BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The China Charity Federation (CCF) raised 30.41 billion yuan (about 4.85 billion U.S. dollars) in donations of money and goods from Jan. 1, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2012, the organization announced Wednesday.
More than 6 billion yuan in total donations was raised last year.
The federation has carried out more than 60 charity projects in areas including medical care, education and poverty relief, benefiting more than 1 million people, according to CCF statistics.
It has also established a system designed to support charitable projects across the country, according to the CCF.
Over the past five years, the federation raised nearly 1.75 billion yuan for disaster relief and aided in the reconstruction of disaster-affected areas.
"Solving the problem of inaccessible and expensive medical care is an important part of the federation's work," said Fan Baojun, the CCF's former head.
He said the federation has offered free drugs and surgery for some poor patients, as well as subsidized treatment for others.
But Li Bengong, the newly-elected chairman of the CCF, said the federation is facing a number of challenges in its future development, including a loss of credibility in the wake of several charity-related scandals.
In 2011, the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), China's largest charity, came under fire after a young woman claiming to be a general manager for "Red Cross Commerce" posted photos on the Internet showing off her lavish lifestyle, leading some to believe she had embezzled from the Red Cross.
Although the RCSC denied the existence of "Red Cross Commerce" and that it employed the woman, her actions still aroused public anger and led to a decrease in public donations.
Li promised that he will continue to improve the way the federation discloses information in order to make its work more transparent to the public.
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