Founded in 1989, the China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF) works to raise awareness of issues facing Chinese children and youth and to promote their education in social skills, science and technology, culture, sports, and community service.

Among CYDF’s many programs and initiatives is Project Hope, a program providing underprivileged children in poor areas with improved educational opportunities and a financial aid fund to help dropouts return to school. Through the program, CYDF funds the construction of Hope Schools in remote rural areas, with more than 7,100 schools built to date. Since its founding, CYDF has enabled more than two million dropouts in underprivileged areas to access educational opportunities.