Plan China Annual Program Report 2007

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Challenge and change in China

Real progress

It’s been a year of success and ongoing challenges in China. Although the country continues to grow economically, many don’t see the benefits, and around 34 million children still live in poverty. In the words of Plan’s Country Director in China:

With the support of Plan, children and adults in China are working together to develop their communities and claim their right to a better future. And real progress is being made.

Among other successes, last year we:

“This record-breaking economic development unfortunately does not include significant number of rural residents who have been unable to benefit from the largely urban fast-paced economic growth.”

Plan is working to address the basic needs of some of the poorest rural communities, from clean water to decent healthcare and improved diet. In addition, we’re addressing one particular problem of Chinese economic development: the rural children left behind by parents who have migrated to the cities to look for work.

In this Country Progress Report we concentrate on just one story from one small rural community, as an example of the kind of successes we’re having in China.

p Plan has helped schools to improve poo r children’s diets with eggs, meat and milk

China country facts Capital: Beijing

People in rural areas without decent sanitation: 72%

Population: 1.29 billion UN Human Development Index ranking: 81st (out of 177 countries)

• Provided 12 villages with medical equipment and gave de-worming treatment and vaccinations to 3,500 children

• Improved water and sanitation facilities in 125 villages, benefiting 99,250 people

• Distributed £320,000 in small-business loans to 3,580 women and families • Helped to set up a network of 6,575 volunteer para-legals to follow up on child protection issues.

For Plan, success almost always comes from a joint effort combining the hard work and determination of communities, children, volunteers, staff, and partner organisations. But the ongoing support of our sponsors is a vital ingredient, too. It’s their generosity and commitment that allows us to continue to help children in 49 of the poorest countries in the world.

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So on behalf of the children and communities we work with, thank you to all our sponsors!

(Sources: the UN, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UNICEF)

Plan UK Registered Charity No: 276035

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Any enquiries please contact: Nick Burton. e: nick@bright-uk.com m: 07884 367567. d: 020 7620 8150

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People with HIV/AIDS: 650,000

People in rural areas without clean drinking water: 33%

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Challenge and change in China

Real progress

It’s been a year of success and ongoing challenges in China. Although the country continues to grow economically, many don’t see the benefits, and around 34 million children still live in poverty. In the words of Plan’s Country Director in China:

With the support of Plan, children and adults in China are working together to develop their communities and claim their right to a better future. And real progress is being made.

Among other successes, last year we:

“This record-breaking economic development unfortunately does not include significant number of rural residents who have been unable to benefit from the largely urban fast-paced economic growth.”

Plan is working to address the basic needs of some of the poorest rural communities, from clean water to decent healthcare and improved diet. In addition, we’re addressing one particular problem of Chinese economic development: the rural children left behind by parents who have migrated to the cities to look for work.

In this Country Progress Report we concentrate on just one story from one small rural community, as an example of the kind of successes we’re having in China.

p Plan has helped schools to improve poo r children’s diets with eggs, meat and milk

China country facts Capital: Beijing

People in rural areas without decent sanitation: 72%

Population: 1.29 billion UN Human Development Index ranking: 81st (out of 177 countries)

• Provided 12 villages with medical equipment and gave de-worming treatment and vaccinations to 3,500 children

• Improved water and sanitation facilities in 125 villages, benefiting 99,250 people

• Distributed £320,000 in small-business loans to 3,580 women and families • Helped to set up a network of 6,575 volunteer para-legals to follow up on child protection issues.

For Plan, success almost always comes from a joint effort combining the hard work and determination of communities, children, volunteers, staff, and partner organisations. But the ongoing support of our sponsors is a vital ingredient, too. It’s their generosity and commitment that allows us to continue to help children in 49 of the poorest countries in the world.

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So on behalf of the children and communities we work with, thank you to all our sponsors!

