In April 2000, the German Pfrang Association was killed by financially underprivi- leged migrant workers who burgled their house in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. To keep their memory alive, their friends started a charitable organization which bears the family name: the Pfrang Association. The association is a project that is made possi- ble through the cooperation of the Amity Foundation, Nanjing International School and the German Chamber of Commerce in China | Shanghai.,It is administered and housed through Sharehouse in Nanjing. Its purpose is to support school children from underprivileged families in rural Anhui and Jiangsu Provinces. The focus is mainly on orphans, children of single parents and members of ethnic minorities who drop out of school for financial reasons. The main goal is to assist junior middle school students, guaranteeing them full nine years of education. Those who do well can receive funding for three more years, making them eligible for university. Through the years, the Pfrang Association has supported over 1,500 students. Currently, in the 2020-2021 school year, the Pfrang Association is supporting a total of 325 students in 16 different schools in Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces. Although COVID-19 has made planning difficult, Sharehouse has vowed to make sure they can keep up their efforts through new fundraising methods. By providing continuous support, the Pfrang Association hopes to help break the cycle of poverty caused by lack of education, which often leads to criminal activity, and to give underprivileged children brighter prospects for the future.

Source: More Than A Market Booklet 2021