Higher Education for Social Justice
Team
He Jin serves as acting representative for the foundation's Beijing office. His grant making focuses on access and equity issues in education, which includes supporting grassroots activities that explore innovative approaches to improving opportunity for disadvantaged students from poor and minority regions.
Before joining the Ford Foundation in 2001, He Jin was the sector coordinator for human development at the World Bank Resident Mission in Beijing, responsible for education, health and social protection projects. Prior to that, he was the assistant resident representative of the United Nations Development Program in Beijing, taking charge of social and rural development projects.
He Jin obtained his Ph.D. in education from Stanford University, and then worked as a researcher at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., for five years before going to China to undertake development work. Earlier, he received both his master's degree in American studies and his bachelor's degree in English literature from Beijing Foreign Studies University.
Issues and Initiatives
He Jin manages the regional strategy in China integrating the following Initiatives:
| Issue | Initiative |
|---|---|
| Democratic and Accountable Government | |
| Human Rights | |
| Sustainable Development | |
| Educational Opportunity and Scholarship | |
| Sexuality and Reproductive Health and Rights |
He Jin is a member of the following initiative teams:
| Issue | Initiative |
|---|---|
| Educational Opportunity and Scholarship |
Team
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Jeannie Oakes
Director
New York
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Noha El-Mikawy
Representative
Cairo
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Nilcéa Freire
Representative
Rio de Janeiro
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He Jin
Acting Representative
Beijing
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Luis Fernando Pérez
Program Officer
Santiago
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Douglas Wood
Program Officer
New York
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