July 20, 2011

The Badi Foundation and Chinese Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO) entered into a three-year special cooperation agreement on July 20, 2011.  The agreement was signed by CANGO Secretary-General and Vice Director Mr. Huang Haoming and Badi Foundation Chief Representative Mrs. Shareen Farhad.  Under this agreement, CANGO and the Badi Foundation will collaborate to organize capacity building trainings and seminars, participate in high level meetings and share experiences related to the development of non-governmental development organizations in China.

The Badi Foundation has been working to contribute to balanced and sustainable development in China since 1990, in collaboration with a variety of governmental and non-governmental agencies.  The Badi Foundation’s programs focus on releasing the potential of individuals and institutions in China to advance their own communities, with a particular emphasis on women and youth living in rural areas. CANGO is a non-profit membership organization that was founded in 1992 and registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs in 1993.  CANGO has widely cooperated and interacted with international NGOs as well as bilateral and multilateral organizations to improve the functioning of NGOs in China with a focus on environmental protection and capacity building. The Badi Foundation looks forward to working with CANGO to further explore the process of building capacity in non-governmental development organizations in China.