Project Number: FCAPN80
Final Report for
Running Water and Environmental Awareness Project for Gyadang Tibetan Community to
the German Embassy Project Summary What? Where?
A clean running water project benefiting 520 Tibetans. Gyadang Tibetan Community is located 40 km from the Sumdo Township Town, 60 km from Mangra (Guinan) County Town, 190 km from the Mtsho lho (Hainan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Seat, and 250 km from Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, PR China.
When?
October 2013
Contribution: German Embassy = Local Contribution = FCA Contribution =
79,550RMB 66,825RMB 825RMB
TOTAL PROJECT VALUE =
146,375RMB
by ____________________________
Friendship Charity Association 31 October 2013
October 27, 2013 Dear German Embassy, We are pleased to report on the successful completion of the Running Water and Environmental Awareness Project for Gyadang Tibetan Community in Qinghai Province. The sum of 79,550RMB granted by the German Embassy in May 2013, plus 66,825RMB provided by the village committee, ensured the successful completion of this project. Prior to the project, the community’s biggest problem was lack of water. Locals traveled 5 to 6 km one-way (6 to 7 hours) to water livestock and fetch drinking water. Sometimes locals spent a whole day fetching water. They did this every other day. Locals live scattered on the grassland approximately 1.5 km from each other. Locals found that installing water pipes from the water source to the community center would significantly shorten the long distance families traveled to get water. However, locals had no funds available to purchase and install the necessary pipes and the government does not install pipes into ethnically diverse communities. Locals used donkeys, motorcycles, old tires, and tractors to haul water. Many poor families lack motorcycles and tractors. Their donkeys could haul only 50 to 75 kg of water, which was enough for 2 days of drinking, cooking, and washing water. Fetching water is culturally assigned to women and girls. The time-consuming fetching water work kept many school-aged girls at home. Locals rarely washed clothes and bathed due to the acute shortage of water. Many locals were vulnerable to illnesses caused by poor personal hygiene. Water sources were often shared between communities and conflicts were common over fetching water. Furthermore, grassland degradation worsened with livestock being driven once every 2 days to the distant water source. With German Embassy support, this water project brought pipes from the water source to the center and borders of the local community. Local community memebers are now able to fetch water near their homes. This project shortened the water-fetching distance by 6 km, ensured clean water for 520 local Tibetans, enabled more local girls to attend schools, resolved disputes between communities fighting for a water source, lessened the number of trips for livestock to travel across grassland, and enabled locals to access water for bathing and washing clothes. On behalf of 520 local residents, we sincerely thank the German Embassyfor bringing this wonderful water project to this community. Sincerely,
Nangchukja / Robert Director Friendship Charity Association www.friendshipcharity.org
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Photographs Related photos may be viewed at: www.flickr.com/photos/friendshipcharityassociation/.
Project ipes are transported. •3•
Project ipes are transported. •4•
Digging pipe trench. •5•
Digging pipe trench. •6•
Dug trench. •7•
Dug trench. •8•
A local community. •9•
The local township town. •10•
Resettled communities near the local township town. •11•
A local woman drives•12• yaks and cows to water.
Sheep in a local pasture. •13•
Desert near a •14• local community.
New water pipes at the local water site. •15•
New water pipes at the local water site. •16•
Locals prepare pipes to place in trench. •17•
Locals prepare pipes to place in trench. •18•
Locals prepare pipes to be placed in the trench. •19•
Locals prepare pipes to be placed in the trench. •20•
Locals implementing the project. •21•
Locals implementing the project. •22•
Locals connect pipes. •23•
Locals connect pipes. •24•
Components of pipe. •25•
Components of pipe. •26•
A water pipe controller reduces water waste. •27•
Local water expert connects the water source. •28•
Locals participating in the project. •29•
Locals participating in the project. •30•
Locals connect pipes. •31•
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Locals roll out pipes to put in trench. •33•
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Locals provie labor. •36•
Locals participating in the project. •37•
A ditch two years after having been covered in the same general area. For details of this particular water project, see: http://tibetanplateau.wikischolars.columbia.edu/Shaja+Tibetan+Community+Water+Project •38•
Water tap site underconstruction. •39•
A pipe vent. •40•
Water tap. •41•
New water tap room. •42•
New water tap. •43•
New water tap room.
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Water tap. •45•
Locals fetch water from the new source. •46•
New water source near local households. •47•
New water source near local households. •48•
Water trough for livestock. •49•
Local women fetch water from the new source. •50•
Locals fetch water from the new water source. •51•
Locals fetch water from •52•the new water source.
Yaks drink water from the new trough. •53•
Paper for pipe quality warrenty from the pipe company. •54•
Pipe warrenty paper from the pipe company.
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PROJECT IMPACTS
Ensured clean water for 520 Tibetans (98 households: 240 males, 280 females) with 7,300 head of livestock. Alleviated 280 Tibetan women’s burden of hauling water 4 to 6 km on a daily basis. Reduced grassland degradation of livestock taken across the grasslands to water sources. Reduced motorcycle accidents while fetching water. Reduced by 4 to 6 hours a day the time schoolgirls spend on chores. Many schoolgirls currently stay at home and cook, clean, and herd when their parents are fetching water. Improved local villagers’ personal hygiene by making regular bathing possible. Diversified the local economy: availability of water will allow herders to participate in such small-scale agriculture endeavors as greenhouses.
