Parenting the Future

Bringing the first 1,000 days of life to the forefront

November 16-18, 2018, REAP co-hosted Parenting the Future: International Conference on Early Childhood Development in Rural China with Alibaba in Xi'an, China. Over the course of three days we dove into new research studies within China and internationally. Conference attendees participated in thought-provoking discussions and had the opportunity to visit one of REAP's Parenting Centers in Ningshan on the final day of the conference. The conference was covered by over 30 Chinese media outlets helping to publicly broadcast the issue of early childhood development in rural China and international research finds and recommendations surrounding the current situation.

Conference Speakers

James J. Heckman

Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science 2000 Winner

Full Bio on Page 6

Lucy Peng

Lazada Group, Founder of Hupan Modou Foundation

Full Bio on Page 7

Norbert Schady

Prinicipal Economic Advisor for the Social Sector at the Inter-Development Bank

Full Bio on Page 6

Osmar Terra

Former Minister of Social and Agrarian Development, Brazil

Current Minister of Citizenship and Social Action, Brazil

Full Bio on Page 6

https://reap.fsi.stanford.edu/people/scott_rozelle

Scott Rozelle

Director, Rural Education Action Program at Stanford University

Helen F. Farnsworth Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

Full Biography

James Liang

Co-founder & Chairman of C-trip

Full Bio on Page 8

Gary L. Darmstadt

Associate Dean for Maternal and Child Health

Professor of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine at Stanford University

Full Biography

Fan Jiang

Vice Chancellor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Full Bio on Page 8

Yaojiang Shi

Professor of Economics at Shaanxi Normal University in Xi'an, China

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Xuqun You

President of Shaanxi Normal University

Full Bio on Page 7

Hongdan Zheng

Vice Secretary of Ningshan County Party Committee

Ningshan County Mayor

Full Bio on Page 7

Jia Wen

Alibaba Group Partner

Board Chairwoman of Hupan Modou Foundation

Full Bio on Page 10

Huang Jian

Deputy Director and Researcher in the Department of Science and Technology of the Food and Health Institute of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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Yu Zhang

Alibaba Partner

Founder of Hupan Modou Foundation

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Sebastien Kuster

Chief Operating Officer of Save the Children International China Program

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Alessandra Schneider

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, University of Toronto

Full Bio on Page 9

Flavio Cunha

Professor of Economics at Rice University

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Mary E. Young

Senior Advisor at the Center for Child Development at the China Development Research Foundation

Full Bio on Page 9

Jianhua Cai

Director-General of the Executive Leadership Training Center in the National Health Commission

Full Bio on Page 9

Fang Jin

Board Member and Deputy Secretary General of CDRF

Senior Research Fellow, DRC

Full Bio on Page 8

Gongfu Shi

Director of the Bureau of Education and Sports, Ningshan

Full Bio on Page 11

Lan Hai

Founder of "Lan Hai Talks about Growth"

President of Schwabing Growth Education Research Institute

Full Bio on Page 11

Featured Media Coverage

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PEOPLE'S NETWORK: Nobel Prize Winner Acknowledges Issues with Early Childhood Development in Rural China: The "Ningshan Model" Captures Global Attention

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CNR NEWS: Exploring the "No Man's Land" of Early Childhood Development in Rural China: The "Ningshan Model" from the Qinling Mountain Area

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XINHUA NEWS AGENCY: Parenting the Future: Exploring Early Childhood Education in the Qinling Mountains

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XINHUA NEWS AGENCY: The 2018 International Forum on Early Childhood Development Focuses on the "Ningshan Model"

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ECONOMIC DAILY: The "Ningshan Model" Gains Traction as Alibaba's Sponsored Program to Improve Early Childhood Development in Rural China

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HUANQIU: The "Ningshan Model" Attracts International Academic Attention and Offers Advice for "Parenting the Future" in Rural China

"Parenting the Future" - A Model for All Rural China

Located in the southern interior foothills of the Qinling Mountains, Ningshan County is a key county for concentrated poverty alleviation and development in the western region of China. In early August 2018, ten early childhood development activity centers opened in Ningshan County, offering services to over 600 children ages 0 to 3 years and their parents.

This project, titled “Parenting the Future,” is jointly supported by Alibaba Poverty Relief Fund, Zhejiang Hupan Modou Foundation, the Executive Leadership Training Center of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, the Center for Experimental Economics in Education, and the Rural Education Action Program under the strong support of the local government of Ningshan County.

"Parenting the Future" - A Model for All Rural China

"Parenting the Future" in Ningshan County

Presentation video for the Ningshan County Mayor, Hongdan Zheng.

Parenting Center Training in Rural China

Presentation video for Lucy Peng, founder of the Hupan Modou Foundation.

Trained Staff Pave the Way to Growth

All parenting centers are staffed with workers that have been trained in child development and our parenting curriculum. These workers instruct group activities as well as one-on-one, tailored parenting lessons for caregivers.