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Chinese NGO downplays reports of graft

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2015-08-10 13:31CRIENGLISH.com Editor: Wang Fan

A non-governmental organization here in China is moving to ensure donors that money collected through the popular "Ice Bucket Challenge" has gone to good use.

China-Dolls Center for Rare Disorders collected some 8 million yuan through the once-popular 'Ice Bucket Challenge."

However, some reports have been suggesting the money has not been used properly.

The NGO has been forced to issue a statement, saying it has used nearly 5.5 million yuan of the money donated to help around 160 ALS patients in China.

It says the rest of the money has been transferred to other charities which focus on counselling and support for other people with rare diseases.

The "Ice Bucket Challenge" was a campaign which began in United States to raise awareness about ALS.

Celebrities would challenge one-another to pour a bucket of ice water on themselves to help people with ALS, which is a degenerative muscular disorder.

  

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