Tea farm at huangjiahe school 黄家河小学

School Information and Project

Location: Xingshan, 兴山 Hubei Province

Number of Students: 70

Number of Teachers: 5

Per Capita Income: ￥500/S60 (1995)

Tuition & Fees: unknown

Projects: Tea Farm 茶园

Project Chronicle:

In 1996, the Phelex Foundation funded development of Tea Garden in partnership with Huangjiahe Elementary School and local government. The total funding was RMB 25,000.
In 1997-1998, the Tea Garden produced 184 kilograms of tea leaves.
At the beginning of the project, tuition aid program offered tuition assistance to 8 needy students including 6 girls, and teacher's award at total cost of RMB 4,500.

The project was not running smoothly. Local management team did not cooperate well. After the trial period, the Foundation had to discontinue the financial support to the program. This is the first failed project for the Phelex Foundation. We realize that supervision of the management team is crucial to the success of the project. This team is represented by Community Council.

项目进展和其他材料:

由于自然条件差、经营不善等原因，项目未进入良性发展。1999年，基金会在项目周期完成后，宣告项目结束。这是基金会早期的项目之一，在那之后，基金会认识到了项目可行性分析、项目监督和财务控制对项目发展本身的重要性，成立项目执行的监督机构-----社区议事会(村民代表委员会)被提上了日程。
项目开始初期，基金会为8名贫困生(包括6名女生)和教师提供了4,500元人民币奖励基金。
1997-1998年，项目产出茶叶共184公斤。
1996年，惠黎基金会投资25,000元人民币，在湖北省兴山县黄家河小学建立绿茶园助学项目。