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Casey's Vlog: Wokai Meets Innovation Works
#2148   July 27, 2010 by Casey Wilson
Last week our Marketing Director, Jenny Gao, and I made a trip up Innovation Works to see their office live and get to know some Wokai supporters from their team. While we were there, we discovered 3 key synergies between Innovation Works & Wokai: S... read
Chinese Philanthropist Donates It All
#2147   July 27, 2010 by Jenny Gao
Mark MacKinnon of the Globe and Mail (what up Canada!) just published this awesome article on Chinese philanthropist Yu Pengnian who has just given it all away. Following up on our last blog post Chinese Philanthropy Gets Official: The Next Bill Gate... read
Drink For A Better World in Beijing on August 8th, 7pm-9pm
#2146   July 27, 2010 by Jenny Gao
Join us in Beijing for Wokai's next DFBW at Scarlett Wine Bar and Restaurant in Hotel G on August 8th, 7-9pm! ... read
Growing Shortages of Water Threaten China’s Development
#2145   July 26, 2010 by Jenny Gao
This interesting article is brought to us by Christina Larson, journalist focusing on international environmental issues, based in Beijing and Washington, D.C. "With 20 percent of the world’s population but just 7 percent of its available freshwater,... read
Profiting From Non-Profits: What Businesses Can Learn From Charities
#2144   July 26, 2010 by Jenny Gao
In this Economist Article, the author explores the business prowess of some non-profits and what companies can learn from these organizations, which have in the past been perceived as inefficient. "Some non-profits, as Schumpeter will continue to cal... read
Chinese Philanthropy Gets Official: The Next Bill Gates of China?
#2143   July 23, 2010 by Jenny Gao
From the China Real Time Report, an article about the emergence of charitable giving in China, as influenced by Bill Gates. "Charity is an emerging field in China, a sign of economic growth and a response to rising inequality. Traditionally, financia... read
Rural Finance in Poverty-stricken Areas in China: Balancing Government and Market
#2142   July 23, 2010 by Jenny Gao
If you have some time on your hands and are very interested in the landscape of rural finance in China, take a look at this report compiled by a star group of China microfinance researchers and experts. About the authors: Zhang Xuechun, PhD in Econom... read
Developing Wokai's Multilingual Website
#2141   July 23, 2010 by Ben Benson
I have been hard at work behind the scenes at Wokai laying the groundwork for what will hopefully be a flexible and comprehensive multilingual website. So this week I thought I'd share some of the details that may be helpful to other philanthropic h... read
Social Startup Marketing And How to Become Chuck Norris
#2140   July 22, 2010 by Jenny Gao
I can hardly believe its been three months since I landed in Beijing to start this job. The past three months have been quite a ride, I've learned more about startup marketing than I ever could have dreamed, been more engaged with hands-on projects t... read
VIsual Economics: China's Growing Wealth Gap
#2139   July 20, 2010 by Jenny Gao
This came out a couple months ago, but I thought it would be relevant to include on our blog. Visual and text from VisualEconomics China’s Growing Wealth Gap China’s rural-urban wealth gap was the widest last year since the nation launched its econom... read
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AMAZING JOB: SOCIAL MEDIA VOLUNTEER INTERNSHIP AT WOKAI!

Wokai is looking for two extraordinary Social Media Associates to assist the Marketing Director in our Beijing office!

Over the next year our team aims to raise over $1 million in loan capital, connecting 50,000 contributors around the world to over 5,000 borrowers in rural China!

For these goals, our Marketing Director needs two volunteer interns!

English Language Social Media & PR Intern

Chinese Language Social Media & PR Intern

Photos from the Field

  

Microfinance recipients running their snack stand at Wokai's Field Partner, ARDY, in Sichuan Province.

 

 

Microfinance recipient, Michoko (Inner Mongolia), standing proudly with her husband in front of her sheep farm.

 

Microfinace recipient with her daughter making a bi-weekly repayment at Wokai's Field Partner, ARDY, in Sichuan.

 

Zhang Rong, a microfinance recipient at Wokai's Field Partner, ARDY, in Sichuan, running her Hot Pot stand. 

 

Tu Ya, a loan officer at Wokai's Field Partner, CZWSDA, in Inner Mongolia, teaching her loan group about various simple cures and measures to help insure they won't get ill during the winter.