Good news in Yushu
Solar panels and computers for the disaster area of Yushu
A strong earthquake (6.9 on the Richter
magnitude scale)
and several aftershocks hit the Tibetan District of Yushu on April 14 2010. Together
with local partners Norlha implemented a reconstruction project. Norlha is
currently collaborating with the women association Shem Women's Group whose
purpose is to support women's equality and the development of the needy
communities. Being sensitive to gender issues, Norlha is keen to take part in
two projects carried out by this NGO.
The first project, 35 solar panels were installed in
a village hit by the earthquake. Many families are still living under a tent
without electricity or heating. In this harsh climate, the winter is
particularly cold. The village is under reconstruction and the process is far
from being over. Power cuts frequently happen. Womens' everyday work (like
washing and cooking) is thus even harder. As of January 2012, solar panels enable
35 families whose situation is precarious to enjoy electricity, and thus light,
heating, radio and easier cooking conditions.
The second project consists
of providing 15 computers and a projector to a primary school class in a town
of the Yushu disctrict. Following the earthquake, teaching material is lacking
and teachers are writing on a blackboard. This is a limited teaching method
and pupils get quite bored! Those
children don't know how to use a computer and they are looking forward to
learning basic computer skills. Computers make it easier for the professors to
teach, they represent a window on the world and strengthen the school programme.
Furthermore the woman organizing this project is assuming a role through which
the girls can identify with a model of professional success and develop
confidence in their own abilities.
Thanks to your donation Norlha will actively carry
on with the reconstruction in Yushu. We thank you sincerely for your support.
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