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Long Term Plans
15.8.2008, updated 6.10.2008
After completing a needs assessment and the pilot phase of our relief project where we have reached nearly 3000 children in need, the Hua Dan team are now ready to begin implementing a long-term rehabilitation program in Sichuan. The exciting news is we now have a new relief efforts coordinator, Gao Yan, who comes from a village in Mianzhu, an area close to the centre of the earthquake, who will be in charge of coordinating and implementing Hua Dan workshops with children, women and community leaders in this district over the next year!

通过近 3000个孩子参加的灾后试点项目以及需求评估，花旦现在已经准备好在四川进行一个长期的重建项目。有个令人兴奋的消息，就是现在我们有了一个新的项目协调员——高艳，她来自绵竹（靠近地震中心的一个城市）的一个村子，将负责协调和执行花旦接下来一年在四川地区与孩子、妇女以及村领导的工作室。

The last few months have really shown the need for Hua Dan’s type of work in Sichuan. One village we have spent a considerable amount of time in is Maluxiang, a mountain village in northern Sichuan, which was close to completely destroyed by the earthquake. Many children here lost friends, family members and some even had to help move dead bodies from the rubble. Maluxiang government officials have said that although they received a lot of material help  initially, what they need most now is spiritual help and liveliness- and they said that Hua Dan is providing this for them and their children.  One small boy who survived the earthquake in Maluxiang said Hua Dan has “helped some of the bad feelings from the earthquake go away”. A survey after the workshops found that 70% of the children in Maluxiang now feel more confident. Their increased self-esteem is giving them the confidence to face challenges in their own lives and in their community that they will encounter over the next few years.

过去几个月的确显示了四川地区对花旦工作的需要。我们在马鹿乡逗留了相当长的时间，那是四川北部的一个小山村，几乎被地震毁坏殆尽。那里的很多孩子失去了朋友，家人，甚至有些孩子不得不帮忙把瓦砾堆中的尸体抬走。马鹿乡政府的人说，尽管开始的时候他们得到了大批的援助物资，但他们现在最需要的是心灵的慰藉和生机，同时他们说，这也正是花旦可以给他们以及孩子们提供的。马鹿乡一个从地震中幸存下来的小男孩说，花旦帮助他赶走了地震带来的梦魇。工作室结束后的一个调查显示，马鹿乡70%的孩子们感觉更自信了。不断增长的自信将会给予他们信心去面对在未来可能遭遇的生活中和社会上的挑战。

Another town we have been to is Guangji, just north of Chengdu, where Zhao Wei, a 12-yr old boy was stuck under rubble for three days until the rescuers were able to help him out. His teacher said before Hua Dan’s workshops he was really angry and didn’t want to participate in anything but afterwards she couldn’t believe the change, saying he was calmer and had actually started to take more responsibility and care for others. At the end of the workshops Wei hugged the Hua Dan facilitator and said this was the first time he had been able to smile since then. Another youth in Guangji said “Although the earthquake made all our houses fall, we are now still here together as a team, “said one teenager in Guangji. “This makes me very happy.” By giving these local youth an opportunity to gather and participate in meaningful group activities, Hua Dan’s workshops are helping them open up and get involved, making them feel more and more like a team who can actively be in involved in their community’s rehabilitation.

我们去的另一个镇是绵竹市广济镇，就在成都的北边。那里有个叫赵伟的12岁男孩，当救援人员把他救出来时，他已经在瓦砾堆中被埋了三天了。他的老师说在参加花旦工作室之前，他的脾气很不好，很容易生气，也不愿参与任何事，但后来，她实在不敢相信，他变得平静了，开始在团队中负起一些责任来，还照顾其他孩子。工作室结束时，赵伟和花旦的志愿者紧紧拥抱说，这是自从地震以来他第一次笑出来。广济一个十几岁的孩子说，“尽管震塌了我们的房子，但是现在我们在一起还是一个团队，这让我很高兴。”通过让当地的青少年们有机会聚在一起参加一些有意义的集体活动，花旦工作室帮他们敞开心扉，相互交流，让他们感到越来越像一个团队，可以积极参与到当地的灾后重建当中。

In addition to workshops we have been running regular community performances in villages where often the whole community, young and old, have come to participate. These performances have been very successful, because they have been acting as a way for all members of the community to not just support their children’s performances, but to participate in exploring issues and solutions to their community’s rehabilitation.

除了工作室之外，我们还在村里定期举行社区表演活动，经常是整个村子，不管男女老少，一个都不少。这些表演都十分成功，因为对于社区的所有人来说，他们为村子所有人的表演不仅仅是一种支持他们孩子表演的方式，也是在参与探讨解决当地重建的问题和方案。

Hua Dan has already received a great deal of support for its relief  efforts in Sichuan. We are however still looking for guaranteed support to roll the project out over the long term. To date we have received generous support from one organization who has pledged to us US$15 000 to begin the program, but will only be granted to us when we raise equal to that amount first.

花旦在四川的救援项目已经得到了大力支持。然而，我们依然在寻求有保证的支持来运作四川的长期项目。截止到现在，我们已经收到了一个组织的慷慨捐赠，他们已经承诺捐款15000美元用于该项目的启动，但只有当我们先筹集到等额的善款后才会兑现。

If you are interested, or you know anyone - friends, family members, individuals or companies - that may be interested in supporting workshops with children in Sichuan over the long term, then please go to our website www.hua-dan.org where you can donate, or pass on the link to our website.

如果你有兴趣或者你知道其他人，比如朋友，家人，个人或者企业愿意长期地支持我们在四川的长期的儿童工作室，可以直接登录我们的网站www.hua-dan,org或者通过这个链接到我们的网站进行捐赠。

Thankyou for your interest and support!

感谢大家的关注和支持！

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