(Sources: the UN, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UNICEF)

Plan UK Registered Charity No: 276035

CHN

Any enquiries please contact: Nick Burton. e: nick@bright-uk.com m: 07884 367567. d: 020 7620 8150

p Improved water and san itation is vital children’s healt to protecting h in rural areas

People with HIV/AIDS: 650,000

People in rural areas without clean drinking water: 33%

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A joint effort in Fusheng Fusheng is a remote, little-developed village in central China. There are just 173 households here, and the sweeping economic development on China’s East coast has hardly made a mark.

“This project will bring a lot of economic benefits to our village and will protect the health of our children and grandchildren,” said 71-year-old Tao. “We drank rainwater for almost our entire lives. Our grandchildren shouldn’t have to drink rainwater any more.”

Here, even the most basic things – things like running water and decent roads – simply don’t exist, and the community is too poor to change the situation themselves.

Fusheng is just the kind of Chinese community that Plan works with.

This year, we got together with the villagers to work out what to do to address three of the most basic needs any community can have, and which Fusheng lacked: clean water, sanitation and reliable roads.

After detailed planning and discussion, Plan invested £20,000 in a project to meet these needs, while the community came up with an investment of its own: £4,000. The community’s contribution was important, signifying that this was to be a joint effort, and that both sides would be fully involved and responsible for the project.

It was in this spirit that we sat down to think of a way of meeting Fusheng’s most basic needs. The first problem we looked at was the lack of safe drinking water. Clean water is a major concern

So it was little wonder that once plans were agreed, the villagers helped digging the ditch for a brand-new water pipeline. They knew the improvements clean water would bring.

p Villagers laying the pipe that

will bring clean water to Fusheng

Another villager, Tianlong, said that before the water project, he and his wife either collected rainwater or bought it. Now they were delighted with having running water, and it’s lessened their financial worries.

“Our grandchildren shouldn’t have to drink rainwater.” for a child-centred charity like Plan, because children are particularly vulnerable to the diseases – like diarrhoea and dysentery – that dirty water can carry. As things stood, many of the families relied on rainwater, and when this ran out, they had to buy drinking water from a village about seven miles away – a significant strain on their time and already limited resources.

“The old toilet was very dirty and smelly, and I had to empty the pit every few days, which was very troublesome,” says villager Ying. Not only is Ying very happy with her new, much more sanitary latrine, but she now understands the link between cleanliness and health and pays much greater attention to good hygiene habits.

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In partnership with Plan, the villagers of Fusheng have made huge improvements to their health and economic prospects. And by taking part themselves in the planning and the work, they have developed the skills and commitment to make sure that the

community, and the community’s children, feel the benefit far into the future.

“The new road can be used all year round – even on days with heavy rains.”

Some names have been changed for privacy and child protection reasons.

A new way into Fusheng Finally, there’s the road improvement project. Fusheng’s roads have always been bad. During the rainy season, the main road would often turn to mud, and be impassable to children and elderly people. Community members worked with Plan to build a highquality, sturdy new road.

Sanitation

Pengpeng is delighted with the results – not just for himself, but for the whole community:

Meanwhile, new toilets have also made a real difference. Before, the villagers used open pit latrines, which are particularly embarrassing for girls and can expose children to sometimes fatal illnesses.

“Before the road was improved,” says Pengpeng, “people could barely leave the village during heavy rains, but now the situation has much improved. The new road can be used all year round – even on days with heavy rains.”

p Clean, safe water for the village

’s children

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A joint effort in Fusheng Fusheng is a remote, little-developed village in central China. There are just 173 households here, and the sweeping economic development on China’s East coast has hardly made a mark.

“This project will bring a lot of economic benefits to our village and will protect the health of our children and grandchildren,” said 71-year-old Tao. “We drank rainwater for almost our entire lives. Our grandchildren shouldn’t have to drink rainwater any more.”

Here, even the most basic things – things like running water and decent roads – simply don’t exist, and the community is too poor to change the situation themselves.

Fusheng is just the kind of Chinese community that Plan works with.

This year, we got together with the villagers to work out what to do to address three of the most basic needs any community can have, and which Fusheng lacked: clean water, sanitation and reliable roads.

