ICBC has donated another RMB 2.705 million to Wanyuan City of Dazhou, Jinyang County of Liangshan, and Tongjiang County and Nanjiang County of Bazhong in Sichuan Province, with RMB 0.8 million for commending excellent rural teachers and RMB 1.905 million for helping poor students fulfill their college dreams.

An official with ICBC said that ICBC has focused on education as the key to reduce poverty. It has donated over RMB 46 million to build 16 primary schools, dormitory and teaching buildings, three plastic-rubber playgrounds for 12 middle and primary schools as well as 67 “love kitchens”. The Bank’s “Sailing Project – Funding Excellent College Students in Poverty” has continued for 13 consecutive years, helping 2480 students get into colleges. The “Candlelight Program – Commendation of Outstanding Teachers in Mountain Villages” has lasted for 14 consecutive years. The “Candlelight Program –Training for Outstanding Teachers in Mountain Villages” has been carried out to sponsor 500 teachers to receive training. The program named “New Great Wall – ICBC Self-improvement Class” has been carried out for 7 consecutive years, helping poor students who are just admitted to high schools till graduation from college. ICBC Sichuan Branch has conducted “One-to-one Thousand Student Aid Program”, mobilizing employees to help 1,373 collage, middle and primary school students from poor families.

In line with the unified national plan for poverty alleviation, ICBC has started to help Tongjiang County, Nanjiang County, Chengkou County (after governed under Chongqing in 1999, it was no longer designated as the place to be supported by ICBC) and Wanyuan City of Sichuan Province  since 1995. Over the past 21 years, donations worth RMB 120 million have been contributed, in addition to loans of RMB 8 billion to support poverty alleviation programs. ICBC has blazed a new trail in poverty alleviation combining education, health, industry, green, financial and disaster relief alleviation. In 2016, ICBC’s alleviation target in Sichuan is expanded to Jinyang County. This April, ICBC donated RMB 5 million to Jinyang County to support poverty alleviation projects related to education, health and industry. In the future, donations will be increased on yearly basis.