but also hold back the economic develop 5.THE“ PROJECT HOPE ment of these areas and even the whole Education is the key to the moder country. Moreover, the Chinese govern izations of our country. The extent to ot likely to provide a large which children are educated is directly of amount of money for the hundreds of vital importance to the improvement of thousands of school dropouts. Therefore our comprehensive national power. How the Project Hope is initiated by CYDF to ever,in some poverty-stricken rural ar- offer financial assistance for these young- eas, few school-agers can afford to go to sters chool because of lack of financial support My suggestion is that more people Therefore. the CYDF( China Youth I)e rom all walks of life should be encouraged elopment Foundation) is determined to to finance the with carry on a financial plan to prevent them ove and stronger sense of responsibility from quiting scho s ca for these children. And I am sure that the Project Hope Project Hope has been meeting with hear The Project is of great necessity ty and generous response we know, the children are the hope and future of China. Their being deprived education will not only result in lack of human resources in those backward