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Marriott International and Yao Foundation, a charity organisation established by former basketball star Yao Ming<\/a>, have\u00a0signed a new co-operation agreement focused on fostering children\u2019s education in rural China. According to this three-year agreement effective January 2016, \u00a0Marriott International will offer an additional commitment of RMB8 million to establish four new Hope Schools, provide supporting resources and organise three basketball seasons for all the Hope Schools established by Yao Foundation.<\/p>\n

GRAB THE ESSENTIALS<\/h3>\n

1:\u00a0The two parties have been working together since 2013 to support rural education in China.<\/p>\n

2:\u00a0Since Yao Foundation was established, more than 10,000 Chinese rural youth have benefited from studying in the 18 Hope Primary Schools and one special education school it has funded.<\/p>\n

3:\u00a0The first project, the Lu Zhou Marriott \u2013 Yao Foundation Hope Primary School in Sichuan Province, has already been completed and is in use. Funding by Marriott International was also used to build a new earthquake-resistant five-storey teaching building for the school.<\/p>\n

DIG DEEPER<\/h3>\n

1: Read<\/span> the original story here.<\/p>\n

2: Follow<\/a> Marriot Hotels on Twitter.<\/p>\n

3: Learn<\/a> about Yao Ming’s work to change attitudes to ivory and rhino horn in China.<\/p>\n

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