After detailed planning and discussion, Plan invested £20,000 in a project to meet these needs, while the community came up with an investment of its own: £4,000. The community’s contribution was important, signifying that this was to be a joint effort, and that both sides would be fully involved and responsible for the project.

It was in this spirit that we sat down to think of a way of meeting Fusheng’s most basic needs. The first problem we looked at was the lack of safe drinking water. Clean water is a major concern

So it was little wonder that once plans were agreed, the villagers helped digging the ditch for a brand-new water pipeline. They knew the improvements clean water would bring.

p Villagers laying the pipe that

will bring clean water to Fusheng

Another villager, Tianlong, said that before the water project, he and his wife either collected rainwater or bought it. Now they were delighted with having running water, and it’s lessened their financial worries.

“Our grandchildren shouldn’t have to drink rainwater.” for a child-centred charity like Plan, because children are particularly vulnerable to the diseases – like diarrhoea and dysentery – that dirty water can carry. As things stood, many of the families relied on rainwater, and when this ran out, they had to buy drinking water from a village about seven miles away – a significant strain on their time and already limited resources.

“The old toilet was very dirty and smelly, and I had to empty the pit every few days, which was very troublesome,” says villager Ying. Not only is Ying very happy with her new, much more sanitary latrine, but she now understands the link between cleanliness and health and pays much greater attention to good hygiene habits.

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In partnership with Plan, the villagers of Fusheng have made huge improvements to their health and economic prospects. And by taking part themselves in the planning and the work, they have developed the skills and commitment to make sure that the

community, and the community’s children, feel the benefit far into the future.

“The new road can be used all year round – even on days with heavy rains.”

Some names have been changed for privacy and child protection reasons.

A new way into Fusheng Finally, there’s the road improvement project. Fusheng’s roads have always been bad. During the rainy season, the main road would often turn to mud, and be impassable to children and elderly people. Community members worked with Plan to build a highquality, sturdy new road.

Sanitation

Pengpeng is delighted with the results – not just for himself, but for the whole community:

Meanwhile, new toilets have also made a real difference. Before, the villagers used open pit latrines, which are particularly embarrassing for girls and can expose children to sometimes fatal illnesses.

“Before the road was improved,” says Pengpeng, “people could barely leave the village during heavy rains, but now the situation has much improved. The new road can be used all year round – even on days with heavy rains.”

p Clean, safe water for the village

’s children

134%

148.5mm INSIDE

148.5mm INSIDE

A joint effort in Fusheng Fusheng is a remote, little-developed village in central China. There are just 173 households here, and the sweeping economic development on China’s East coast has hardly made a mark.

“This project will bring a lot of economic benefits to our village and will protect the health of our children and grandchildren,” said 71-year-old Tao. “We drank rainwater for almost our entire lives. Our grandchildren shouldn’t have to drink rainwater any more.”

Here, even the most basic things – things like running water and decent roads – simply don’t exist, and the community is too poor to change the situation themselves.

Fusheng is just the kind of Chinese community that Plan works with.

This year, we got together with the villagers to work out what to do to address three of the most basic needs any community can have, and which Fusheng lacked: clean water, sanitation and reliable roads.

After detailed planning and discussion, Plan invested £20,000 in a project to meet these needs, while the community came up with an investment of its own: £4,000. The community’s contribution was important, signifying that this was to be a joint effort, and that both sides would be fully involved and responsible for the project.

It was in this spirit that we sat down to think of a way of meeting Fusheng’s most basic needs. The first problem we looked at was the lack of safe drinking water. Clean water is a major concern

So it was little wonder that once plans were agreed, the villagers helped digging the ditch for a brand-new water pipeline. They knew the improvements clean water would bring.

p Villagers laying the pipe that

will bring clean water to Fusheng

Another villager, Tianlong, said that before the water project, he and his wife either collected rainwater or bought it. Now they were delighted with having running water, and it’s lessened their financial worries.

