Beijing Women's Federation

Upon the arrival of International Children's Day, all district-level women's federations in Beijing organized various activities to guide children to put their trust in the Party, have firm ideals and convictions in building a great modern socialist country, make the love and care of the Party and government reachable by more young people, and help them have a healthy, happy and meaningful holiday.

Dongcheng District

Dongcheng Women's Federation held a live-streamed activity to invite children and teenagers to virtually visit local museums on June 1. The federation organized a series of activities to give care to children in need, which included offering a grant of 16,000 yuan (US$ 2,424) to 16 outstanding students from impoverished families and donating books and stationery worth over 24,000 yuan (US$ 3,636) to kids living in closed-off management and restrictive control areas. The federation also provided 25 sets of safety seats to the families of health workers as part of its children’s safety promotion campaign. The federation, in collaboration with the local health department, offered safety and health advice to local pregnant and lying-in women in a letter published on its WeChat account, and it announced the specific locations of child-friendly activity areas in Dongcheng. It strengthened guidance and services through online classes to help families educate children during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Xicheng District

A poster made by Xicheng Women's Federation to mark International Children's Day and greet the arrival of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

Xicheng Women's Federation distributed financial assistance to 27 children from impoverished families, launched theme activities in celebration of International Children's Day, and promoted the district’s outlines for the development of women and children in public places.

Chaoyang District

Chaoyang Women's Federation has organized an activity to collect local children’s greetings and expectations for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Upon the arrival of Dragon Boat Festival, which this year fell on June 3, the federation held an activity during which education expert Li Yiman and handiwork expert Tang Lier gave online classes on knowledge and skills of making handicrafts related to the Dragon Boat Festival. The federation also collaborated with the district’s association for promoting women and children's social services to visit children in local welfare houses and send them necessities and stationery.

Haidian District

Haidian Women's Federation kicked off a children’s reading skills contest and held an online class on fostering reading interest among teenagers. It designed and produced a roadmap for parents to take their children to visit patriotic education bases, memorial halls and museums, and it worked with Beijing Radio and Television Station to organize a campaign of collecting and exhibiting paintings of family photos. The federation also offered assistance to girls from impoverished families in Haidian via the Spring Bud project.

Fengtai District

Fengtai Women's Federation has launched campaigns to collect children's anti-COVID artistic works and parent-child reading videos, produced children's music videos in collaboration with the Fengtai Family Education Guidance and Services Center for Primary and Middle School Students, and worked with the district’s people's procuratorate to hold an online activity to promote knowledge about legal rights protection ahead of International Children's Day.

Shijingshan District

Shijingshan Women's Federation held activities to show children’s actions of following the Party and instruct children on the making of traditional Chinese medicine sachet bags and dragon boats in a move to raise their cultural confidence.

Mentougou District

Mentougou Women's Federation convened an online parent-child reading activity, organized 85 charity-minded women to knit sweaters for impoverished children in Hotan of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region through the Heng’ai Action charitable project, and extended financial assistance worth about 154,700 yuan (US$ 23,439) to 189 girls from poverty-hit families in Mentougou via the Spring Bud charitable project.