1Kg More – ‘Voluntourism’ in China

1Kg More is an education-related charity which connects the concept of travelling with charity. Andrew Yu, founder of 1kg more, came up with this idea after he heard a his friend’s travelling experience where teachers from one village wanted him to deliver a message of encouragement to a teacher in the other village. The project encourages travellers to bring 1kg of old books, stationery and other education related material to donate to schools and children along their journey.

Via FYSE Blog

We thought we should do something so that we started a volunteerism program called carry a little bit more on back. But soon I found there was something wrong with it. “A little” is not a precise figure, it’s not specific so that people will be confused and we changed it into “1KG”. Indeed, 1kg is just a symbol. We hope to convey that this is not a burden but an easy and relaxed thing, and it won’t bring you any moral pressure. That’s why people regard 1kg as happy charity.

We thought we should do something so that we started a volunteerism program called carry a little bit more on back. But soon I found there was something wrong with it. “A little” is not a precise figure, it’s not specific so that people will be confused and we changed it into “1KG”. Indeed, 1kg is just a symbol. We hope to convey that this is not a burden but an easy and relaxed thing, and it won’t bring you any moral pressure. That’s why people regard 1kg as happy charity.

However, our volunteers are organized by themselves, we just provide a platform for them to get and share information and experience.

Read the entire article here. You can also visit their website here.

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