2013 April May June June
Activities Received funds Held project meetings Trained project committee members Expert designed the water pipeline Dug ditch Purchased project materials Inspected the project Connected pipes
July July August August September September Completed the project October Submitted final report.
Participants FCA. FCA, villagers, leaders. FCA, villagers, leaders, expert. FCA, villagers, leaders, expert. FCA, villagers, leaders. FCA, villagers, leaders, expert. FCA, villagers, leaders, expert. FCA, villagers, leaders, expert. FCA, villagers, leaders, expert. FCA.
Project Sustainablity Friendship Charity Association (FCA) and Gyadang Community are responsible for the sustainability of this project. The local village will report to FCA if problems related to the project arise. Meanwhile, FCA will visit the project site and discuss problems, should they arise, with local villagers and government. The pipe company will solve problems with pipe quality as stipulated in a pre-sale agreement. During project implementation, FCA employed a water expert and monitored the purchase of all necessary equipment to ensure quality, which is guaranteed by the vendors. FCA has had experience in purchasing items related to water projects, such as pipes, and utilized such successful models and lessons learned in this project as well. The village committee organized local residents to dig the ditches and lay the pipes. The water expert inspected the taps and monitored pipes for leaks with 4 to 6 local villagers, thus providing training in necessary skills. Consequently, these locals can check the pipes and taps anytime in future. These trained villagers have extra responsibilities in times of harsh weather - local village committees will pay each such person. For example, in summer, heavy rains can cause flooding in some parts of this community and the pipes might be pushed up to the surface. The inspectors are in charge of making such repairs. Additionally, in winter, the village inspectors need to insulate the water taps so they do not freeze.
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Interviews Interview One:
Drol Skyid (right side), a local woman, said, “We are so happy to have this water project. We now have adequate water in the center of our community. This has shortened the distance that we previously had to travel by about six kilometers. I am thankful for those who put great effort to make this happen!”
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Interview Two:
Dronkartsho, a local school aged girl, said, “My mother no longer leaves home for long periods to fetch water. My parents decided that I will go to school this fall.“
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LETTER OF APPRECIATION (translation) Dear German Embassy, First of all we, all the community members, thank you for providing us this clean running water project. This water project brought a historical change to our community. We never had such a water project until today. This brought us new development for a happier livelihood in the future. Again, sincerely thank you! Gyaldang Tibetan Community (stamp)
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LETTER OF APPRECIATION (original)
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COMMUNITY BACKGROUND
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yadang is a herding community with 520 Tibetan residents. This community experiences five months of winter. The average water temperature is -15° C. The average summer temperature is 24° C.
On average, each Gyadang Community member earns 363.40RMB – 600RMB per year. Locals derive income from herding and selling sheep, yaks, and goats. Yak butter and cheese left over at the end of the year are also sold. However, a local policy since 2000 erected fences in the grassland and reduced the number of livestock per family. As a result, locals find it extremely difficult to generate further income once the money from this transaction has been spent on living necessities. Lacking water was a major problem for this community. German Embassy support solved this problem.
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Donor Contribution = 79,550RMB Receipt Item Detail No. 1 Plastic pipe #32 2,800kg 13RMB Plastic pipe #50 400kg 14RMB 2 Plastic pipe # 40 1,800kg 13.50RMB 3 Connections 500 connectors 10RMB Taps 30 taps 30RMB 4 Cement 2 tons 580RMB 5 Brick 1,000 bricks 3RMB 6 Material transport 4,000 Total German Embassy Contribution Total FCA Contribution
Total RMB
42,000 24,300 5,900 1,175 3,000 4,000 79,550 825
Local Contribution = 66,000RMB
Item Details 3 Stone and sand 100 m 30RMB Water design fee Labor 50 people 20 days 60RMB TOTAL LOCAL CONTRIBUTION TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET
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Total RMB 3,000 3,000 60,000 66,000 146,375
EXPENDITURES 1. Receipt
2. Receipt
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4. Receipt
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Additional Information: Since 2007, FCA has implemented water projects in more than 15 Tibetan communities with farreaching positive, sustainable benefits in terms of community development. Local families have obtained, on average, an extra 5.5 hours a day to pursue building greenhouses and work outside the community. Local women now spend this extra time on handicrafts, washing clothes, and caring for children. On average, income per person increases about 140RMB per year. Furthermore, water projects dramatically reduce the environmental impact (grassland degradation) of livestock driven across the grasslands to distant water sources. Final reports for these water projects may be viewed at: http://www.friendshipcharity.org/reports/ and clicking the following links: 1. Comprehensive Development Project supported by the Canada Fund 2. Dongkor Water Project supported by the German Embassy 3. Demang Irrigation and Reservoir Project supported by the German Embassy 4. Damang Sanitation and Water Project supported by HuaQiao Foundation 5. Shaja Running Water Project supported by HuaQiao Foundation 6. http://www.archive.org/details/ErmFoundationRunningWater ProjectInTsanakTibetanVillage
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Project Map
Guinan County
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Project Site
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