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The Library Project and Wokai are two charity organizations that have made it their businesses to help others. The Library Project, started by Tom Stader in 2006, collected over 250,000 Chinese language children's books to provide libraries in over 300 rural schools in China. Casey Wilson, a 26 year-old from Oakland, Calif., started Wokai in 2007, providing micro-loans to aspiring entrepreneurs in China.
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Tom Stader organizes donated books in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2010. Over 100,000 children now have access to improved educational infrastructure thanks to Stader's organization, The Library Project.
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Jenny Wang, Country Director for The Library Project, and fellow teachers work together to assemble donated bookshelves for the library in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2010.
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The Library Project provides a wide range of children's books that include history, science, short stories, fairy tales, children's dictionaries and an assortment of comic books.
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A girl in first grade does math in a migrant school located on the outskirts of Beijing on Oct. 21, 2010. Over 40 percent of migrant workers living in Beijing cannot enroll their children in public schools.
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As of October 2010, The Library Project has established over 300 elementary school libraries and put 250,000 Chinese language children's books into the hands young readers.
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For Ha Si Gao Wa, who lives in China's Inner Mongolia, spring is the toughest season because she has to pay her two daughters' tuition fees and buy feed for her sheep and cows.
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Ha Si GaoWa feeds her sheep from the 3000RMB (about $500) loan that she received from Wokai. Her herd has grown to about 100 sheep and four cows thanks to the loan.
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Ao Yin Shan Dan owns a small tailor shop in China's Inner Mongolia that specializes in traditional Mongolian clothes. Through micro-loans, Shan Dan has expanded her businesses to a five-person operation.
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Shan Dan's gowns are known for her intricate handwork and high quality materials. She says that she is very proud of her Mongolian culture and micro-loans have helped her to make that possible.
