Why We Are HereFor 25 years we have worked in partnership with the Chinese government to realize children's rights, primarily by supporting the provision of basic services such as health care and education. That support improves children's daily lives in such diverse areas as immunization, early childhood development, education, sanitation and hygiene, access to clean water, microcredit for poor rural women, and emergency preparedness and response. UNICEF's accomplishments in those areas are described in detail elsewhere on this website. The spectacular growth of the Chinese economy has continued for most of the last decade with annual rates of 7 to 8 percent. Rapid growth and continued reform present an encouraging backdrop against which to measure changes in the situation of children and women. The key goal at this stage is to ensure economic growth is managed in a way that benefits all Chinese people, including children. UNICEF's work is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from governments, individuals, businesses, and foundations. It derives over one-third of its US $1.7 billion annual income from the private sector.
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