Oxfam HK- Primary School Rebuild Project
(28th August 2011)
The next fundraising event will help rebuild a primary school in the remote area of Giuzhou province, China.
The village of Pingzhai is located in a remote area of Jiangkou county, Giuzhou province. The Pingzhai Primary school was built in 1984 by the villagers, using whatever basic materials they could find and 27 years on, it is no longer safe for use. The school has been badly eroded by the elements and proposes a structural danger to both students and teachers there.
They have a total of 1841 villagers, 200 of which are children. The school accommodates for all the children in the village with 7 teachers in 7 classes.
The funds raised will go towards a building eight classrooms, two offices and WC facilities, totaling 598 square metres, ensuring village children have a safe environment to study.
The fundraising event will take place in Birmingham on Sunday 28th Aug 2011.
Many thanks to:
• Wing Yip supermarkets, Birmingham Chinatown, Arcadian Centre and Birmingham Chinese Evangelical Church (BCEC) for the use of their premises.
• Donation of £150 GBP and support from Birmingham Chinatown Lions Club
• Donation of £600 GBP from Chung Ying Restaurant Chain
• Dr Ricky Sham for overseeing cash handling and directly transfer the funds to Oxfam HK via electronic transfer
Donations to this cause can be made via bank deposit (at Bank of China or Bank of East Asia only) to
Oxfam HK a/c 012-874-0-010516-0 (Ref: Bham-UK fundraiser)
THIS EVENT RAISED: £2085 (inc. internet donations)
Oxfam HK website: http://oxfam.org.hk
