LENDING A HAND
Community social worker Lu Jiaxin and her colleague have recently received many kindnesses from caring people.
In September, they collected donations for impoverished local households living in apartments in dire need of renovation in Zhongnan Subdistrict of Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong Province.
They handed out flyers, called on shop owners and visited company buildings to reach out to potential donors.
Though the donations they received are mostly small in amount, they can help many households complete some indoor upgrades, according to Lu.
The activity was organized during the city’s first Month of Charity, an annual event celebrated every September and initiated jointly by the municipal government and philanthropic organizations.
As of late 2020, China had 9,480 charitable organizations, with net assets totaling at nearly 200 billion ($30.92 billion); and 209 million volunteers, representing an almost tenfold growth in the past
