Education in rural China |
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Rural China: Gansu ProvinceFree The Children began working in rural China in 2002 following a disastrous event. Putting together fireworks to pay for their schooling, 38 children between the ages of 8 and 11 were killed in an explosion. This is not an isolated problem.According to the World Bank, more than 200 million Chinese live on less than $1 US per day, often without access to clean water and adequate health or educational services. The largest number of working children (127 million) aged 14 and under, live in the Asia-Pacific region. |
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Starting Big in rural ChinaIn response, Free The Children has built and furnished schools for impoverished girls and boys and has shipped more than $150,000 US worth of school and health supplies to these children. Free The Children receives aid requests from China on an ongoing basis from the Heibei and Gansu provinces in the North. These provinces are under extreme social pressure; the average annual household income is approximately $90 US ($120 CAD). Free The Children is committed to building more primary schools in these provinces in order to provide education to underprivileged Chinese children. |
Linhua Ding Speaks Out
"My name is Linhua Ding and I attend Fengshan Primary
School in the Gansu province of China. I am in Grade 6. Before
the school was built, I had to go to an old school in another
village. The school was very dangerous. We had no electricity
available so when it was dark, I couldn't see anything on the
blackboard.
So, everyday my parents were worried about my safety and my future.
Whenever it was raining outside, my classroom was completely
wet and as a result we couldn't open our textbooks and notebooks.
We even had to use umbrellas while listening to the teachers!
The poor structure of the school made it very hard for us to
learn. The principal warned us that we might not be able to
attend school if the walls collapsed.
After the new Free The Children school was completed in my village,
I was so happy and proud of it. Now no matter the weather or
time of day we can continue to learn without any interruptions.
All of us were so excited when we first entered our new classrooms.
Thank you for helping us."
How You Can Help
Education
The education program area of our Adopt a Village model is divided into two equally important components: Schoolbuilding (which provides the physical structure) and Educational Programming (which provides all of the necessary tools and resources for effective learning).Schoolbuilding:
$8,500 will fund the building of a school* and required infrastructure
*Provides for one classroom - school construction and design varies from one country to the next. This means that a school may consist of one-room schoolhouses or multi-classroom blocks.
Educational Programming:
$50 can help purchase classroom supplies
$100 can help purchase textbooks
$250 can help plant trees on school grounds
$500 can help support teacher salaries
$1,000 can help support the building of teacher accommodations
Suggested donation amounts represent a significant contribution towards stated projects. Funds donated to Education programming will be used to support projects in this category based on greatest need.
Disclaimer:
The above represents the average costs of Free The Children projects in the communities in which we work. In cases where donations exceed what is needed or local conditions prevent program implementation, Free The Children will redirect funds to similar activities to help people in need. If additional funding is required because of specific project requirements or challenging local conditions, Free The Children may provide additional funding to complete the project to meet our commitment to our beneficiaries.
