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T h is   y e a r   4   s tu d e n ts   s p o n s o r e d   b y   P r o je c t
       ( ii) F r o m   D e c e m b e r   2 4 - 2 8 ,  2 0 0 4 ,  a  tr ip   w a s
                                                          T o rc h   a re   p u rs u in g   p o s tg ra d u a te   e d u c a tio n   e ith e r
          o rg a n iz e d   to   S o u th   W e s te rn   G u iz h o u   w ith   3 9
                                                          b y   th e   r e c o m m e n d a tio n   o f  th e ir   u n iv e r s itie s   o r
          p a rtic ip a n ts .
                                                          th ro u g h   a  fu ll  s c h o la rs h ip   to   s tu d y   a b ro a d .  In s id e
                                                          C h in a   o n e   s tu d e n t  is  g o in g   to   F u ta n   U n iv e rs ity   in
    3.  Project  Torch
                                                          S h a n g h a i  a n d   a n o th e r to   B e ijin g   in  a  re s e a rc h   in s ti-
                                                          tu te   o n   m ic r o - e le c tr o n ic   te c h n o lo g y .  T h e   o th e r   2
         "P ro je c t T o rc h "  s p o n s o rs  fin a n c ia lly   d is a d v a n -
                                                          g ra d u a te s  a re   g o in g   a b ro a d ,  o n e  to   P e n n   S ta te   U n i-
    ta g e d  s tu d e n ts  in  C h in a  fo r th e ir u n iv e rs ity  e d u c a tio n .
                                                          v e rs ity   in  P e n n s y lv a n ia   U S A  a n d   o n e  to   s tu d y   in te r-
    T h e s e   s tu d e n ts   w o u ld   h a v e   b e e n   fo rc e d   to   g iv e   u p
                                                          n a tio n a l  la w   in  th e  T ra n s n a tio n a l  L a w  a n d   B u s in e s s
    th e ir  u n iv e rs ity   e d u c a tio n   d u e   to   fin a n c ia l  d iffic u lty
                                                          U n iv e rs ity   in  S e o u l,  S o u th   K o re a .
    d e s p ite  th e  fa c t th a t th e y  a re  v e ry  ta le n te d  a n d   b rig h t.
    In th e  2 0 0 4 /2 0 0 5   s c h o o l  y e a r,  th e   p ro je c t s p o n s o re d
                                                          4.  Girl  Schooling  Project
    2 1 0   s tu d e n ts .


     University                      No. of Students

     Nanjing University                          51
     Nanjing Agricultural University             62
     Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics   14

     Nanjing Normal University                   36
      Nanjing Southeast University               21
                                                                        The Girl Schooling Project
      Nanjing Hohai University                    2
      Nanjing University of Science and Technology   16
                                                               D r.  C h u   T a i- s h in g   is  th e   C h a ir p e r s o n   o f  th e
      Nanjing Forestry University                  1       W o rk in g   G ro u p .
      Nanjing Institute of Auditing                1
                                                               T h e   G irl  S c h o o lin g   P ro je c t  a im s   to   p ro v id e   b a -
      Guangzhou University                         1
                                                           s ic   e d u c a tio n   to   g irls   w h o   d u e   to   fin a n c ia l  d iffic u lty
      Guizhou Normal University                    2       c o u ld   n o t  o rd in a rily   a tte n d   p rim a ry   s c h o o l.  T h e   g irl

      Hunan Institute of Technology                1       c la s s e s   p ro v id e   b o a rd   a n d   lo d g in g   a s   s c h o o l  fe e
                                                           s u p p o rt to   th e s e   g irls .  T h is   p ro je c t  w o u ld   a ls o   s e e k
      Zhongnan Ethnic Institute                    1
                                                           o u t s o m e   o f th e   m o s t ta le n te d   g irls  to   c o m p le te  th e ir
      Jiangso Institute of Petroleum               1
                                                           s e c o n d a ry   e d u c a tio n .


          P ro je c t T o rc h   a lre a d y   h a s   a  h is to ry   o f 5  y e a rs .   Funding o f th e   G irl  S c h o o lin g   is  b y   c la s s ro o m .
     In  J u n e   2 0 0 5  w e  w itn e s s e d  th e   s e c o n d   g ro u p  o f s tu -   F o r  a  c la s s   o f  3 5   to   4 0   s tu d e n ts ,  th e   a s s is ta n c e
     d e n ts   -  a  to ta l  o f 4 6   - w h o   h a v e   g ra d u a te d   fro m   u n i-   w o u ld   b e   R M B 1 0 ,0 0 0   fo r  th e   p rim a ry   s c h o o l  c la s s ,
     v e r s ity   th a n k s   to   P ro je c t  T o rc h .  M o s t  o f th e m   h a d    R M B 1 5 ,0 0 0   fo r  th e  ju n io r   h ig h   a n d   R M B 2 0 .0 0 0   fo r

     a lre a d y  fo u n d  jo b s   b e fo re   g ra d u a tio n .  A   c e le b ra tio n    s e n io r  h ig h ,
     e v e n t  w a s   h e ld   o n   J u n e   1 8 ,  2 0 0 5   in  N a n jin g   w ith
     p a rtic ip a tio n   b y   a ll  th e   T o rc h   S tu d e n ts   a n d   a b o u t 3 0    In  2 0 0 5 /2 0 0 6   a c a d e m ic   y e a r,  th e   fu n d in g   fo r
     s p o n s o rs  fro m   H o n g   K o n g . A fte r th e  e v e n t in  N a n jin g ,   th e   G irl  c la s s e s   is   a s   fo llo w s :  P rim a ry   s c h o o l  13
     th e   g ra d u a te s   to g e th e r   w ith   s o m e   o f th e   s p o n s o rs    c la s s e s , ju n io r h ig h   3  c la s s e s ,  s e n io r h ig h   2  c la s s e s .
     h a d   a  3 -d a y   g ra d u a tio n   o u tin g   in  H w a n s h a n .




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