Liu Hong, a single mother, cried happy tears when she finally got her new house with the help of the Comfortable Housing Project of northeast China's Liaoning Province.

A new house built by the Comfortable Housing Project for poor rural single mothers in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

 
"I never dreamed that I would live in a bright, open house. I am very grateful to the Party, to the government, and to the Women's Federation", says Liu Hong, a poor single mother in Taoyuan village, Beizhen town, Liaoning Province. Holding the key to her new house, Liu's eyes brimmed with tears. Now, she no longer has to live under another person's roof, and her 4-year old son will have room to play.

Some 100 poor single mothers, including Liu, are the first group of beneficiaries of the Comfortable Housing Project for poor rural single mothers in Liaoning Province, and they will move into their new houses in the autumn.

Since 2004, the Women's Federation of Liaoning Province has conducted two surveys of poor rural single mothers.

This year, special attention has been paid to poor rural single mothers without fixed places of residence or living in decrepit houses. Due to various difficulties, they live a hard live and cannot afford to build houses. To tackle the problem, the Women's Federation of Liaoning Province carried out the Comfortable Housing Project targeting single mothers, and 2 million yuan (294,118 US dollars) has been collected for the project.

The Liaoning provincial Party committee and Liaoning People's Government also attach great importance to the Comfortable Housing Project.

In rural areas, building houses is a big matter, which cannot be achieved by single mothers alone. Cadres from all levels of Women's Federation as well as other Party and political leaders have made joint efforts. As a result, the 100 houses were completed on schedule.

(Source: China Women's News / Translated by www.womenofchina.cn)