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Kadoorie Charitable Foundations
Mission: "To offer greater opportunities in life to the disadvantaged"
In China since: 1997
Mainland China contact:
Ronald Li (李健民)
Programme Officer
1st Floor, St. George’s Building
2 Ice House Street， Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2905 3386
Activities in Other Countries:
Nepal, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Myanmar and India, Israel and UK (medical research)
The Kadoorie family has had long-standing philanthropic ties with China but the foundation was not established until 1997, following the death of Sir Horace Kadoorie (1902-1995). The foundation supports some work in Hong Kong, Nepal, and other Asian countries, but the largest portfolio of projects is on the Chinese mainland. Around 65 projects are supported at any one time and about half of these are in China.
The foundation makes grants to both government agencies and local NGOs, and also supports some projects implemented by international and Hong Kong-based NGOs. Support has consistently been given to the health sector (including rehabilitation and social integration of people with disabilities), but the foundation also funds a wide range of initiatives in health, community development, poverty alleviation and education.
A major, ongoing project is a collaborative research programme between Oxford University and China’s Centre for Disease Control to survey 500,000 adults from ten rural and urban areas across China and determine the main causes for premature death. Specific causes of mortality will be monitored over a period of years, and the data is expected to have formative impact on public heath programmes for the next 20-30 years.
Examples of other projects recently supported include a community based rehabilitation programme run by the China Disabled Person’s Federation in 5 poor rural counties in western China, a community health education and HIV/AIDS prevention programme implemented by the Shaanxi Research Association for Women and Families, and an integrated development programme in Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai, implemented by Grassroots Community, a volunteer group from Shanghai.
Note: KCF employs a professional staff responsible for identifying appropriate funding opportunities, and does not encourage unsolicited proposals.
The foundation’s operating income comes primarily from endowment interest and investment returns, but the annual figure is not available.
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