The Cultural Development Center for Rural Women is a non government organization that seeks to promote the social development of China's rural women. Since its foundation ten years ago it has grown from its core activity of publishing the magazine Rural Women (formerly Rural Women Knowing All) to become major non-profit organization with an integrated program that “supports the poor by combining development projects, news media and information services, and dissemination of the results of research.”       more

The Practical Skills Training Center for Rural Women , set up in October 1998 by the Rural Women Knowing All magazine, is the first non-profit school established for rural women, registered with the Beijing Changping Educational Commission and the Civil Affairs Bureau. It is located in Dadongliu Village, Xiaotangshan Township in Changping District, and covers about 0.7 hectares of land. Its facilities currently occupy 3,317 square meters, including an auditorium, classrooms, dormitories, computer labs, plus hairdressing and beauty treatment training rooms. The Practical Skills Training Center receives financial support primarily from domestic and international charity organizations and from donations given by generous local and foreign individuals. The first donation was given by a renow ned writer, the late Bin Xin.     more