,293,989 poor people and people in disaster areas.