Shanghai citizens staged a charity marathon in aid to the starving students

Over the weekend more than two thousand shanhajtsev walked the 50 kilometers of the project "One egg", collecting for charity 1660000 yuan (268522 USD), transmits Visitchina.ru . As explained by the organizers, the funds will be used for catering to the poor students. At least the fact that the school breakfast was included bird egg - calorie and nutritious product.

"A lot of students, and students in China can not concentrate on their studies for one simple reason - they are hungry - explain the organizers. - However, it was decided that the money will be spent on helping the victims of the Sichuan earthquake that occurred on April 20. "

This project is the introduction of the SCO "Consolidated Fund", known as Lianquan, bringing together non-profit organizations. As part of the government shares in poor families usually deliver food, coal and blankets or organizing actions like "Gather the children in school." As reported in March, the Development Fund of the PRC, in the most economically depressed areas of the country (province of Qinghai, Yunnan, Guangxi and Ningxia Hui autonomous regions) study was carried out 1.5 thousand children between the ages of 10-13 years. The first thing that catches your eye - they were stunted and anemic due to malnutrition common. In particular, 12% of a thousand were too small for his age, and 9% had found dystrophy. In addition, 72% of them reported that they experience a severe famine during the study, while 33% want to have the time, day and night.

Now in the country, located on the fourth highest number of dollar millionaires. decide how to make sure that children can get better nutrition than soy beans and rice. It is worth noting that in 2011 the PRC government has allocated 10 billion yuan (1.5 billion USD) for that. to improve the nutrition of more than 121 million students from poor families. But it is especially notable results were achieved.