Foundation eyes better emotional ties

Charity has funded several poverty relief projects with over 160 million yuan

The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, a major charity in Beijing focused on poverty issues, has stepped up collaborations with humanitarian groups in countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative in a bid to promote emotional ties with people in these countries.

The foundation, which has a presence in more than 20 countries and regions worldwide, has launched such projects in countries including Myanmar, Nepal, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda, after the initiative was proposed by President Xi Jinping six years ago. Bureaus were also set up in Myanmar and Nepal to facilitate the initiative.