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Hooray! The school dormitory project has finally come to a completion! In October 2009, Sophia visited the school to see how the children are adjusting to the new place. Now, the orphaned children have a place of their own to live and sleep in. They also have a kitchen, toilet and bathroom located just one minute away from the school. Below are some pictures that will tell you more about their current lives.
Many, many thanks to all the donors and supporters! Without your contributions, these kids would not have a proper place to live in. Please remember that your efforts, advice and contributions have helped to put a smile on the faces of these children. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU! Countless thanks to (in random order) Sister Feng (冯姐), Brother Su (苏大哥), Principal Wei (韦校长), Brother Xun (蕈大哥), Tong Yu (童玉), Wang Xiaojie (王小杰) as well as several other kind and thoughtful friends and acquaintances in Nanning and Dahua. Without their invaluable advice and support, it would have been much harder to turn this project into reality. PROJECT OVERVIEW Project Title: Construction of School Dormitory and Sanitation Facilities for Impoverished and Orphaned Children 行動名稱：廣西蓋校舍行動-貧困失依學童校舍與衛生設施建築方案 Location: Longwan New Village, Dahua Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China 地點：中國廣西壯族自治區，大化瑤族自治區大化鎮龍萬新村（如下圖藍標所指）
Project Period: September 2008 – September 2009 行動時間：2008年9月至2009年9月 Current Problems / 針對議題:
2) The children are often down with flu, diarrhoea and other common ailments / 孩童常常生病，得了感冒、腹瀉、小兒性痢疾種種疾病;
Project Goal: To improve the learning environment, living and health conditions of the children in Longwan New Village School. 行動宗旨：改善龍萬新村教學點貧困失依學童的學習、居住與健康狀態。 Objectives / 行動目標: 1) To ensure that the orphaned children have a more hygienic and comfortable living environment / 確保龍萬新村教學點貧困失依學童（後簡稱學童）有一個更衛生、更舒適的居住環境 2) To provide the orphaned children a proper place to study and do their homework / 提供學童一個適當的地方唸書、寫功課 3) To see a decrease in the number of common health ailments among the orphaned children / 使學童健康情形有所改善，減少罹病率 4) To provide the students adequate access to toilet and bathroom facilities / 提供學童適當的衛浴設施 To understand more about the project, please refer to 'Background' and 'Project Details' for more information. Thank you for your interest! External Links: For those of you who can read Chinese, do check out Alvin’s blog at helpyao.blogspot.com . Yes, we are also on Youtube! Curious? Come and check it out! : )
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This was how the school looked before construction of the dormitory started. 
Construction began in May 2009!
In August 2009, the kids moved into the dormitory when the furnishings were completed. 
Two separate bedrooms for boys and girls. A local volunteer had kindly helped to build the bunk beds. Currently, there are 8 boys and 7 girls living in the dormitory.
Living room in the dormitory - now the children have a proper place to do their homework, study or read leisurely. 
This external structure, located around 50m away from the school houses a kitchen, a toilet cum bathroom as well as a pig's sty. Teacher Ban is rearing a few pigs which can generate income and provide a source of protein for the orphaned children. The pigs' waste can be turned into methane gas (in the biogas digester below the pig's sty) which can then be used for cooking and lighting. 
On the hill behind the school, there is a vegetable plot which the children are helping to tend. At a young age, they already know the value of hard work and self-sufficiency. 
They work hard, they play hard too! The children enjoy things as simple as a rubber ball, a game of badminton or even a grasshopper. (See picture below.) 
Playing with grasshopper after school! (The kids are very good at catching insects.)
Some of the orphaned children posing for the camera.
Map of China - the blue pin indicates the location of Dahua Yao Autonomous County.
1) Overcrowded living conditions and inadequate sanitation facilities (The little shed shown in the background of the picture currently serves as the toilet and bathroom for 4 adults and 13 children.) / 過度擁擠的居住條件、不適當的衛生設施 (右圖所示為衛浴設施，目前供4名大人13名小孩使用);
3) Lack of a proper place to study and do homework / 缺乏念書寫功課的適當環境。
