The Chuanfang Community Learning Centre Program aims to reduce the digital divide and strengthen the employability of migrant workers in China. The program establishes a learning center equipped with computers and training networks in Chuanfang Community, the largest urban village in Kunming, Yunnan Province. It provides computer skills training and knowledge on law, health, finance and more to young migrant workers. The program expects to train 1,800 migrant workers over 2 years and benefit 6,800 people in total. Early evaluations found trainees gained skills, self-esteem and involvement in their community from the program.

1. The One Thing I Have to Share:
Chuanfang Community Learning Centre Program
Zhixin Du
Programme Director, China Development Research
Foundation (China)

2. CHUANFANG
COMMUNITY LEARNING
CENTRE PROGRAM
Du Zhixin, CDRF
22 May, Bintan

3. BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE
China’s accelerated pace of urbanization ，transformation
from an agricultural society to a urban one
﹥ Urbanization rate from 17.9%(1978)to 51.3%(2011)
Challenge of “incomplete urbanization”
﹥230million migrant workers(2010), another 200million
migrant workers(2020);
﹥ migrant workers and their families, are frequently
excluded from city life and thus hardly get integrated into
urban society.

4. BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE
Profound social exclusion results in serious
social consequences
﹥ undermine human capital accumulation;
﹥ accelerate social polarization and the
emergence of urban slums;
﹥ trigger social conflicts, ultimately jeopardizing
social stability and development.

5. PROGRAM OBJECTIVE
The objective of program is to reduce the digital
gap, to strengthen the employability of the
migrant people, and promote social harmonious
development.

6. PROGRAM ISSUES
Chuanfang Community in Xishan District ,the largest
urban village in Kunming, Yunnan Province
1.8 square kilometers with 3836 local villagers, while its
2556 rental houses accommodate more than 80 thousand
migrant people,30% of them is young people under 25
years

7. PROGRAM ISSUES
young migrant people can not find job due to the low
education and lacking of necessary professional skills
Increasing crime rate among young generation of
urban immigrations

8. PROGRAM CONTENTS
Jointly established by Microsoft China and CDRF, equipped
with training networks and computers , providing:
computer skills( Typing software, Office, Photoshop CAD)
the knowledge that is helpful for migrant workers to integrate
into the main stream of the society, such as law, labor protection,
health care, communication, financial literacy ；
the most advanced games for young children to feel the marvelous
of computer technology.

9. PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Microsoft
Media
CDRF
Local Public
Migrant Young
Government
people
Community

10. PROGRAM GOAL
For 2 years ,1800 young migrant people will be
trained, 6800 people will be benefited from the
program

11. EFFECTIVENESS
Trainees :
acquired new knowledge and skills benefit for their
present job or looking for new jobs.
gained respect from the trainers and volunteers, built
up self-esteem and self-confidence.
more concerned and involved in the community affairs.

12. SOCIAL IMPACT
Promoting employment by improving
laborer’s vocational skills
Promoting IT, reducing modern illiteracy
Promoting Social Inclusion of Migrant
Workers

13. CONCLUSIONS
The project fits in with the current urbanization
situation and trend of China’s development and is in
line with the enterprise’s corporate social
responsibility objectives.
The project makes use of the computer technology
advantage of Microsoft.
The effectiveness and impact of training are evident.
Free of Charge is important
Operating fund is one key element to the
sustainability of the program.
The evaluation or monitoring at early stage of
program is positive for the improvement of the
project implementation.

14. Thank you!