Poverty alleviation actively participates, and women hold up half the sky.

In the overall strategic situation of winning a well-off society in an all-round way, the all-China Women's Federation identified the correct position of its work, strengthened its responsibility, took the initiative, focused on poverty alleviation in Longnan, Gansu, the most remote and impoverished area in the country, and vigorously implemented the "Women's Action to get rid of Poverty". Attentively, emotionally and vigorously to help local poor women shake off poverty and become rich as soon as possible, it has made an important contribution to Longnan and the whole province to build a well-off society in an all-round way.

During the National Day holiday, Wang Man, a 54-year-old rural woman, picked up a needle and thread embroidered pillow in the "Qiqiao Square" in Daliu Village, Xihe County, Gansu Province, deep in the Qinling Mountains. Her husband was injured and unable to do heavy work, and her son went to college, and the burden of life for a family of three fell on her own. "if you don't go far away, you can earn 8,000 or 9,000 yuan a year, without delaying the planting of crops." Wang Man said.

With the guidance and help of the party committee, the government and the women's federation, the "Qiqiaofang" embroidery association has been set up in Daliu Village, which has attracted about 200 women from six neighboring villages. They get a certain income through a silver needle, treat diseases for the elderly, help children with clothes, solve family difficulties, and win the dignity of life.

Over the years, the all-China Women's Federation has focused its attention on Longnan, Gansu Province, to really help the poor women here get real benefits, and hold up "half the sky" for Longnan City to win the war against poverty.

Inspirational--

Reshape the cultural soul in pursuit of ingenuity

Poverty alleviation is the first to support the will. Only by firmly strengthening the belief of perseverance and changing fate can we truly coruscate a strong endogenous driving force for prosperity and development. Proceeding from the reality of Longnan as a famous "hometown of begging and skillfulness", the all-China Women's Federation actively supports Longnan's living inheritance and innovative development of begging culture, guides poor women to overcome their thoughts, and carries forward the spirit of self-respect, self-confidence, self-reliance and self-improvement.

In the areas of Xihe County and Lixian County of Longnan City, which were swimming in the Western Han Dynasty, every year from the eve of the first day of the seventh lunar month to the evening of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, local girls would gather to hold seven days and eight nights of begging activities, begging for "Qiao Niang" to give intelligence and dexterity. This ancient folk custom embodies the value orientation of Qiqiao daughter's conscious struggle and pursuit of excellence, and its cultural connotation coincides with the development purpose of women's cause in today's society.

Zhang Qinda, president of the Association of "Qiqiao Square" in Daliu Village, has loved to "beg Qiao" for as long as she can remember, and has made her "dare to go in face (increased self-confidence)" and become the "handle" of needlework (female workers) and tea (cooking). Together with her husband Zhang Guisheng, after years of hard work, Zhang Qin has not only reached an annual income of more than 100,000 yuan, but also led poor women in several surrounding villages to shake off poverty and become rich.

With the great attention and strong support of the all-China Women's Federation, Longnan has successfully held the 8th "Qiqiao Girl Festival". Among them, the "Qiqiao Summit Forum" was held in Beijing for three consecutive years in 2013, 2014 and 2015, and the ancient Qiqiao culture has established a close relationship with the global women's cause. it is understood and recognized in a larger scope, in a wider field and at a higher level.

Today, in the process of Longnan's decisive victory over a well-off society in an all-round way, Qiqiao culture keeps pace with the times, blossoms with strong vitality and influence, and has become an important spiritual support for women to work hard and build a family.

Help--

Give warmth to every poor woman

With a monthly salary of four or five thousand yuan, the host's family even bought themselves a big cake for their birthday. At the beginning of this year, Wang Aixia, a 28-year-old poor woman from Xihe County, came to Beijing to work as a housekeeper. She was very satisfied with the job.

With the help of the all-China Women's Federation, there are many rural women who have lifted themselves out of poverty through domestic service like Wang Aixia. "through such measures as helping women to determine their aspirations to get rid of poverty, strengthening training, making good use of small loans for women, demonstrating and leading capable families, organizing women to lift themselves out of poverty with skillful hands, expanding the coverage of screening for women's two cancers, and mobilizing social forces to help women and children, attentively, emotionally and vigorously help poor women out of poverty and become rich." Song Xiuyan, secretary of the party group, vice chairman, and first secretary of the Secretariat of the all-China Women's Federation, put forward clear requirements for fixed-point assistance work.

In view of the fact that the poor women in Longnan have low cultural quality, single labor skills, heavy mental burden, weak entrepreneurial employability and anti-market risk ability, the all-China Women's Federation explores a multi-channel and diversified new path of accurate poverty alleviation and takes more targeted and refined measures to help. In-depth promotion of the "Women's Action to lift Women out of Poverty", including inspirational poverty alleviation, e-commerce poverty alleviation, labor service poverty alleviation, skillful hand poverty alleviation, industrial poverty alleviation, health poverty alleviation, and caring poverty alleviation, has made every poor woman feel real warmth.

In order to maximize the strength of all sectors of society, the all-China Women's Federation gives full play to its organizational and working advantages, for poor women in Longnan to carry out entrepreneurship training, production assistance, psychological counseling, legal aid, health education and other targeted services. Relying on public charity brands such as "Mother's Cellar", "Mother's Health Express", "Spring Bud Program" and "Children's Nutrition improvement Project in Poverty-stricken areas", we will vigorously support poor women and children in Longnan. We will actively strive for funds for various social charity projects and strive to do good deeds, do practical things, and solve difficult problems for the poor women and children in Longnan.

With the help of cadres of the Women's Federation, Zhang Qin and her sisters of "Qiqiaofang" opened an online shop of "Daliu embroidery Village" last year, broadening the sales channels and market of embroidery products, and registered and established "Xihe County Zhang Qin embroidery Art Co., Ltd." two months ago. Skillful products are exported to first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Effect--

Inject a strong impetus for poverty alleviation.

As the spring breeze sneaks into the night, it moistens all things in silence. The helping action of the all-China Women's Federation has produced a gratifying "multiplier effect" in the ancient land of Longnan.

The vast number of poor women in Longnan actively participate in poverty alleviation and become rich through hard work with their own hands. Whether it is to develop characteristic industries, or to increase the income of migrant workers, whether it is to open an online shop or engage in rural tourism, there are women's valiant and heroic appearance and women's innovation everywhere.

According to statistics, in 2016, the number of poor women in Longnan City was 235000, accounting for 46% of the city's total poor population of 508800. With the help of the all-China Women's Federation and the implementation of the "Women's Action to get rid of Poverty", they have not only gained tangible benefits from it, but also seen the hope of getting rid of poverty and becoming rich.