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Our impact
ACTAsia is committed to continually monitoring the success of our programmes in order to achieve the best outcomes. This way we can observe year-on-year progress and see where we can improve and where our work is having the greatest impact.
Our impact in numbers
Caring for Life Education for Children
575K+
Children reached in China (since 2012)
265K
Children reached in rural areas (since 2012)
382K
Children participated in Earth Day (since 2021)
12667
Teachers / Educators trained (since 2012)
12+
Years of ongoing independent evaluation (since 2012)
Caring for Life Education for Consumers: Fur Free Fashion Festival
10
Sustainable Fur Free Fashion Festivals hosted in China (since 2009)
112
Chinese Fur Free Retailers recruited (since 2009)
187M
187M Sustainable Fur Free Festival Media Impressions (since 2009)
322K
Livestream views of all forums (since 2009)
15+
Years of China factory fur farming data collected (since 2009)
Caring for Life Education for Consumers: Plant Forward – seeking plant-based solutions for Asia
2.7M
Engagement (since 2022)
107
Online and offline events (since 2022)
412K+
Livestream views of online events (since 2022)
294M+
Impressions of plant-based messages (since 2022)
160
Corporate partners (since 2022)
Caring for Life Education for Professionals
12
International renowned vets endorsing & providing specialised training (since 2009)
23
Cities within the Vets for Change Network (since 2009)
31
Chinese vets trained as educators to teach fellow vets (since 2009)
3889
Vets trained in animal welfare & care throughout China (since 2009)
29
Total ‘Train the Trainer’ events (since 2009)
ACTAsia’s impact on animals
- ACTAsia’s children’s education programme, Caring for Life, helps primary school children develop compassion and a sense of active responsibility for animals and increases awareness and understanding of the sentience of animals and the interconnectivity of all living things.
- Through our extensive Vets for Change Veterinary Training programme, we educate vets across Asia in best practice. ACTAsia also promotes responsible pet ownership through education.
- ACTAsia actively campaigns to put an end to factory farming. This practice is harmful and cruel to animals and increases the spread of zoonoses.
- ACTAsia actively campaigns for a ban on fur in the fashion industry. Each year we hold a sustainable, fur-free fashion show in China, advocating compassionate alternatives to real fur.
ACTAsia’s impact on people
- ACTAsia’s Caring for Life education programmes for children, consumers and professionals are helping to promote humane behaviour towards humans, animals and the environment by providing educational programmes for schools and universities to encourage principles of compassion and empathy, care and respect, animal sentience and civic responsibility.
- ACTAsia also provides advice, assistance, training and support to members of the public and organisations on the subjects of human, animal and environmental welfare.
- ACTAsia is helping to reduce cases of rabies. Rabies is on the rise in China. Whilst this lethal disease seems a far cry from our everyday lives – it is very much an issue for parts of China.
ACTAsia’s impact on the environment
- ACTAsia’s CFL education programme for children actively works to raise awareness surrounding the threats to our planet – notably climate change, pollution, and deforestation. Educating and inspiring the next generation about the environment, biodiversity, and the need to consider sustainability is key to achieving lasting and meaningful change.
- ACTAsia campaigns for an end to fur farming. The feed and keeping of fur farmed animals are the two main contributing factors to climate change. Producing feed for the millions of animals kept for fur comes with a severe ecological footprint.
- ACTAsia promotes plant-based diets to help the environment. One of the most effective things an individual can do to lower their carbon footprint is to avoid animal
ACTAsia’s awards for our work
ACTAsia is thrilled to have been awarded many international accolades for our ground breaking work in helping animals, people and the environment. These awards include highly respected recognition by the United Nations. We have been awarded for our work in children’s education, animal welfare and consumer awareness.
