Donated to:
Guangen Shen (申关根)
$200 of $200 donated
Sichuan, China
I was born in a small remote village, nestled in the mountains. Although I long to visit the big cities, my village lacks developed roads. People in my village either do farm work or hard labor. The only source of income in my family is the money earned by my father. Unfortunately, when I was little, I fractured my right arm, and in order to afford my medical expenses, his family had to borrow money from neighbors. To pay for tuition fees of both my sister and me, my father had to find a second job. The work was hard to find because my father is illiterate. Like many other poor families who have children attending school, my family is heavily in debt. Despite my difficult circumstances, I love to read. Physics is my favorite subject. When I was in elementary school, I often borrowed physics textbooks from my older sister every time I went home. Since I lived approximately 8.3 miles away from my elementary, I could only go home once every three weeks. In middle school, I enjoyed phys...
UPM/Phelex Poplar Tree Farm (芬欧汇川/惠黎供水助学示范工程)
$100 of $100 donated
Henan, China
Project Profile: Phelex and UPM aim to create a poplar tree farm in Qiaocun, Yichuan County in Henan Province. Proceeds of sales of poplar tree products (bark, paper, wood) will be used to provide financial assistance to students, as well as support school refurbishment efforts. Students at Qiaocun Elementary School need to pay RMB120 ($16.70 USD) textbook fees, which often strain family finances. Vital Facts: Qiao Village Elementary School is located in Yichuan County, Luoyang City in Henan Province, 350 kilometers away from provincial capital Zhengzhou and 30 kilometers away from the major city of Luoyang. The student body consists of local children, as well as children from surrounding villages, totaling approximately 130 students. In recent years, Qiao Village has been recognized as a role model for agricultural development and progress. Nevertheless, despite the community’s substantial commitment to economic and development, in 2007, the average per-capita income of village r...
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