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Country Profile: China
China is a cultural region and ancient civilization in East Asia. China is the world's most populous country and it is one of the world's oldest civilizations, consisting of states and cultures. China has the world's longest continuously used written language system, and is also the source of many of the world's great inventions, including the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
Capital: Beijing (Peking)
Population: 1,313,973,713
Life expectancy: 70 years (male), 74 years (female)
Population below national poverty line: 10% (2004 est.)
GDP: $10 trillion (2006 est.)
GDP per capita: $7,600 (2006 est.)
Religion: Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2%
Note: officially atheist
Languages: Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages.
Climate: extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north.
Bóthar in China:
Bóthar began working in China in 2000. Bóthar’s work there includes animal husbandry training and the use of a number of animals including Yak (Tibet region), rabbits, beef cattle and dairy cows.
Bóthar project profile: CHINA
Alxa Integrated Community Development Project.
Location: Tiemu Rywuder and Chuhen Koler Communities, Left Banner of Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, China.
Total number of families to be assisted over the entire course of the project (original animals and supports only): 140 families.
Animals: Beef and Dairy Cattle.
Training:
Integrated community development approaches, group management, environment awareness, community hygiene, animal husbandry etc.
Brief synopsis of the project: The Inner Mongolia region of China has been heavily affected by sandstorms and soil erosion. To counter these ecological disasters local beneficiaries will be trained in ecologically sound agricultural practices and to generate income will be provided with high quality dairy and beef cattle.
Pass-on obligations:
140 families will receive passing on the gift.
Expected benefits:
35% increase in income, use of improved irrigation system for fodder grasses.
Local partners:
Heifer International China & Alxa SEE Ecological Association (SEE).
Other relevant data:
SEE's main aim is to improve local ecology and bring the occurrence of sandstorms under control. Many of the beneficiaries are forcibly settled nomads.
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