In spring 2003, our co-founders signed death disclaimer forms before they began to offer emergency services to migrant workers in Beijing during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak.
That was the start of the Facilitators, one of the first non-governmental social work organizations in China.
Seventeen years later, we are still working for migrants with our guiding philosophy of “effecting change through cooperation, helping people help themselves”.
April 2003: Emergency Service to More Than 34000 Migrants During the SAS Outbreak
June 2003: Our First Visit to a Dormitory of Young Migrants (Six years later, one of the migrants in the picture, Wang Ruihai passed the national exam and became a professional social worker.)
Spring 2004: Incubating the First College Volunteer Service Association
June 2004: The First Seminar Jointly Held by the Government and Grassroots Organizations in China on Work Safety and Health of Migrant Workers
2005: “The Fragile and the Potential" Photo Exhibition of Migrant Workers
2005: “The Facilitators’ Archives”, a Series of Books Published by the Facilitators that Led to a Service Model Combining Service Innovation and Policy Advocacy
2006: Initiating Migrant Children Health Service Project
2006: The Award-winning New Citizens’ Capacity Building Project, Encouraging Peer-to-Peer Experience Sharing among Migrants
May 2007: Nanjing Community Development Center for Facilitators Established as the First Private Social Work Organization in Nanjing City
September 2007: "The Beautiful Expectation of a Migrant Worker" in the Form of the People’s Theater at Chang'an Grand Theatre
2008: The First Private Enterprise Social Work Organization in China-Zhuhai Social Work Education Development Center for Facilitators Established
End of 2008: "Life Goes On - the Financial Crisis in the Eyes of Migrant Workers"
Summer 2009: Hosting "Beijing-Nanjing Migrant Children Inter-City Exchange Camp" and Establishing the Cross-Regional Service Network
2009: An Action Research System Established with the "Report on the Survey of Chinese Migrant Workers' Happiness"
2010: Winning Lam Woo Distinguished Social Work Award Presentation Ceremony, the First National Social Work Award in Mainland China
2010：The Facilitators as Co-Organizer of “Beijing Municipal Government's Procurement of NGO Service Conference”, With the Service Upgrade to Offer Support to NGOs
2011：Launching the Pilot Project as the First Social Work Organization in Working with the Youth in Beijing
2011：Monitoring of Cultural Services and Livelihood Projects as a Third Party
July 2012: Hosting the National Migrant Worker Social Work Service Conference, Where a Migrant Child Made the Keynote Speech
2012: The Social Work Service Model of “Creating Strength through Cooperation, Helping People Help Themselves” won "China Social Innovation Award" by the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau
July 2013: Vice Minister Gong Puguang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Top Officials of Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau Visit First-Line Social Workers and Migrant Children
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2013: Releasing “They Are Also Parents-Research on Impact of Children on Migrant Workers in China”, a Research on Parents of Left-behind Children in China
2014: Launching “Facilitators Empowerment Plan” to Provide Comprehensive Professional Support to New NGOs
2014: Launching the Pilot Project Linking Social Organizations, Communities and Social Workers
2015: Dream Catchers, the Brand for Facilitators’ Child Friendly Space Established to Offer High Quality Professional Services to Children Living in Difficulty
2015: “Dongsi Street Social Governance Support Center” Established in the Center of the Capital City of China
2016: The Fourth Five-Year Strategic Development Plan of the Facilitators Launched
2016: Beijing Social Organization Development Center Established to Support NGOs in Beijing
2017: The 2nd National Symposium on Social Work Service Innovation for Migrants Held in Nanjing
2016-2018: “Self-service Library” Project Launched to Offer Families Living in Difficulty Opportunities to Run Libraries for Their Communities
April 2018: First Workshop for the Facilitators College
January 2019: Launching of the Monthly Donation Program of “Friends of Facilitators” for Sustainable Development of the Organization
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November 2019: The Workshop on Child Protection Model with Joint Efforts of Governmental Organizations and Social Organizations Held (Supported by Civil Affairs Bureau of Dongcheng District, Beijing and Ai You Foundation), Promoting a Localized Child Protection Model
January 2020：The Facilitators Launched the Program Helping Migrant Workers and Their Children Fighting Against Coronavirus, Offering Disaster Management Services with Emergency Help, Capacity Building and Advocacy
June 2020： Philanthropy 1+1 Initiative Launched Jointly by Beijing Facilitators and Beijing Chunmiao Charity Foundation, with Support of Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau, to Encourage Foundations to Give Grants to Grassroots NGOs, Building a New Ecosystem for Philanthropy.
