Blowing Kisses at Vegetables

给蔬菜宝宝一个吻

　　A group of kindergarten children in Lijin County, Shandong Province, enjoyed the time they spent, recently, playing with vegetables.

　　The educational game was designed and organized by the county's first experimental kindergarten. The purpose of the kindergarten is to foster children's desire to explore and discover, and to teach the children to exercise their hands.

 

Schools for Pregnant Women Open in Townships

孕妇学校办到乡镇

　　"I hurried on with my journey over the mountain to be here, just for a medical check-up by experts," a pregnant woman said after she arrived at a township school for pregnant women in Yuan'an County, Jiangxi Province.

　　After the project, "Reducing the Maternal Mortality Rate and Eliminating Tetanus among Newborns," was launched in Yuan'an, some experts were sent from the province to the county. Seizing the opportunity, the county's health department invited the experts to open schools for pregnant women in various townships.

　　Since July 2006, experts and medical workers have traveled to six townships in Yuan'an County to deliver health-related lectures on pregnancy to more than 450 pregnant women and their families,conduct prenatal examinations on more than 180 pregnant women, and distribute more than 800 publications and notices regarding in-hospital childbirth. All of the services were offered free.

　　Over the past five years, no woman in the county has died while giving birth.

 

Improving Ethics-related Education for Minors

改进未成年人道德教育

　　Fucheng District, in Mianyang, Sichuan Province, has used new methods to promote ethics-related education among minors in recent months.

　　Firstly, the district's officials invited psychology professors to instruct parents in family education; secondly, the district earmarked 50,000 yuan (US $6,250) for the compilation and publishing of the Children's Folk Rhymes of Fucheng and the Guide to Education in the Ethics of Fucheng for schoolchildren; and thirdly, the district sent excellent police officers to schools to talk about the law. As a result, families, schools and the community worked together.

 

Right to Education for Minority Women, Children

少数民族妇女儿童享有教育权

　　The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is a multi-ethnic area, and minority groups compose 61 percent of its population. For this reason, seven languages are used in the region's schools.

　　In recent years, education officials in Xinjiang have paid special attention to the education of minority women and children, while they have generally developed education throughout the region.

　　Three measures have been taken: Firstly, education officials have made good use of various education projects and increased investment in education to ensure children in poverty-stricken　and minority areas can attend school.

　　Secondly, education officials have stressed the compulsory education for girls in pastoral areas, minority girls, disabled girls and migrant girls. The motto has been "No School-age Children Lost."

　　Thirdly, education officials have tried, through rigid management, to prevent students from dropping out of schools. For example, if a student was not at school for one day, the teacher had to　ask why; for two days, the school had to ask why; and for three days, the case had to be reported to a higher body.

 

Local Government Issues Plan for Women's Employment

地方政府出台妇女就业计划

　　A plan for women's employment was unveiled recently in Chenzhou, Hunan Province. According to the plan, various government departments and women's federations at all levels in Chenzhou　will work together, over the next three years, to help 100,000 local women find employment.

　　To realize the plan, the city' s government will focus on developing the service trade—including household management, planting trees, sanitation and hygiene, and public security— to help women f ind work in their communities. Meanwhile, financial support will be of fered to women as they look for work or open their own businesses. Also, flexible and diverse forms of employment will be recommended. In addition, the city's government will implement various methods to try to create jobs, every year, to employ women with special needs.

 

Migrant Children Receive Good Schooling

流动儿童入学读书

　　ShurenPrimary School, of Hangzhou, mainly enrolls children whose parents are migrant workers in the capital of ZhejiangProvince. At present, the school has about 1,250 students in 27 classes. More than 90 percent of the students are migrant children.

　　From the rural areas of 16 provinces, the students have diverse backgrounds, customs, habits, life experiences and learning abilities. As a result, the school has conducted several modern and practical activities, in accordance with the children's special characteristics. The school has also improved the quality of teaching, to help the students adapt to urban life.

 

Concerns about Premarital Medical Check-ups

关注婚前医学检查状况

　　Since the current marriage - registration regulations took effect in 2003, the premarital medical check-up rate has dropped sharply in Huaibei, Anhui Province. In 2005, the check-up rate was 0.56 percent (1.13 percent in urban areas and 0.22 percent in rural areas). That means the quality of local women and children's health has been affected.

　　Recently, a one -month survey regarding premarital medical check-ups was conducted throughout the city by the Working Committee on Children and Women of Huaibei. To receive feedback from all segments of society, about 400 questionnaires were distributed and public forums were held. Moreover, the committee's members visited medical institutions to try to determine the reason, or reasons, for the sharp drop in premarital medical check-ups.

　　The committee plans to submit its findings, in a report, to Huaibei's government to be used as a guide when drafting related policies.

 

 

《中国妇女》英文月刊 2007.1

Source:Office of NWCCW
信息来源：国务院妇女儿童工作委员会办公室

Executive Editor:ZHAO NING
责任编辑：赵宁