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My friend works for a local NGO called Green Kunming. Their work is about water and air pollution. You should check the website www.greenkm.org.

Forums > Living in Kunming > staying in Kunming for the first time

I use "shared bikes" a lot, e.g. Mobike and Ofo which are very convenient. I order Yunan Shan Quan from 96133. It is a Nestle brand. I use APP Pleco and iTranslate without VPN.

There a several small shops selling organic vegetable and non-GMO Toufu in town. I visited several good vegan restaurants e.g. 蕙蘭心素食料理, 中农有机素食餐厅, 百合天心素食餐厅.

There is not much change on the climate but sometimes the PM2.5 can reach 150. 10 years ago my friend grew up in KM said when she was young the Panlong river was clean and winter was not so cold. It was a "Spring City".
I lived in KM in 2005 & 2006 and returned last year. The biggest change is that the area I lived ten years ago is full of buildings. Traditional street blocks were reconstructed such as the bird and flower market. I have not noticed any changes on socio-economic aspect. But I noticed there were more cameras installed in public areas in the past months. I recommend to read two articles about KM: 1. 春城昆明离凋零还有多远? 2. 昆明，一座仍在做梦的城市. (bbs.tianya.cn/[...]

Forums > Living in Kunming > VPN:s still working?

The government cares more on whats not good for itself.

Forums > Living in Kunming > Volunteering in Kunming ?

乡村之眼 is a local NGO working on film documentary of ethnic minority life style in Southwestern China.

Forums > Living in Kunming > Volunteering in Kunming ?

You can search NGOs working in KM on chinadevelopmentbrief.cn/directory. I work for NGOs in the past ten years but now act as a freelance consultant on sustainable development based in KM. Oxfam and World Vision are the well-known ones with offices in KM. There are also many small NGOs and social enterprises working here which are not listed on the website. Many of them focus on eco-livelihood, organic agriculture and poverty alleviation. There is a monthly farmers market too. But it might be difficult for you to get involved in if you do not speak any Chinese yet.

Good luck!