NGO worker empowering women in villages

　　 ZouWeiquan(right),whoworkstopromoteruralwomensdevelopment,visitsanecologicalfarmingbasewiththevillagersshestryingtohelpinShixingcounty,Guangdongprovince.[PhotoprovidedtoChinaDaily]Foundationprovidestraining,financialsupportandonlineassistanceforthemarginalizedgroup,,femaleempowermentandmanyruralwomen,mostlybetween45to60,economies,olderwtvariousprogramsunderanon-governmentalorganizationforsevenyears."Sexualdiscriminationisatraditionalissuerootedinhistoryandculture,whichcannotbeeasilychanged",saidZou,whoobtainedadoctoraldegreeinanthropologyandhasworkedfo,buttheycanalsobeanimportantforceforthedevelopmentofthecountryside,Zousaid."Sowehopetomobil,theirvoicewillincrease,whichwillhelpthemachieveself-developmenttopromotegenderequalityinruralareas,",Leming,,lackingadequateresources,specialagriculturalproductsandsocialnetworks,Zousaid,rt,Zoumobilizedthe"sisters"omenevenbeganrunningasmallrestaurantforvisitors,ytomakealiving,,thefoundationalsobuiltonlinecommunitiesamongthewomenforcommunication,teachingonlinecoursesongenderissues,,tpublicactivitiesintheirvillages,includinggenderequalityknowledge,childeducation,helpingtheelderlyandenvironmentalprotection.。