PROJECTS
We are currently coordinating projects to supply general necessities to people within the heavily affected areas of the earthquake. Now that the immediate relief phase is over we focus on educational projects. In the last months we sent out more than 20 volunteers as foreign teachers in the affected area, brought hundreds of 'back to school kits' (backpack, pen, pencil, pencil case, eraser, pencil sharpener, toy, candy, notebooks, good grief booklet) and school supplies to more than ten schools in the affected area.
Planned projects:
| Middle of September fundraising soccer game with foreign and Chinese kids in Tumen Zhen. |
| End of August delivering two libraries (cooperation with library project) to a school in Tumen Zhen and to a school in Qingchuan. |
Past projects:
| September 5th fundraising event with Author of good grief booklet Lynda Dyer, SQR at Bookworm, Chengdu. |
| August 28th scouting/ assessment trip to Qingchuan. |
| August 26th scouting/ assessment trip to Tumen Zhen. |
| August 19th sending over 130 desks and chairs (sponsored by Ira de Reuver and friends) to a primary school in Xiangyan, Pingwu. |
| August 17th sending school supplies and three SQR foreign teacher volunteers (Emma- USA, Jon- Norway, Alexi- China) to two prefab housing schools in Qingchuan. |
| August 7th Sichuan NGO Coalition meeting. |
| August 3rd sending school supplies and two SQR foreign teacher volunteers (Ira- Germany; Tim- Singapore)to a tent school in Pengzhou; sending back to school kits, school supplies and four SQR foreign teacher volunteers (Nick, Chris, Dan- USA and Mega- Indonesia) to two prefab housing schools in Qingchuan. |
| July 27th Author of Good Grief Booklet, Lynda Dyer accompanies Rainbow Project to Luoshui to hand out several hundred copies of 'Good Grief'. |
| July 26th Trip to Tumen Zhen with Author of Good Grief Booklet, Lynda Dyer. |
| July 25th Meeting with Wenchuan, Mianyang and Dujianyan Government officials. |
| July 24rd Meeting with Mianzhu Government officials, trip to Mianzhu and Hanwang. |
| July 23rd Meeting with Sichuan and Chengdu Government officials. |
| July 22nd trip to tent schools Jiulong Zhen and Tumen Zhen with volunteers (from where there be dragons NGO) activities day with kids in the tent schools and delivery of stationary supplies (pens, notebooks etc.) -> see blog entry by Christie. |
| July 21st trip to school in prefab building in Dujiangyan, with volunteers (from where there be dragons NGO) activities day with kids in the tent schools. |
| July 18th two SQR teacher volunteers to prefab housing school in Qingchuan (LaVandez- USA and Kelly- China). |
| July 14th trip to Xiangyan in Pingwu, needs assessment. |
| July 13th sending four SQR foreign teacher volunteers (Robbie, Sylvia, Abraham- USA and Hong- China) out to tent schools Jiulong Zhen and Tumen Zhen, delivering supplies (schoolbags, stationary, toys) -> see blog entry by Hong. |
| July 10th bringing two SQR foreign teacher (James and George- USA) volunteers, toys and several hundred 'back to school kits' (backpack, pen, pencil, pencil case, eraser, pencil sharpener, toy, candy, notebooks, good grief booklet) prefab housing school in Qingchuan. |
| July 4th bringing two SQR teacher volunteers (Lydia- USA, Wenbo- China), toys, good grief booklets and stationary supplies (whiteboards, pens, notebooks etc.) to tent schools in Tumen Zhen and Jiulong Zhen. |
| July 2nd sending out a SQR foreign teacher volunteer (Sophia from NZ) and school supplies to Li Bing Cun/ Luoshui (toys, stationery). |
| June 25th supply trip to Hanwang area (Oil, Rice, Mosquito coils etc.); bringing a SQR foreign teacher volunteer (Aaron from NZ) to a tentschool in Li Bing Cun/ Luoshui. |
| June 16th Sichuan NGO Coalition meeting . |
| May 12th: Donation Red Cross |
| May 14th: Donation Global Doctors |
| May 17th: Donation Heart to Heart |
| May 18th: 6000 bottles of water to refugee camp at South West Economics University |
| May 13th: trip Dujiangyan, food, water, tents (cars) |
| May 14th: trip Zipingpu vicinity: food, water, tents (cars) |
| May 16th: trip Mianzhu-zundao-Hanwang 10t tarps, 4 cars food/water/medicine |
| May 18th: Trip Guwang zhen, Mianzhu 20 tons of clothing, food supplies for 400 people -food:fresh fruit,water,oatmeal,noodles,pickles,milk,biscuits,salt |
| May 19th: Trip Pengzhou, 30 tons of clothing, in collaboration with Wenshufang (Buddhist Monastery) |
| May 20th: Trip Anxian Tent fabric, water, food |
| May 21st: Local Orphanage supplies |
| May 22nd: Trip SiWen (Tongji) |
| May 23rd: Trip Anxian Tents, water, food, mosquito coils, candles, hygiene kits |
| May 23rd: Trip Hanwang, research trip to hanwang with local authorities, took simple supplies |
| May 24th: Trip Luoshui, Hongbai, Jinhua, Jiulong, Guwang,Mianzhu |
| May 24th: Trip Lianghezhen, Dujiangyan |
| May 25th: Trip Luoshui, Hongbai, Jinhua, Jiulong, Guwang, Mianzhu -food |
| May 27th: Trip Luoshui - Mianzhu - Zundao - Jiulong - Hanwang |
| May 29th: Hospital Chengdu Burnvictims |
| May 31st: Trip Luoshui - Mianzhu - Zundao - Jiulong - Hanwang -3 trucks food |
| May 31st: Hospital Chengdu burnvictims |
| June 1st: Trip Luoshui - Mianzhu - Zundao - Jiulong - Hanwang |
| June 1st: Trip Luoshui Childrens day |
| June 5th: Trip Luoshui research, food |
| June 8th: Trip Baiguocun (hanwang) shelter, with "I bought a shelter" put up a prototype |
An Excel file detailing where the funds have been assigned thus far is available here.
In the coming days we will add more specific details of the individual projects to this page.
AFFECTED AREAS:
East Sichuan was the hardest hit area, click on the map or here for a detailed view.
CURRENT FUNDRAISING TALLY:
Cash: 498,533.47 RMB Convert Currency
Goods: 98 tons of goods distributed to date
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COMPLETED PROJECTS:
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Email: info@sichuan-quake-relief.org
Tel: 028 85520177
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YuJie East Street, No2-7
Sichuan Province
Chengdu, China
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