To comply with its conviction- Teaching a man to fish rahter than giving him one, BCF works with NFTE to promote entreprenurhsip training and create a active life. BCF also works with government agencies, training institutes and Non-for-profits organizations to conduct trainings of trainers, who then will deliver entrepreneurship training to vocational school students, college and middle school students in poor area and adults. The training will explore their potential, build their confidence, shape pro-active attitude to life, encourage them to take part-time jobs to fund their own study and start small business as well as, build their capacity to be more independent and escape poverty ultimately to foster local economic development.
From 2003 to 2006, BCF has provided entrepreneurship trainings to about 5,500 people who are from more than10 provinces. Today, BCF ' s service is focusing on less developed provinces such as Sichuan, Shaanxi, Guizhou and Yunan. The young beneficiaries include students from vocational schools, middle schools, and colleges as well as students from schools for migrant workers ' children and from poor families; the adult beneficiaries
include people discharged from prisons, retired soldiers, laid-off workers, and migrant workers and poor women.
BCF has already received support from Goldman Sachs Foundation for three years and was rewarded as an excellent partner by NFTE.
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