At the age of 99, a retired Chinese teacher is said to have realized her dream of donating all her savings to help children in poverty-stricken communities.
According to a report in the Yangtze Evening Post on Sunday, Zhou Yingfang, from Changzhou in east China’s Jiangsu Province, has no children and no relatives after her husband died six years ago.
So she decided to donate 300,000 yuan (around 45,200 US dollars), which she saved during her lifetime, to enabling poor children to attend school.
Her life of frugalityafter retiring from Juqianjie Primary Schoolsurprised even her carer because of the simple furniture and dark lights in her home, which just meet the fundamental needs of using and lighting.
A Changzhou government officer is reported to have said that the donation was the largest in recent yearsto the Hope Project, which helps poor children get an education.
Zhou has also been helping needy families in the communities to improve their lives by providing them with a portion of her monthly pension every month for eight years.
