Travel Along to Beijing & Luodian County in Guizhou Province
Gwen Moore, along with Jennifer Xu, Fund Advisory Board member, and friend Craig Dietrich, journeyed to China from April 21-May 6, 2009. They visited several schools, met with children supported by the Fund and some of their families, sat in on a women’s literacy class, and held meetings with program partners and local education officials in Beijing and in Luodian County.
This website was created to share pictures and stories from the trip. Also, Craig Dietrich wrote a wonderful article about the trip for the Chinese & American Friendship Association of Maine newsletter for May/June 2009. See "Links for More Information" on the right side of this page to go to his article.
Visiting Children Helped by the Fund
Youjian Elementary School
Welcoming ceremony
Students at Youjian Elementary School
Meeting with students
Visiting a class
Assembly to say "Goodbye Auntie"
Students Dismissed after School
Seeing a Women's Literacy Program in Action
Women's Literacy Program
Being welcomed by elder village women
Reviewing class textbook
A class on personal health
Student in class
Children come, too
Teacher makes point
Students and teachers
Making thread
The loom for making cloth
Elders showing Gwen the workings of a loom
Digital pictures are a surprise!
Typical home-style lunch
A Delightful Surprise
Mr. Chen
Mr. Chen surprises Gwen by arriving for dinner!
Talking together
Gwen gives Mr. Chen a copy of the NYT picture
The original NYT picture
Meetings with Partners, Teachers & Officials
Partners and Friends
Cultural Development Center staff
Mrs. Wang and Mr. You
Local officials who manage the women's literacy program