Project: Computer Training Classes for Migrant Schools in China
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Mission: The mission of Stepping Stones is to improve the education and general welfare of disadvantaged children in China.
Results: Plans are underway for pilot computer training classes to be launched in 2 migrant schools in Zhejiang, with a combined total of 1300 students between them. 
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Description: Orphan Impact has been a TFish partner since 2012 and will have expanded their impact in Vietnam to 1,000 children in 30 orphanages by the end of 2016. With this effective computer training program on its way to being well-established in Vietnam, it's time to take it to another country.
In 2016 we are partnering with Stepping Stones to bring Orphan Impact to migrant schools in China. We are starting with 2 schools in Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province. These pilot programs will help underprivileged children receive the tech education they need to succeed in the future. Stepping Stones is a not-for-profit charitable organization registered in Hong Kong and Shanghai with a mission to improve the education and general welfare of disadvantaged children in China. When they were first founded in 2006, they focused on teaching English to migrant students. Over the years, Stepping Stones has expanded its field of activity. It now carries out a wide range of programs that focus on children’s education and health.
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Donation Impact
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We are raising the funds necessary to bring the computer training programs to China. In addition to supporting the technology classes, you can also support the migrant children with English classes and vision care.
Computer Equipment $265 - Will help us buy a Chromebook, and also the remote device management license, mouse, mouse pad, and shipping fees English Classes $20 - Weekly English classes for one semester for one migrant child $35 - One year of weekly English classes for one migrant child $45 - Intensive summer English program for one migrant child $5,400 - One year of weekly English classes for one school Vision Care $40 - One pair of eyeglasses for a migrant child $965 - Corrective eye surgery for one migrant child $8,050 - Eyeglasses and corrective eye surgery for one school (500 kids) |
2017 Project Report
About Migrant Schools
With rapid economic growth and social change in China, the floating migrant population has increased rapidly over the last few years. Official estimates put Shanghai’s migrant worker population at 9 million. Leaving their hometown in rural areas, most of these migrants take low-ranking jobs and have little access to urban resources such as information, medical care and welfare services.
The children of migrant workers move with their parents to become temporary residents in urban centers like Shanghai. Due to their families’ low economic and social status, living standards can be extremely low. Lack of integration with the local population also leads to prejudice and discrimination.
According to government statistics, there are 500,000 migrant children of school age (1st grade primary to 3rd grade middle school) living in Shanghai. A large proportion of these children attend regular Shanghai schools. However, for several reasons, including residence registration issues and lower educational standards, many migrant children cannot be admitted to normal Chinese schools, and many go to school in one of the 162 public and private schools managed and funded by the government for migrant children living in Shanghai.
These schools were originally established by migrants themselves, and gradually taken over by the local education authority. These schools started out illegally in over-crowded, sub-standard buildings with poor facilities--typically dilapidated desks and chairs in over-crowded classrooms with bad lighting--and experienced frequent relocation and closures. The situation is gradually improving and a decent basic education is now almost guaranteed for almost 100% of school-age migrant children in Shanghai. However, many schools still lack the facilities which are taken for granted in normal Shanghai schools, such as computers, projectors, sports equipment, etc, and the educational quality still falls short of that in the local public schools.
The children of migrant workers move with their parents to become temporary residents in urban centers like Shanghai. Due to their families’ low economic and social status, living standards can be extremely low. Lack of integration with the local population also leads to prejudice and discrimination.
According to government statistics, there are 500,000 migrant children of school age (1st grade primary to 3rd grade middle school) living in Shanghai. A large proportion of these children attend regular Shanghai schools. However, for several reasons, including residence registration issues and lower educational standards, many migrant children cannot be admitted to normal Chinese schools, and many go to school in one of the 162 public and private schools managed and funded by the government for migrant children living in Shanghai.
These schools were originally established by migrants themselves, and gradually taken over by the local education authority. These schools started out illegally in over-crowded, sub-standard buildings with poor facilities--typically dilapidated desks and chairs in over-crowded classrooms with bad lighting--and experienced frequent relocation and closures. The situation is gradually improving and a decent basic education is now almost guaranteed for almost 100% of school-age migrant children in Shanghai. However, many schools still lack the facilities which are taken for granted in normal Shanghai schools, such as computers, projectors, sports equipment, etc, and the educational quality still falls short of that in the local public schools.
