Rural development course

Out of the dungeon
Daily Astorian
… operates under the Ford Family Foundation's Leadership Development class. The Ford Family Foundation is a Roseburg-based nonprofit focused largely on improving the lot of rural communities. The leadership class brings together a diverse cross …

Champion of Chinese farmers' rights jailed for forging official …
The Guardian
They see her not as a criminal but a champion – a rare, bold voice for farmers' rights in a country where many of the rural poor feel left behind – even assailed – by China's rapid development. Zhang's … "Of course we think we have rights. But we …