🌸 \"What a wonderful surprise!\" exclaimed Padma Yangzom, her hands trembling as she received the camp flag from Professor Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the opening ceremony of the \"Listening to the Sounds of Flowers Blooming\" Spring Bud Girls' Summer Camp on July 25, 2016.
For Padma, a girl from an impoverished family in Delingha City, Qinghai Province, this moment was a testament to how far she had come. \"Many girls quit school and got married at young ages in our hometown,\" she shared. \"Had I not been a recipient of the Spring Bud Project, I'd have been married like they did.\"
But thanks to the Spring Bud Project, Padma was able to continue her education and rewrite her story. And she's not alone. 🌟
Professor Peng Liyuan became the special envoy of the Spring Bud Project to promote girls' education in 2014, championing the cause for countless girls across China.
Take Chen Kenan, for example—a rural primary school teacher in Anyang City, Henan Province. With the project's support, she transformed from a disadvantaged girl into an educator dedicated to bringing love and warmth to more underprivileged children. ❤️
Then there's Luo Dejuan, deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China Committee of Rongdu Town in Guizhou Province. \"It is the Spring Bud Project that has helped me finish the three-year high school studies and created a totally different life for me,\" she said. \"My life would be totally different without the Spring Bud Project.\"
Over the past 35 years, the Spring Bud Project has been a beacon of hope, empowering girls to blossom and reach for their dreams. 🌠
These stories remind us that when girls are given the chance to learn, they can change the world. 📚✨
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