About Zigen 關於滋根

1988年，一群關注中國發展的美國華僑發起成立滋根基金會。是美國的501(C)3 非營利性民間團體。

Zigen in Chinese means to nurture the roots.

The Zigen Fund was founded in New York in 1988 by a group of Chinese-American professionals and was registered as a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization in the United States.

Mission  滋根的使命

1.提供民間對民間的援助支援中國貧困農村草根發展；支援貧困和弱勢的人們滿足基本需要。
2.傳播及鼓勵“以人為中心、可持續發展”的理念和實踐。

1. To provide people-to-people assistance for grassroots development in rural China, and to help the poor and underprivileged meet their basic needs. 

2. To promote the philosophy and beliefs of human-centered sustainable development processes. 

Our Operating Principle 我們的工作原則

1.支持對象： 中國最貧困地區的人們及在城市艱難謀生的農民工， 婦女和女童是 我們支援的重點對象。
2.支援內容：人的基本需要，特別是 基礎教育、醫療衛生，保護環境的技術，和鄉土文化傳承。
3.強調草根參與、本地資源、環境友好，以達到以人為中心的可持續發展 。

1.To support people in the poorest rural areas of China and poverty-stricken migrant workers with an emphasis on equal access to education and development? for girls and women.

2.  To support projects in the area of basic needs, including basic education, primary health care, environmentally sound technologies and preservation of local culture.

3.Emphasis on grassroots participation and mobilization of local resources for implementing sustainable human development strategies.