“Our grandchildren shouldn’t have to drink rainwater.” for a child-centred charity like Plan, because children are particularly vulnerable to the diseases – like diarrhoea and dysentery – that dirty water can carry. As things stood, many of the families relied on rainwater, and when this ran out, they had to buy drinking water from a village about seven miles away – a significant strain on their time and already limited resources.

“The old toilet was very dirty and smelly, and I had to empty the pit every few days, which was very troublesome,” says villager Ying. Not only is Ying very happy with her new, much more sanitary latrine, but she now understands the link between cleanliness and health and pays much greater attention to good hygiene habits.

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In partnership with Plan, the villagers of Fusheng have made huge improvements to their health and economic prospects. And by taking part themselves in the planning and the work, they have developed the skills and commitment to make sure that the

community, and the community’s children, feel the benefit far into the future.

“The new road can be used all year round – even on days with heavy rains.”

Some names have been changed for privacy and child protection reasons.

A new way into Fusheng Finally, there’s the road improvement project. Fusheng’s roads have always been bad. During the rainy season, the main road would often turn to mud, and be impassable to children and elderly people. Community members worked with Plan to build a highquality, sturdy new road.

Sanitation

Pengpeng is delighted with the results – not just for himself, but for the whole community:

Meanwhile, new toilets have also made a real difference. Before, the villagers used open pit latrines, which are particularly embarrassing for girls and can expose children to sometimes fatal illnesses.

“Before the road was improved,” says Pengpeng, “people could barely leave the village during heavy rains, but now the situation has much improved. The new road can be used all year round – even on days with heavy rains.”

p Clean, safe water for the village

’s children

134%

146.5mm FLAP

148.5mm BACK

Challenge and change in China

Real progress

It’s been a year of success and ongoing challenges in China. Although the country continues to grow economically, many don’t see the benefits, and around 34 million children still live in poverty. In the words of Plan’s Country Director in China:

With the support of Plan, children and adults in China are working together to develop their communities and claim their right to a better future. And real progress is being made.

Among other successes, last year we:

“This record-breaking economic development unfortunately does not include significant number of rural residents who have been unable to benefit from the largely urban fast-paced economic growth.”

Plan is working to address the basic needs of some of the poorest rural communities, from clean water to decent healthcare and improved diet. In addition, we’re addressing one particular problem of Chinese economic development: the rural children left behind by parents who have migrated to the cities to look for work.

In this Country Progress Report we concentrate on just one story from one small rural community, as an example of the kind of successes we’re having in China.

p Plan has helped schools to improve poo r children’s diets with eggs, meat and milk

China country facts Capital: Beijing

People in rural areas without decent sanitation: 72%

Population: 1.29 billion UN Human Development Index ranking: 81st (out of 177 countries)

• Provided 12 villages with medical equipment and gave de-worming treatment and vaccinations to 3,500 children

• Improved water and sanitation facilities in 125 villages, benefiting 99,250 people

• Distributed £320,000 in small-business loans to 3,580 women and families • Helped to set up a network of 6,575 volunteer para-legals to follow up on child protection issues.

For Plan, success almost always comes from a joint effort combining the hard work and determination of communities, children, volunteers, staff, and partner organisations. But the ongoing support of our sponsors is a vital ingredient, too. It’s their generosity and commitment that allows us to continue to help children in 49 of the poorest countries in the world.

Size (Prod)

Colours(Prod)

Art (A/D)

C hin a

So on behalf of the children and communities we work with, thank you to all our sponsors!

(Sources: the UN, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UNICEF)

Plan UK Registered Charity No: 276035

CHN

Any enquiries please contact: Nick Burton. e: nick@bright-uk.com m: 07884 367567. d: 020 7620 8150

p Improved water and san itation is vital children’s healt to protecting h in rural areas

People with HIV/AIDS: 650,000

People in rural areas without clean drinking water: 33%

Admagic No: Bright No: Client name: File name: Date: Size: Studio proof:

148.5mm FRONT

0407 100647 PLAN 0407_China 29.10.07 210x443.5mm FOLD TO A5 Client proof: 2 4 Copy (C/W)

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Country Progress Report 2007