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As the largest inland salt water lake in China, Qinghai Lake (the Lake) is the final guardian of anti-desertification and ecological preservation of its lower reaches. Tibetan development and ecological environment are interdependent. However, too many human activities are exacerbating the environmental deterioration at the Lake. Experts predict the Lake will eventually evaporate and vanish. Nanjia, a leading Tibetan environmental protectionist, and his team find their 20-year efforts unsustainable. There is a lack of specialists and skills in communication and fundraising. Hence, it is critical to address the sustainability of such Tibetan NGOs as Nanjia’s team to create a new model for nationwide demonstration and promotion. We will invite specialists to hold workshops for volunteers, share their experience with communities, design comic images to tell stories about animals and environmental degradation, and tweet comic stories on social media to raise money for rare animals. 

 According to the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs (http://ilssa.org.vn), women in the mountainous highland provinces, particularly in the northern areas of Vietnam, have limited education access due to economic & social disadvantages. For years, those women have been still considered as the most vulnerables. Young women and school girls could have better opportunities to education access, yet their voices and perspectives to critical issues are still underrepresented while their online presence and discussion is either limited or exposed to risks. ‘Brave Girls’ is designed to empower young women & school girls through leadership development, critical thinking, 21st century skills, and civic engagement so that they can actively contribute to social issues and fight for women's rights and gender equality in their communities.