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The Footsteps of Millions
The long road from impoverished village to chaotic city is fraught with difficulties for Chinese migrants. Mercy Corps helps them change challenges into opportunities.
Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps

Special Report: 
The Footsteps of Millions

Country: China

Both Ends of the Long Road ›

Topics: Youth, Urban, Rural, Migrants, Marginalized Groups, Financial Services, Education, Economic Development, Agriculture

The path from impoverished village to chaotic city is fraught with difficulties for Chinese migrants. Mercy Corps helps them change challenges into opportunities.

Perfect Harmony Family ›

Topics: Agriculture, Economic Development, Financial Services, Food/Nutrition, Livelihoods, Marginalized Groups, Microfinance, Migrants, Rural, Women's Empowerment
The 500 pounds of homemade noodles that Guo Guifen sells each market day keep local cook-pots full - and have won her family the village's top honor.

Planting Day ›

Topics: Marginalized Groups, Livelihoods, Economic Development, Financial Services, Agriculture, Migrants, Rural
The day a garden is established is one of happiness and hope for families - especially with the knowledge that they can remain at home and tend it through harvest.

Nourishing Roots ›

Topics: Urban, Migrants, Marginalized Groups, Education, Citizen Involvement, Children, Youth
Zheng Hong, a former professor of micropaleontology, has moved out from behind the microscope to focus on one of China's biggest social issues: migrant youth.

Finding Hope on the Side of the Road ›

Topics: Urban, Youth, Education, Agriculture, Migrants, Marginalized Groups
One day as Guo Peiling was rummaging around the neighborhood for his recycling business, he found a school for his youngest daughter.

Dandelion Seeds ›

Topics: Children, Education, Marginalized Groups, Migrants, Urban, Youth
For many years Hu Yan and her brother floated from city to city with their mother, a migrant worker. Today, they have settled in a place where they're flourishing.

China Facts

  • Population (2008): 1.33 billion
  • Size: slightly smaller than the United States
  • Human Development Index rank: 94 (out of 179)
  • Mercy Corps has worked here since 2001
  • Primary work: financial services for poor rural communities, life skills training for young ethnic minority women, education of migrant worker children, relief supplies and support to survivors of the Sichuan earthquake
  • Number living on less than $1 a day: 160 million
  • Estimated number of migrants: 150 million

Staff Contact

Roger Burks
Senior Writer
Send an email to Roger Burks ›

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