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Sichuan is a large and populous province in Southwest China, roughly the size of France. It is diverse in both landscape and people, with over 90 million people living in densely populated farming areas on the fertile farmlands, and scattered over the high mountains that mark the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau. Sichuan (also written Szechuan) is famous for its spicy food, pandas and tea-house culture. The capital city is Chengdu.

Ethnic Minorities of Sichuan

The high mountains of Sichuan are home to a large number of ethnic minority groups, including the Yi and Tibetan peoples. This area has, until recently,
been isolated from the rest of China by high mountain passes. The ethnic groups have rich cultures and languages that had developed over centuries of relative isolation.
Both the Yi and Tibetan peoples have traditionally been farmers and herders, making a livelihood by growing crops and herding animals at high altitude.

Today the areas are accessible by rail and road, bringing both new opportunities and new challenges to the people of Sichuan.

3E is working alongside the poor of the area to help them make the most of the opportunities that come with modernisation, and to adjust to the impact on
their culture and lifestyle.

3E Sichuan

3E Sichuan works in long-term partnership with local communities in both Liangshan and Aba Prefectures of Sichuan. Our aim is to contribute to the healthy development of these communities. We see health as multi-dimensional, including:

Physical health
Social health
Spiritual health
Material health
Cultural health
Educational health

For more information about 3E's work in Sichuan, please see:

3E Development Company - Our main focus is working in overseas development, aid and relief and child sponsorship, specifically in educational and economic development for ethnic minorities, their families and communities.

The famous pandas of Sichuan

a Sichuan man and his pipe

Aba Prefecture

Liangshan Prefecture