Your donation today to Uighur Education Fund helps an Uighur student for life !
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NOTE:
Your contribution is IRA tax exempt, we will send you the receipt for filing
income tax return as soon as we receive you contribution.
Please make your check payable to:
Uighur Education Fund, 6509 Elnido Dr., McLean VA 22101
Tel: (703)-749-9547
The Purpose of The Uighur Education Fund
To improve the education status of minority nationalities in Uighur Autonomous Region (UAR) of China. Uighur Autonomous Region is one of the poorest regions in China and Central Asia (see below), majority of Uighurs have an annual average income of less than $100, most families could not afford to send their children to colleges. Therefore, many talented young people are deprived of the opportunity to receive higher education by their destitute financial situations. That is why there are only about 50 Uighur students have been able to attend Graduate school in the USA from a population of about 10 million. We would like to change this situation by doing the following:
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Buying and sending educational equipment to schools and
universities in UAR;
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Rewarding Uighur students for excellent performance in scientific
and academic research;
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Publishing and distributing information about US universities to
UAR;
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Organizing educational exchange programs between USA and UAR;
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Paying application fees for graduate schools for qualified Uighur
students;
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Establishing a scholarship for qualified Uighur students.
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To prepare Uighur educators for the next century by establishing
teacher’s training programs.
Economic
and Educational Condition in UAR
The education level is the lowest among all the
provinces of China. According to a recent study by Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences, education level of ethnic Uighurs is extremely low. The authors
concluded that the shortage of local schools and poor living standards of local
people are the main cause of this situation. The same paper also mentioned the
fact that quality of ‘minority’ schools is usually much lower that of
Chinese Schools. We strongly feel that Chinese government is not doing anything
significant to improve the basic education level of Uighurs. Overseas education
of Uighur youths is ignored or discouraged.
How
Do We Manage The Fund ?
The
Fund will be managed by the Education Fund Committee on a democratic principle.
As promised, every penny of the Uighur Education Fund (UEF) will be used
solely for the educational needs of Uighurs. Any individual or group
contributors will be notified by newsletter of the administration and usage of
the Fund twice a year.
With
population of around 10 million, Uighur is of the major ethnic groups in Central
Asia. The world is now becoming more and more interactive. The economic
conditions of all different ethnic groups are becoming more related and
dependent on each other than ever before. We, who live in America, can not say
we successfully entered the 21st century if we leave behind those 10
million Uighurs back in the 19th century. In the long run, we are
helping ourselves to enter the new century with a more perfect world.
Answer:
By making your generous contribution. You send whatever you can, $20, $50, $100
or more, and we will take care of the rest. All UEFC members are originally from
UAR and all of them were professional educators (University lecturers) for long
times. UEFC members have close contact with Uighurs and have very good
understanding of their educational need. They are capable to spend every single
penny of the Fund wisely, and they will work voluntarily without any
compensation.
On behalf of all Uighur Youths who seek an
opportunity for a better education, we thank you for your generous support.
Your donation will make big difference to
Uighur education.