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Tea farm & WENDY'S BAND at muyu school 木鱼小学
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School Information and Projects
Location: Shennongjia, 神农架 Hubei Province
Number of Students: 380
Number of Teachers: 17
Per Capita Income: ￥730/S89 (2000)
Tuition & Fees: ￥280/$34 for 1-4th grade; ￥460/$44 for 5-6th grade
Projects: Tea Farm & Wendy's Band 茶园
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Project Chronicle:
- The Phelex Foundation funded the project of the Tea Garden in partnership with the village in 1997. The total funding was RMB 40,390.68, which was used to revive a 30 mu abandoned tea garden.
- To ensure the success of the project, tuition aid program was provided to 23 needy students, 34.8% were girls.
- Besides generating tuition aid, the project aimed at providing all children a free nutritious meal once or twice a week since the living condition was so hard for the families in Shennongjia District.
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- In 1998, the Tea Garden project gained an income 0f RMB 10,000 through selling raw tealeaves and processing tea. In October 1999, the Tea Garden brought RMB 9,780 income.
- In 2000, school staff and parents formed Community Council, which is responsible for the use of proceeds and fair distribution of the tuition aid. In May 2000, the Foundation provided RMB15,000 to the project. In June the project again gained RMB 8,699. More students benefited from the proceeds of the project.
- In 2002, Shuiguohu Elementary School in Wuhan City started an exchange program with Muyu, and music teachers took turns to teach at Muyu Elementary School.
- Ms. Wendy Tam in the Untied States was very touched by this tuition sustainable project and made contributions to Muyu Elementary School, which helped with the purchase of some music instruments. The Wendy School Band is in progress, which will bring joyful experience to the students beginning this fall.
- Wendy School Band was setup on Sep. 3rd, 2002 and the school received the package of stationeries sent by Ms. Wendy.
学校背景：
木鱼小学位于鄂西北神农架林区，属国家级贫困地区。学校所在地木鱼镇平均海拔1600米,土地贫瘠，山大人稀。当地居民以种菜为主，学童来自周边四个行政村，45%的学童不能按时交纳学杂费。
项目进展和其他材料: (时间倒序）
- 闻笛乐队购买了扬琴、琵琶、二胡等乐器，乐队聘请Wendy女士为荣誉总指挥，武汉市水果湖二小支教音乐老师进行技术指导。
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- 2002年9月3日，由捐赠者Wendy女士捐资，基金会设立的闻笛乐队（Wendy School Band）在基金会项目学校湖北省神农架林区木鱼小学成立。Wendy女士捐赠的一批文具和学习用品从美国寄到了木鱼小学。
- 2002年2月，武汉市水果湖二小开始在木鱼小学进行支教活动，派遣三位音乐老师轮流到木鱼小学讲授音乐课。
- 2000年5月，基金会提供15,000元的追加投资，6月，提供8,699元营养餐资金，使更多的贫困儿童得到了救助。
- 2000年，由村民代表和部分教师代表组成社区议事会，对项目资金的使用和助学金分配进行监督。
- 1999年，项目收益9,780元人民币，救助学童60人次。
- 1998年，项目收益10,000元人民币，救助学童193人次。
- 为支持项目的发展，基金会设立了专项助学资金，救助了23名贫困学童，其中，女童占34.8%。
- 1997年，惠黎基金会捐资40,390.68元，为木鱼小学建立起30亩茶园助学项目。
wendy band at muyu elementary school
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