Rotary Club of Hong Kong South
Global Grant number:
GG1527470
Objectives:
The project aims to:
・Improve the nutrition and health of the acutely and chronically malnourished children in 3 leprosy villages
・Improve the infrastructure in the villages to enable villagers’ access to uncontaminated running water
・Provide the villagers hygiene and health education
Start:
April 2015
Completion:
October 2016
Co-operating Organization:
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Project Amount (US$):
99,979
Number of Beneficiaries:
Around 90 children received the imported high nutritional food packs.
All villagers (around 260) from the 4 Clusters of Abuluoha Village (Butuo) benefited from the water
project which now provides a supply of water for drinking and irrigation.
Location of Project:
China
Project Description:
As an immediate response to addressing the serious malnutrition condition of the children in the 3 leprosy villages, the project used part of the grant fund to import high nutritional food packs for these children. These high nutrient packs were chosen in accordance with the recommendation of the WHO.
As a longer-term solution, the project entailed building the necessary infrastructure to allow villagers access to clean water for drinking and irrigation. The villagers were also educated to grow vegetables and eat food with higher nutritional value.
After the completion of the project, more than 80% of the farm land in the villages were covered by the new irrigation system, totaling approximately 700mu. Around 72 households (with 260 villagers) and the village school and clinic were connected to new water taps.
