Shanghai Summit of Philanthropy consensus released
Works by children from the Shanghai Children's Home are displayed at Fengjing Road Weekend Market on Sunday.
A discussion is held at the summit.
Officials, experts, professors and entrepreneurs brainstormed the participation of social forces in the construction and governance of cities at the Shanghai Summit of Philanthropy 2020 in Huangpu District on Sunday.
The annual summit, in its first year as part of the Shanghai philanthropy partnership month, began on Saturday. It was guided by the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau and hosted 13 foundations including the Fosun Foundation, Shanghai Charity Foundation and Shanghai United Foundation.
A consensus of the summit was released, centering on wide-spread philanthropic activities, strict philanthropic undertaking management, and high-quality development of philanthropic courses in the city.
"Philanthropy signifies a city's development and civilization level, and Shanghai's philanthropic undertaking is developing very rapidly in recent years," said Zhu Qinhao, director of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau, during the summit.
Zhu said the city's philanthropic regulations are being drafted to regulate philanthropic acts and promote philanthropic culture and philanthropic undertakings.
Booths with philanthropic themes at the Fengjing Road Weekend Market on Sunday.
Shanghai had more than 17,000 registered social organizations by the end of last year, and it is home to more than 220 charity supermarkets and over 3,200 donation sites, according to the bureau.
"During the COVID-19, the whole city was fully mobilized to combat the coronavirus with social organizations, companies and residents making donations actively," said Zhu.
Last year, Shanghai's social organizations implemented 675 poverty-relief programs and the city has registered nearly 2 million volunteers so far, according to the bureau.
Yang Deguang, the retired president of Shanghai Normal University, shared his efforts in sponsoring students from impoverished families in China's west regions, while Jin Jinping, director of the the Center for NPOs (non-profit organization) Law of Peking University, called on more scientific and rational attitude on philanthropy from the public during the summit.
Other topics such as social organizations' involvement in the battle against the COVID-19, poverty alleviation and rural revitalization were also discussed.
Two lottery welfare sales robots at the Fengjing Road Weekend Market.
Alongside the summit, philanthropic booths were set up at the Fengjing Road Weekend Market on Sunday.
Craftwork by children from the Shanghai Children's Home were displayed.
"We brought 70 works from children of our home aged between 6 and 18, some suffering from autism, cerebral palsy and disabilities, to the market," said Zhu Jinglin, a social worker of the children's home.
"These include paintings and needlework, some were jointly created by children and volunteers.
"During the creation of these works, we also hope to improve their rehabilitation.
"It may take longer time for some children to create these works due to disabilities, but they have stronger acuity for colors as can be seen."
Xiao Qi, 17, who lives at the home, brought his work "cactus in desert" to the market.
"There is a loving heart on the cactus pot, and I hope people can protect our planet," he told Shanghai Daily.
As of Sunday, four charity organizations have participated in the charity bazaar at the market since early July and they have collected 10,529 yuan (US$1,539), which would be donated to a countryside doctor health project run by Fosun Foundation.
"Cactus in desert" by Xiao Qi who lives at the Shanghai Children's Home.
