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Awareness and Experience of 6.3

--The Activities of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 2012

感受6.3

--2012国际消除贫困日主题活动

September 17^th – October 31^st, 2012

l         Theme : 1017, Together with You

主题：1017，邀您一起

l         Goal: To promote understanding and national charity

目标：增进感受理解，推动全民公益

l         The activities including:

活动包括:

a) Awareness of 6.3: To take urban awareness of the daily life of the poor by media interviewing;

了解6.3：通过媒体贫困地区寻访活动等传播方式，让城市人群近距离、立体地了解贫困人群日常生活状况；

b) Experience of 6.3: To mobilize urban population to experience expenditure only 6.3 Yuan for a day on October 17^th (The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty) by internet transmission;

体验6.3��通过网络媒体传播，动员城市人群在10月17日（国际消除贫困日）只花费6.3元生活一天；

c) Action of 6.3: To encourage the individuals, communities, businesses and institutions to take action to help changing the poverty.

行动6.3：动员个人、社区、企业事业单位等社会各界以相应的方式为改变贫困采取具体的公益行动。

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed every year since 1993.On November 29^th, 2011; the Chinese government took the annual net income per capita of RMB 2,300 Yuan as the poverty line of China. According to the standard, the poverty in China is 128 million (One year if calculates in 365 days, the one day net income per capita is about 6.3 Yuan). The “Awareness and Experience 6.3--The Activities of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 2012” (abbreviation as 6.3)” are initiated by China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation and relevant organizations to advocate urban participants experiencing and concerning the poor by 6.3 Yuan expenditure on October 17^th, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

自1993年以来，每年的10月17日为联合国“国际消除贫困日”。2011年11月29日，中国政府将农民人均纯收入2300元作为中国新的扶贫标准，一年如果按照365天计算，农民每天人均纯收入约6.3元，按此标准，中国仍有1.28亿贫困人口。“感受6.3——2012国际消除贫困日主题活动”（简称“感受6.3”）是中国扶贫基金会积极响应联合国的号召，贯彻落实《中国农村扶贫开发纲要（2011-2020）》，努力推动中国消除贫困工作的开展，于2012年与相关机构联合发起的一项推动全民参与慈善事业和消除贫困行动的倡导型公益活动，通过城市参与者对贫困问题的了解、体验，倡导个人、社区、企业事业单位等在国际消除贫困日期间通过只花费6.3元生活一天等方式，表达对中国乃至全世界贫困人群的关注与支持，从而引发社会各界深入思考贫困问题并采取积极行动，增进城乡之间、贫富之间的相互理解，促进社会和谐。

For more information, please contact

AmCham South China at (86-20) 8335-1476

or email amcham@amcham-southchina.org.

The American Chamber of Commerce in South China, 2012