连环帮带奔小康——山西省妇联扶助26万多贫困妇女脱贫纪略

Help Each Other to AchAchieve a Relatively Well - off Living

中国是一个人口多、底子薄、经济社会发展很不平衡的发展中国家,目前还有5800万贫困人口,其中妇女占一半。她们是贫困家庭中最困苦、承受压力最大的人。到本世纪末基本解决贫困人口的温饱问题。

Among puverty- stricken population, woman is a group being in need of help tadly, but also an active force having to relying on. In recent years, " help each other to get rid off poverty" program, organized by the Women Federation of Shanxi Province and participated by housewives in poverty- stricken areas, showed absolute superiority of the socialism with Chinese characteristics in eliminating poverty with its own style. To the end of 1997, 89, 589 household or over 36, 000 persons have been benefited from 22 million yuan anti - poverty funds, among them, 62. 870 household or 26, 000 persons have got rid off poverty, and the rate of reclamation of loan due reached 95 percent. This successful approach aroused extensive attention not only in poverty- stricken regions of China but also in some international organizations and developing countries. Woman cadres from more than 20 provinces or cities, responsible personnel of the departments concerned and project officials came to visit Shanxi one after another. In May last year, the All- China Women’s Federation and Anti - poverty Office of the State Council held a conference on anti - poverty action of women in Shanxi. Party and state leaders, Jiang Chunyun, Chen Muhua, Chen Junsheng and Peng Peiyun voiced very high opinion of this program.