Reconstructing earthquake-damaged schools in China
China earthquake relief
Summary
This project re-constructs 2 earthquake-damaged schools and other facilities for 104 school children in Yunnan, China.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $18,564 was raised for this project. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
There were 3 earthquakes taking place in Daguan County of Yunnan Province from July to September in 2006. The triple quakes destroyed one primary school in Gaoqiao Township and one in Jili Township. This project aims to rebuild school buildings and other facilities for the Pingzi and the Chayuan Primary Schools to enable 104 school children to study in a safe environment.
Activities
For Chayuan school, to re-build a school building, toilet, 1 table tennis table and 24 sets of desks and chairs; For Pingzi school, to re-build a school building, toilet, 1 basketball rack, 1 methane gas pool and 1 table tennis table.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $18,564
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $18,564 . The original project funding goal was $30,371.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The project rebuilds earthquake-damaged schools for 104 children. Children will no longer have to study in a dangerous environment and the new school will attract more students to study which in turn can help lift them out from poverty in the future.
Project Message
Over 100 million children are out of school. Support Oxfam to help millions of poor people to get access to basic education, and to get out of poverty!
- John Sayer, Director General, Oxfam Hong Kong
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Pamela Lee
17/F., China United Centre
28 Marble Road, North Point
Hong Kong SAR,
China
85231205189
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Oxfam Hong Kong
17/F., China United Centre 28 Marble Road, North Point
Hong Kong SAR,
SAR
China
China
852-2520 2525
http://www.oxfam.org.hk
Oxfam Hong Kong's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Providing education for 267 children in China |
Where this Project is Located
Country
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China
and can also be found under 
Children.
For more information about China, read the Human Development Report on China or the Wikipedia entry for China.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 29, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
News from our project
By Pamela Lee - Donor Development Officer, March 30, 2009 11:44 AM
- A concrete-integrated school building of 196 m2 with 4 classrooms and 2 staff rooms.
- A squat toilet with 4 stalls
- Smoothed playground with planting
Students will be studying in this new-reconstructed school in the coming Sept this year.
The newly-reconstructed school building and its facilities could enable 60 school children in Gaoqiao Township of Daguan Country. To study in safe and stable environment to better equip themselves for lifting out from poverty.
Both Pingzi Primary School and Chayuan Primary School were completed before Sept 2008. The newly-reconstructed school buildings and its facilities could enable children to study and teachers to teach in a safe and stable environment.
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