EGRC
4326 Dunbar Street PO Box 45098
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6S 2M8
Tel 604-732-9370 info@egrc.ca
BC Society for Educating of Rural China (EGRC) was founded in 2005. It is a registered
Canadian charity. In 7 years EGRC has raised funds and sponsored 286 young women from
impoverished rural areas of Gansu Province in Northwest China to receive a university education.
Currently 170 students are in EGRC’s program and studying in 96 universities in over 30 cities
throughout China. 116 students graduated since 2009.
Among the graduates, 15% have gone on to Master’s programs; 20% are employed by the local
Gansu government working as school teachers and government employees. The majority of
graduates are working in various professional industries in cities and townships throughout China.
Some graduates have donated back to EGRC in 2011 and others have taken on leadership and
mentoring roles to help other young rural women achieve an education.
In the summer of 2011, EGRC has established its’ first Canadian corporate partnership with
Eldorado Gold Corporation and expanded the program to Qinghai Province.
EGRC operates under the philosophy that “educated women have educated children.” It
encompasses the belief that educating women is the key to changing a family, a village and the
society.
