1. Source of funding

CYDF is committed to helping young people build capacity and to improving the environment for the development of youth by providing aid services, giving a voice to the interests of young people and by carrying out social advocacy.

     1. To ensure that children and youth in rural communities have the opportunity to go to school;

     2. To support the second generation of migrant workers for vocational education to improve their life skills;

     3. To inspire youth to develop their own creative charity programs and social entrepreneurship;

     4. To help young people raise environmental awareness; and

     5. To increase HIV/AIDS awareness among Chinese youth and to support the education of children in AIDS-affected areas.

     3. Areas of work relating to youth employment

Social dialogue; Skills and employability; Capacity building; Green jobs; and Enterprise development

     4. Partners and areas of partnerships

All China Youth Federation, UNDP, Chinese People's Liberation Army & Navy, Chinese People Armed Policy, International Youth Foundation, Uni President Enterprises (China) Investment Co. 

     5. Potential or existing partnership with the ILO

     6.  Successful youth employment interventions

     1. Prospect Plan: Its purpose is to help impoverished areas and people, build capacity and support one another. Since 2000, the Plan has provided a training program that teaches public management skills designed for professionals from townships and counties in West China to improve public service. Over 8,000 beneficiaries have been reached, covering 83% of the counties and cities in West China. In 2003, the Plan launched another program called the “Rural Talent Training Project.” Its purpose was to train farmers in undeveloped regions to set up their own businesses, be socially responsible, and build a mutual assistance system to reduce poverty. So far, the project has trained approximately 3,800 farmers.

     2. International Youth Prize for Poverty Aleviation: This Prize was jointly created by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the CYDF in 1996. The objective of this Prize is to enhance the development of young people in poverty-stricken areas, strengthen the determination to eliminate poverty by recognizing young people under the age of 25 who have made great contributions to underdeveloped areas.

     3. China's Top 10 Outstanding Youth Award: This Award is given by CYDF, the All China Youth Federation, and ten media groups including CCTV, to recognize and commend outstanding young people who have made great contributions to and prominent achievements in the country's development. This award has been given every year since 1990.