Sinar Mas Group Indonesia Donation To End Small Health Facilities In Yunnan (figure)

September 2009, Shangri-La in Yunnan, a primaryeven the school's toilets, or the old-style pit latrines,
school on the plateau, the usher in a new term ofthere is no automatic washing equipment, cleaning
more than 100 children especially excited about thiswork by all the students take turns to use water
semester, they can be used for new toilets andafter the wash basin, mosquito breeding, the smell
bathrooms. Thought no longer have to cover theirblackening the sky, there is no guarantee clean, the
nose into the crude latrines, no longer have to repeatschool only a shower room with only one
a long time thought of washing without a shower, nosolar-powered water heaters, also has struggled in
longer have to even take a bath is also a long rowthe tap water, ground and walls are very rough,
of teams, the children are cheering, rushing to wantmany children and even a year to take a bath.
to be the first Try a new batch of small bathroomsAftersupport teaching activities, in support of the
toilets and new masters.leadership group, the Foundation decided to donate
Gold Group Donation to End small health facilities in220,000 yuan for school reconstruction of a health
Yunnan Indonesiafacility, the planning of health facilities including toilets
Women's dormitory located in the back of this newand bathrooms, all with tiled interior, automatic
health facilities are divided into two levels, first floorflushing devices and adequate solar energy
bathroom, second floor is the bathroom.equipment, completed, not only Indonesia can benefit
Characterization of the red and blue and whitethe students completed small, will also benefit the
pattern of the main building roof and off-white color,teachers and some nearby residents. Foundation
silhouetted against the pure blue sky and highhopes to alterations not only improve children's health
altitude, especially in eye-catching.conditions, but also to encourage children to routinely
This health facilities owned by the Sinar Mas Groupwash their hands of the health habits, learn to make
Tsung Wong donated 290,000 yuan constructiongood use of local water resources, and sanitation
charitable foundation formed. All this from a branchimprovement, they would have improved to some
two years ago, teaching activities.extent children their health, prevent bacteria and
2007 6 months, Group 5 Supporting Educationinsects infected with such diseases.
Foundation volunteers and staff with support Mission2009, the learned Although health facilities completed,
to Yunnan, Shangri-La is located in the plateau centerbut the lack of follow-up device configuration as the
of the cloud Nanni End Xixiang small, is to supportschool's funding, but also not good to use, the
education activities in the destination. Involved inFoundation decided to donate 70,000 yuan, to help
teaching, home visits, class meetings, visits to "awith later works. By the end of August, all the
division one school," apart from the teaching point,devices have been installed in place, this was finally
volunteers and experience the local life and,able to put into health facilities used.
especially, they feel deeply that, although located inColleagues returned in Yunnan photos and DV data,
the plateau, mountains and rivers, snow lakes providewe again see the children showing off the smile.
a more abundant local source of water, but the lackThey are not used to face the camera, but still with
of efficient use of water infrastructure, water usea shy to tell us: "Now we can all take a bath every
habits of local residents are behind the concept ofweek, and and do not line up, the water is very
children's health is relatively weak. Many children arewarm, very comfortable!
reluctant to wash their hands after using the toilet or