CYDF and the China Association for International Exchange of Personnel initiated the Prospect Plan in 1993. Its purpose is to help impoverished areas and people, build capacity and support one another. Since 2000, the Plan has provided a training program that teaches public management skills designed for professionals from townships and counties in West China to improve public service. Over 8,000 beneficiaries have been reached, covering 83% of the counties and cities in West China.

In 2003, the Plan launched another program called the “Rural Talent Training Project.” Its purpose was to train farmers in undeveloped regions to set up their own businesses, be socially responsible, and build a mutual assistance system to reduce poverty. So far, the project has trained approximately 3,800 farmers.