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Freshfields Apricot Farm at sAmguyao elementary 三谷尧小学

School Information and Project

Location: Wuqi, 陕西吴旗 Shananxi Province

Number of Students: 68

Number of Teachers: 3

Per Capita Income: ¥415/$51 (1999)

Tuition & Fees: ¥84/$10.20


Projects: Freshfields Apricot Farm 富尔德杏园



 Project Chronicle:

  • In March 2000, the Phelex Foundation agreed to fund the development of Apricot Nursery in partnership with Sanguyao Elementary School. The school planted 42000 apricot saplings in 6-mu nursery farm.
  • The ownership of the land is always an issue for all parties involved. By spring, the project school was allowed to use 20-mu land for the use of Sustainable Tuition Aid Project, a half of what it was promised.

  • At the end of 1999, Freshfields of Great Britain, a law firm operating in Beijing found the Phelex Foundation on the internet, and decided to support the Foundation's school project. A few lawyers joined the Foundation staff and visited Sanguyao Elementary School. Around Christmas, Freshfields office collected RMB 30,820 from all staff, and donated the money to the Apricot Nursery Project. Ms. Melissa Thomas and Mr. Avv. Gianluca D'Agnolo contributed additional funds to set up a one-year nutritious meal program for the children of Sanguyao Elementary School.

  • Local authorities were touched by the Freshfields' heart-warming support, and decided to fund RMB50,000 to build and repair classrooms, set up school fences and purchase more books.
  • During the program cooperation they knew school children were malnutritious and again donated for planning nutritious meal for children. Then children could have 100-gram meat and 3 eggs every week. Children leaving the school were back to school with the help of Freshfields/Phelex tuition aid fund.
  • In 2001, the nursery program gained RMB 3, 000, spent RMB 1, 650 in funding 16 needy pupils.

  •  Land dispute became the biggest poser of the program development. There was lack of land but too many people, land was very important to locals. The school had dispute with locals about land requisition and the distribution of the program income. With the local government's coordination the school reduced apricot garden from 50 mu to 20 mu and expanded sapling nursery from 5 mu to 15 mu. Local village commission paid the requisition fees of 10 mu of new added land. 
  • In Mar. 2002, the school funded 17 needy pupils. 

  • In Sept. 2002, the school funded 17 needy pupils. The school built 3 new classrooms with the help of local government and social resources.
  • In Nov. 2002, as a model, the local government and educational organizations popularized the tuition aid program of Sanguyao Elementary School to other rural elementary school nearby.
  • In Mar. 2003, the school funded 23 needy pupils.
  • In Jul. 2003, the school renovated 4 classrooms.
  • In Sept. 2003, the school funded 25 needy pupils.
  • In Dec. 2003, the PF staff inspected and evaluated the tuition aid program of Sanguyao Elementary School .

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三谷尧报告

“富尔德/惠黎仁用杏基地”助学项目的实施,使三谷尧这个曾经默默无闻的乡村小学在当地成为焦点,地方政府和教育部门都将这一项目作为示范点向周围乡村小学推广,使学校得到了更多的社会资源。校舍和教学设施与三年前比有很大的改进,学校现有教室七间,其中三间是助学项目设立后由当地政府和其他组织筹资新建的,其他四间都不同程度地做了翻修和贴砖。


随着中国农村计划生育工作的开展,乡村学校生源逐年减少,村小普遍合并,学校的发展因此受到一定的限制。三谷尧小学也面临着同样的问题,学校现有学生38人(包括学前班在内),比2000年项目开发时的72人少了34人。项目方案中的助学金金额未变,但在校学生人数减少,因此而使得学童救助面扩大。随着果园进入成熟期,收益将支持所有的学童接受基础教育。

学校的20亩仁用杏助学林地在学校对面的山坡上,仁用杏苗长势良好,明年将有所收益。目前学校财务状况良好,助学项目收益后,将对学校有更大的支持。项目面临的问题主要是变化着的市场问题。预计明年的仁用杏市场会有更激烈的价格竞争,学校是否可以顺利的走入市场、是否可以在激烈的价格竞争中盈利,尚需学校和志愿者的努力。


此外,当地采油业的发展带动了其他产业的发展,吴旗县各乡镇的财政状况比以前有好转,政府对教育的投入有所增加。铁边城镇财政对教育的投入明显高于往年,三谷尧小学校舍的翻修多半是政府的投入。当地各村的适龄儿童基本上不再因为贫困而辍学。三谷尧小学的黄启进校长对我们说:“以前镇上对教育不够重视,现在好了,对学校的关心比过去多。我们也希望在这种形势下能做出一些成绩,逐步摆脱贫困,开始自助。”


“富尔德/惠黎仁用杏基地”助学项目自开发至今已三年时间,项目给学校带来的收益并不仅仅是对几十名学童的资助。通过慈善捐助,我们协助三谷尧小校的师生建立起一个可以用来支持学校财务的赢利性项目,以保证贫困学童不至于因贫困而辍学,这对他们是一件重要的事。助学项目的运营在帮助贫困学童的同时,也带给师生和当地村民以新的思维方式和行为方式:包括公开、民主的财务管理;诚信、互惠互利的商品农业规则;健康、环保、可持续发展的生产、生活理念。项目的参与者(包括我们自己)在项目实施过程中得到学习和进步,切实提高了自助的能力。


项目实施中,更多的依靠了当地志愿者和村民,事实证明他们的真诚和努力可以使他们的孩子有更好的教育环境和未来。我们有理由相信,对中国乡村教育的坚定信心和对贫困学童的涓涓爱心,必将在需要帮助的人群中产生功效并由此支持他们去解决他们面对的危难。


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