Qiaocun (Henan)

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UPM Poplar Tree Farm at qiaocun elementary school 乔村小学

School Information and Project

Location: Yichuan, 河南伊川 Henan Province

Number of Students: 130

Number of Teachers: 8

Per Capita Income: ￥2760/$383 (2007)

Tuition & Fees: ￥120/$16.70*

*Recent government policy regulates that all mandatory school age children pay no tuition excluding textbook and boarding fees. Students at Qiaocun Elementary School need to pay RMB120 textbook fees.

Projects: UPM Poplar Sapling Nursery 芬欧汇川杨树苗圃

Background:

Qiao Village Elementary School is located in Yichuan County, Luoyang City in Henan Province, 350 kilometers away from provincial capital Zhengzhou and 30 kilometers away from the major city of Luoyang. In recent years, the village has been awarded a role model for agricultural development and progress. The student body is largely made up of children from surrounding villages.

Project Developments:

In April 2009, 6 needy students at Qiaocun received $100 funding for textbooks from Givology, a non-profit organization found by American college students.

In March 19, 2009, led by forestry expert Mr. Wang from local county forestry bureau, the school planted tree saplings to make up the loss from last year. Yifan Forestry Co. provided 16000 saplings for free. At present those saplings grow nicely.
In November 2008, the community installed a heater in every classroom. The heater burns on gas/coal that can keep the room temperature at 18C in the winter. This has greatly improved the school condition.
In June 20, eco-sanitary bathroom project is completed and put to use. Students and teachers can enjoy the much cleaner condition of the bathroom, which was beyond imaginable before in the countryside. In the meantime, the bathroom waste has been recycled into a methane-generating pit that provides gas for cooking and heating.

A group of 4 UPM representatives led by Chief representative Soile Korhonen visited the tree planting land and Qiaocun village in April 2008. They audited community council meeting which discussed issues related to the project including tree planting, bathroom reform and methane application in daily life.
600 teachers and students dug 2100 ground holes and applied fertilizer to prepare for polar tree planting in mid February when winter was still cold. Beijing Yifan Co. provided technical guidance to the process.

In December 2007, UPM and Phelex Foundation agreed to fund the Poplar tree planting project. A RMB155,500 funding was contributed to the project.
In January 18, community council chairman Mr. Li Gangding introduced UPM-Phelex joint efforts in supporting sustainable tuition aid program---Polar Tree Farm. The meeting presented villagers with a budget for the project, future profit and request for parent participation. All procedures need to be transparent. The attendees were excited about the project.

学校背景：

乔村小学位于河南省洛阳市伊川县乔村，距省会郑州350公里，离洛阳30公里。近年来，乔村村委会带领群众立足实际开展社区建设取得显著成绩，先后被评为县、市“社会主义新农村建设示范村”。学校学童主要来自周边农民家庭。

*执行国家两免一补政策之后，全体学生免除了杂费；不在免除书本费之列的学生须缴纳120元书本费。

项目进展：

2009年4月，乔村小学6名留守儿童获得美国Givology partners贫困生资助专项资金的资助。

09年3月11日，在伊川县林业局王艺伟工程师的直接指导下，项目补植工作全面结束。补植所需的1400株树苗，1.6万段种条由北京伊凡苗木有限公司无偿提供。据悉，目前大部分树苗已存活并呈现出强劲长势。
11月，社区自筹资金在每个教室内安装1台取暖炉，40片暖气片。取暖炉兼有暖气片和煤炉的双重优点，冬天室温达到了18摄氏度以上，师生的取暖条件大为改观。
6月20日，冲水式厕所修建后投入使用。原先脏乱的如厕环境大为改观。厕所布局与设计合理，室内采光和通风条件良好。校内建立了厕所保洁制度并落实到人。同月，沼气池竣工。夏季时产气旺盛，能够满足师生饮水、教师烹饪之需，甚至还可以辐射给周边村民使用。

4月21日，芬欧汇川集团中国代表素依兰小姐一行4人访问乔村小学。他们饶有兴致地参观项目基地，观摩生态厕所施工现场，并深入贫困学生家庭家访。基金会会长周元先生也于当天到访项目，并旁听了以“林地、厕所及沼气工程管护工作安排”为议题的社区议事会。（视频）
2月17-23日，600多名师生、民众齐心协力挖掘鱼鳞坑2100余个，并回填了有机肥。这为3月上旬起实施的项目（一期）造林计划奠定了良好基础。造林期间，北京伊凡苗木有限公司技术人员实地指导了造林工序。
2008年1月18日，社区议事会主席李钢丁先生主持召开“乔村助学项目动员大会”。武谦斌校长向与会师生、民众详细介绍了项目资金投入、收益用途。村民们参与项目工作的热情高涨。
2007年12月，惠黎基金会和芬兰芬欧汇川公司签署助学协议，捐资人民币155,500元建立速生抗虫杨丰产林示范基地。

生态厕所和沼气池

校园生态建设成为该项目开发的重要内容。计划修建标准厕所1处，兴建1口沼气池。新厕所于2008年6月20日正式投入使用。原先脏乱的如厕环境大为改观。厕所布局与设计合理，室内采光和通风条件良好。校内建立了厕所保洁制度并落实到人。

沼气池原计划建造50M3，实际建成100M3。村委会承担了预算外资金。沼气燃具和灯具安装在学校伙房内。夏季时产气旺盛，能够满足师生饮水、教师烹饪之需，甚至还可以辐射给周边村民使用。但在冬季，气压低使得沼气的利用率也低。如何确保沼气设施效用的充分发挥和可持续运转？议事会已将这个问题提到了日程上来。下一步，亟需得到专业人士的指点并付诸行动。

苗圃情况和社区议事会

林地则是自3月上旬起开始种植，培育苗圃的工作也于同期进行；树种系从北京伊凡苗木有限公司（以下简称伊凡）引进，在当地属首次栽种。栽种措施完全遵照伊凡技术人员的操作要领（包括电话辅导和面授指导）来执行。5月8日，议事会测算出林地苗木存活率不足50%。他们及时地采纳了林业局志愿者的建议，做树枝剪切处理以期补救。据最近一次测算的数据（2008年10月）表明：林地苗木存活758株，存活率为37%。但凡存活下来的树木速生性表现得非常强。苗圃则培育了丹红、南新两个树种，共存活苗木520株，存活率为4%。供苗方、学校、基金会多次沟通后达成共识：造成苗木存活率低的主要原因并非是所选树种不适宜在南方生存，而是在操作过程中，根据当地的水文条件适时调整方面做得很不够。地方上明确表示：他们愿意续种伊凡树种。伊凡已初步承诺如数赔偿死亡苗木。涉及明春补植具体事宜将于春节过后过后再议。

『社区议事会』

当年，议事会改选，县老区建设促进会李刚丁先生当选为主席。自继任以来，他带领成员们协调了大量项目事务，如发动村民出工参与建设。据统计：现村民义务投工投劳已达5500个。他注重议事会内部管理，坚持一事一议原则，议事成果与质量明显上升。议事会与基金会始终保持着密切的联系，及时沟通项目进展，反馈影像、文字等项目资料。