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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students have meals at the canteen of Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servant

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Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Two students have meals outdoors at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants,

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Government Funds Child Meal Project in Indonesia

High school students eat free nutritious meals distributed among high school students at State Senior High School 20 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 14, 2025. According to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) through the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, stated that the Free Nutritious Meals program is expected to reach 82.9 million beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Government Funds Child Meal Project in Indonesia

A school officers counts free nutritious meals to be distributed among high school students at State Senior High School 20 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 14, 2025. According to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) through the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, stated that the Free Nutritious Meals program is expected to reach 82.9 million beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Government Funds Child Meal Project in Indonesia

High school students carry free nutritious meals to be distributed among high school students at State Senior High School 20 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 14, 2025. According to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) through the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, stated that the Free Nutritious Meals program is expected to reach 82.9 million beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Government Funds Child Meal Project in Indonesia

Members of the Indonesian National Army carry free nutritious meals to be distributed among high school students at State Senior High School 20 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 14, 2025. According to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) through the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, stated that the Free Nutritious Meals program is expected to reach 82.9 million beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Government Funds Child Meal Project in Indonesia

A school officer carries free nutritious meals to be distributed among high school students at State Senior High School 20 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 14, 2025. According to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) through the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, stated that the Free Nutritious Meals program is expected to reach 82.9 million beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Government Funds Child Meal Project in Indonesia

A high school student eats a free nutritious meal distributed among high school students at State Senior High School 20 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 14, 2025. According to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) through the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, stated that the Free Nutritious Meals program is expected to reach 82.9 million beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Government Funds Child Meal Project in Indonesia

School officers carry free nutritious meals to be distributed among high school students at State Senior High School 20 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 14, 2025. According to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) through the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, stated that the Free Nutritious Meals program is expected to reach 82.9 million beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Government Funds Child Meal Project in Indonesia

High school students eat free nutritious meals distributed among high school students at State Senior High School 20 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 14, 2025. According to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) through the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, stated that the Free Nutritious Meals program is expected to reach 82.9 million beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Government Funds Child Meal Project in Indonesia

High school students eat free nutritious meals distributed among high school students at State Senior High School 20 Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on April 14, 2025. According to the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) through the Head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, stated that the Free Nutritious Meals program is expected to reach 82.9 million beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Photo by Dimas Rachmatsyah/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukraine's Volunteers Served In Khartia Brigade During The War

The serviceman, nicknamed Uncle Liova, prepares meals for his comrades in his free time, having 10 years of experience as a chef at the best restaurants in Kharkiv. A serviceman of the foreign battalion of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, Khartiya is a sergeant - instructor in fire training , defending Ukraine in the north of Kharkiv region during Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukraine, on January 20, 2025. Photo by Yevhen Titov/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Free meals provided for elderly people in Uzhhorod

UZHHOROD, URAINE - DECEMBER 30, 2024 - A volunteer distributes dressed herring salad to the elderly, Uzhhorod, western Ukraine

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