~ In partnership with Roots & Shoots Beijing ~

Join us for a celebratory free-flow champagne brunch marking the successful completion of the first ever China Charity Challenge & the launch of our new schedule for 2010.

Experience the new Hutong Tea Bar concept along with a selection of culinary delights inspired by resident chef, Joel Shuchat. Special thanks to the Australian Wine Club .

Brunch Menu

-  Shitake mushroom spinach quiche with a coconut infusion
-  Moroccan baked chicken with chickpeas and  sweet potato
-  Fresh Hummus and homebaked foccacia
-  home made cheese with a olive, pistacio, pepper dressing
-  Apple crumble with a “suan mei tang” infusion
-  Sweet potato and pumpkin baked crisps with a harrissa dipping sauce

Cost: 150 Rmb

Click here to register

The Hutong would like to thank all all those people who attended the Shanxi Wine & Cheese Charity event on Saturday.

Look out for our Pies & Ale party in December

The Hutong helps strengthen grassroots and international nonprofit organizations in China by connecting our partner NGOs with local community members.  We aim to host one charity-based event a month, where profits of the fundraiser are donated to one of our sponsored charities.

The following is a list of NGOs that The Hutong works with.  Please take the time to check out their official websites and get an idea of what these important organizations are doing:

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Hua Dan

A China-based social enterprise dedicated to enabling the personal, social and economic empowerment of China’s migrant and rural population through participation in and leadership of inspirational arts-based projects. Hua Dan works to train migrant workers to be professional arts practitioners, project managers and branch leaders of Hua Dan, lifting them out of poverty and enabling them to participate equally in the mainstream society.

http://www.hua-dan.org

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The Library Project

This organisation donates books and libraries to under financed schools and orphanages in the developing world. We believe that education is the key motivator to breaking the cycle of poverty that exists in the developing world.  In the Winter of 2009, The Library Project completed their 100th elementary school library donation, and are projected to build 225 libraries by 2010.

http://www.library-project.org

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.Roots & Shoots

A powerful, youth-driven, global network of more than 8,000 groups in almost 100 countries. Together, youth of all ages are taking action to improve our world through service learning projects that promote care and concern for animals, the environment and the human community.

http://www.rootsandshoots.org

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Founded by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things. Their work builds on Dr. Goodall’s scientific work and her humanitarian vision. The main goals of the Jane Goodall Institute is to improve global understanding/treatment of great apes through research and public education, contribute to the preservation of great apes and their habitats, and create a worldwide network of young people who will learn and care for their human community, animals, and the environment.

http://www.janegoodall.org

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Wokai>

A  non-profit organization that enables Chinese people to lift themselves from poverty. Wokai is Chinese for “I start,” demonstrating the commitment to helping the impoverished help themselves.  Through their website, Wokai connects contributors worldwide with entrepreneurs in rural China to help them start small businesses.

http://www.wokai.org

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CHP is a registered Chinese NGO that works at the grass roots level to assist local communities to preserve tangible and intangible local culture through training and capacity building. Key constituencies with which CHP works include community residents and leaders, government officials, media, students, and legal experts. CHP’s core competency lies in cultural heritage law and policy.

http://en.bjchp.org/english/whoweare.asp

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CAI (才) means “talent.” CAI is a program funded and supported by its parent entity, the Promise Foundation, a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charity.  Their programs target the underserved communities of migrant laborer children in China. CAI works through arts and sports programs and character development activities, and also conduct teacher training programs in rural schools.