{"id":19438,"date":"2016-08-03T17:10:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T17:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=19438"},"modified":"2018-04-22T11:58:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T15:58:07","slug":"jack-ma-quality-rural-education-key-for-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2016\/08\/jack-ma-quality-rural-education-key-for-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Ma: Quality rural education key for China"},"content":{"rendered":"

SDG Advocate Jack Ma says quality rural education key to China\u2019s poverty reduction campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the opening ceremony of a recent training session for rural teachers in China\u2019s Guizhou province, SDG Advocate and Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma said improving education in rural areas is crucial to alleviate poverty in his country.<\/p>\n

\u201cInsufficient education and health care are two major obstacles to cause poverty in China, so every one of you (who teaches in rural area) today, are doing the greatest philanthropy in our country,\u201d Mr. Ma told the crowd at the event, urging individuals, governments and organizations to act collectively to improve those teachers\u2019 living standards and working levels.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ma made the remark on Aug. 3 at a training session for rural teachers who won last year\u2019s \u201cJack Ma Rural Teacher Initiative,\u201d saying China has already made enormous progress in anti-poverty campaign during past decades.<\/p>\n

According to Mr. Ma, a country\u2019s future is largely determined by the quality of its population, millions of students in rural areas are a great treasure for China, but sufficient and balanced education is a bit far away from them in reality.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents in big cities enjoy enormous resources but it\u2019s not the case for those in rural areas, the opportunity to receive proper education is their (rural students) best chance to catch up with children in cities during China\u2019s modernization,\u201d said Mr. Ma, stressing \u201cthat\u2019s why those rural teachers are so important\u201d.<\/p>\n

As an SDG Advocate and a former teacher for seven years before the establishment of Alibaba Group, Mr. Ma has long devoted himself to philanthropy sector, especially on promoting rural education in China.<\/p>\n

Since the establishment of Jack Ma Foundation in late 2014, he has declared three core-programs to support this mission.<\/p>\n

The \u201cJack Ma Rural Teacher Initiative\u201d is the first core program of the Jack Ma Foundation, and attempts \u00a0to find outstanding rural teachers. 100 top teachers selected annually by the foundation are granted 100,000 yuan each (15,000 USD) to help them stay and work in the rural areas. Meanwhile, a three-year professional development plan is also provided to enhance their teaching skills.<\/p>\n

In addition to this initiative, Mr. Ma also launched the \u201cJack Ma Rural Headmaster Initiative\u201d in July of this year with the aims to promote leadership and management skills of headmasters in China\u2019s rural areas. The selected headmasters will be provided 500,000 yuan each (75,000 USD) to help develop specific educational plans.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ma also released an online education platform, which he described as a \u201cparadise\u201d for all Chinese educators, students, and parents. The platform includes an online community and encourages members to share valuable information.<\/p>\n

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