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Teacher training in rural China boosted by Apple donations

Apple and Tim Cook have announced a new donation to a fund in rural China that’s intended to expand education and environmental projects.

Math teacher Liang Xuehui working in a rural primary school in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region — image credit: Apple

Apple’s donation is to the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF), which also organizes a climate conference. In 2024, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at the conference on how Apple recycling was already dependent on AI.

The new donation is specifically to help the CDRF expand its “Zhihui Gardener” project and have it benefit more teachers and students in China’s rural communities. The project was launched in 2022 with a donation from Apple of 50 million yuan ($6.9 million).

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