Charities help poverty-stricken students realize college dreams

Volunteers from a charity in Huaibei city send grants to eligible freshmen on August 15, 2021 in an activity to help students in need to afford their tuition fees. This year is the 14th consecutive year for them to participate in the charitable activity, and they have funded 131 college students in total. (Photo by Zhou Fangling/Anhui Daily)

A charity in Qiaocheng district, Bozhou city offers poor college students grants for their academic career. In the past six years, the charity has raised a total of 1.2345 million yuan (about $190,113) to help 547 students from poor families. (Photo by Liu Qinli/Anhui Daily)

(By Yang Zixuan)