Title: SQR trip: March 4th 2009: Shifang (bringing clothes and blankets)
Location: Shifang
Description: March 4th Shifang (bringing clothes and blankets)
Date: 2009-03-04
Posts Tagged ‘blanket’
SQR trip: March 4th 2009: Shifang (bringing clothes and blankets)
Thursday, February 26th, 200920090112: Verein der Chinesischen Studenten und Wissenschaftler an der Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009The Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Ruhr University Bochum has made a significant donation part of which has been put towards the purchases of blankets, and the rest of the donation will be used to support kindergarten projects.
The Association is particularly interested in supporting the Guangji kindergarten project, the library project (http://library-project.org) and are keen to support other projects, too.
Xie xie / Vielen Dank / Many thanks for their interest and support.
http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/china/
Gov.cn: Freezing weather threatens quake survivors
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009Reported on the Chinese Government’s Official Web Portal:
Freezing weather would hit parts of quake-stricken areas this winter, and residents there need more quilts, [executive vice provincial governor Wei Hong] said.
Sichuan has seen more rainy and cold days this winter than past years and the temperature was 0.5 to 1 degree Celsius lower than usual, according to meteorologists.
Statistics show the worst quake-stricken areas, mostly in high mountains, report an average temperature of 7 to minus 3 degrees in winter. The lowest was recorded in Songpan County, or minus 2.8degrees.
Residents living in quake-affected and remote mountainous areas need 3.6 million quilts and 3.6 million cotton-padded clothes, Wei said.
“Some elderly people and children are in need of basic equipment to keep them warm. Residents in some quake-stricken areas even face the tough issue of provisions for this winter and the coming spring,” he said.
So far, the province has received 3.274 million quilts, 3.658 million cotton clothes and 300,000 electric blankets and heaters, including donations from across the country and purchases by the provincial government, he said.
Some 6,489 families, mostly in the two worst-stricken counties of Beichuan and An’xian, are still living in tents because it was difficult to select sites for rebuilding houses, Wei said.
“Local authorities are busy making prefab homes to enable those residents to move in by the end of this month,” he said.
As of Nov. 12, the province had rebuilt houses for 195,000 rural families, or about 15.5 percent of the reconstruction plan, and another 685,000 homes are under reconstruction in the countryside, he added.
According to Chen Kefu, deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Civil Affairs Department, the province sill needs 330,000 quilts and more electric blankets and heaters.
“We aim to send those quilts, clothes and electric blankets and heaters to the hands of the affected people by the end of this month,” he told reporters in Beijing.
Cao Pu, Yu Li — items needed
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008People in Cao Pu need rice now very much, because there is possibility that the road will be frozen, so volunteers cannot deliver any more materials/food this winter. The team’s suggestion is to send 45kg rice for each person, which can last 2-3 months for people to eat. There are more than 4000 people in Cao Pu.
| Village name | Number of families | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 二合村 | 142 | |
| 马头村 | 107 | |
| 金波村 | 211 | |
| 樟排村 | 68 | |
| 克冲村 | 152 | |
| 足湾村 | 100 | |
| 沙排村 | 135 | 497 |
| 龙潭村 | 98 |
Yu Li need blankets urgently. We have sent some to three villages which are easier to access. There are some villages which have had no blankets delivered this winter. There are 4768 families in Yu Li. Some of them are as follows. They haven’t got any help.
| Village name | Number of families | Number of people |
|---|---|---|
| 妙亭村 | 66 | 208 |
| 三化村 | 122 | 417 |
| 三秤村 | 148 | 518 |
| 三合村 | 125 | 398 |
| 登高村 | 72 | 158 |
| 云安村 | 79 | 295 |
| 鸣牛村 | 81 | 287 |
| 禹穴街道 | 17 | 70 |
| 禹穴村 | 128 | 510 |
| 紫阳村 | 143 | 473 |
| 水秀村 | 205 | 698 |
Duvet Drive
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Next Duvet Drive target: 1,000 sets for the area in and around Cao Pu Village in Wenchuan.
At 70 RMB for a high-quality set, fundraising target for this project is 70,000 RMB.
Kids in Baidao Village
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Photos and Stories by Lydia Wallace, blogging at Fiferis.
The kids who remain in the in the village have nothing to do. Their school has collapsed, their houses are gone. They were shy at first but as they got to know us — and especially when we started handing out toys — they were delighted and happy. Unlike their parents who were working in the fields when the earthquake hit, they were in school so their stories are often the most harrowing.
Two kids playing with the toy stethoscope given to them by relief workers.
A boy plays chess with his grandfather.
We met a five year old boy named Bao Shenyi. He survived the earthquake because, without any instruction, he jumped out of the second story of his school building when the room began to shake. As I was talking to his parents he took my hand and led me through piles of rubble then stopped and pointed. “This is my room,” he told me.
Bao Shenyi in front of his former house
One of the Sichuan Quake Relief workers took the kids aside and began to teach them English words. Some of the toys we brought were plastic animals, so we taught them the name of some of the animals. They crowded around, eager to learn, glad for some distraction. And of course, the kids were endlessly amused by having their pictures taken.
Zhang “Linda” Wenwen
Learning the English names of animals
Girls admire pictures of themselves
Girls laugh when we take their picture
“Sichuan Foreigners Rally to Help Locals”, People’s Daily Online
Monday, May 19th, 2008From the People’s Daily:
The Chengdu expat community is rallying to support locals in relief and recovery efforts to overcome this disaster. Foreigners want to give and want to personally help the victims of this natural disaster in anyway they can. Under the auspices of local expat businesses, appeals have begun for donations.
Peter Goff, in partnership with Chengdu residents and through the cooperation of The Bookworm, is leading one of these appeals. The Bookworm is a bustling expat online community on book and culture-related activity and has branches in Beijing, Chengdu, and in Suzhou of East China’s Jiangsu province.
The Bookworm Chengdu has become a focal point in assisting expat support for quake victims. Smaller groups, such as Heart to Heart and Morning Tears, are also providing food, water, shelter and medicines.
Expat music acts, including the Bossma Band, Mark on the Piano, Proximity Butterfly and Red Water performed to raise funds at a Bookworm event last Thursday. Heart to Heart also gave a short presentation on their current operations in the affected areas. From the successful one night, more than 33,000 yuan ($4,700) was raised in funds from about 100 members of the local expat community to be directly used by local groups in the relief effort.
Further donations, especially cash, are still welcomed by the groups. Much needed items include: non-perishable food, basic medicines, tents, blankets, sleeping bags, stretchers, small power-generators, small water sanitation equipment, and simple housing materials. The local expat community is also committed to helping fellow residents in the medium to longer-term community recovery efforts. This community recovery process is held together by communication of information which enables people to know what is needed, co-ordinate their activities and avoid creating additional problems.
Sichuan expats centered on the activities of The Bookworm are moving forward to helping interpret the information on all current relief operations and exactly where and when people can help to make a difference to those affected by the disastrous earthquake. For more information regarding donations and recovery efforts, contact the Bookworm on (+86) 028 8552-0177.
The author is Australian Youth Ambassador for Development with the Chengdu Urban Rivers Association.
