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Nepu
new school
4th of November 2004,
Two volunteers from the Association
Lama Gangchen Help in Action ONLUS made the mission to Tibet during
the July/August period.
During the period passed in Tibet
the following activities, relative to the long-distance adoptions
project in favour of children living in villages in the Shigatse
region, were carried out.
Thanks to donations received
from the Chiesi Group and Nycomed activities for the construction
of an elementary school in Nepu Village and the planting of trees
in the area surrounding the school were initiated.
Presently in this particular
area, there is only one elementary
school to serve the children from four villages. This
school can accommodate approximately 40-50 children, whilst the
youngsters of school age in the area are at least three times this
number. Other than this, the area is also extremely arid and barren
with few trees, which are considered an invaluable resource by the
local population.
The general idea of the project
was agreed upon beforehand with the local government representatives
of the Dakshu Shang District in the Shigatse Region: during the
mission further meetings were held between Italian and local representatives
of the Association and the Local Government to define and finalise
the working procedures for the realisation of the construction,
which will be composed of three classrooms and an external courtyard.
Great value was attributed at
all times to the possibility of realising a project so important
for the education of children from the area, and local officials
requested us to offer their sincere thanks to Chiesi Group and Nycomed,
also in the name of the population who will benefit from their support.
Several visits to Nepu Village
and the surrounding area were also carried out to determine the
land most suitable for both the construction of the school and for
the planting of trees, which preferably should be realised in the
same area.
After examining the different
possibilities the final choice was for a vast plot of land, located
at the back of Nepu Village; separated from the village by a narrow
canal it is easily reached from the village over a small stone bridge.
The land is perfectly level and is sufficiently large to permit
the planting of a considerable number of trees.
On this land there also pass the
electricity pylons that connect the city of Shigatse to the city
of Lhatse; at present none of the villages the electricity cables
pass over are connected to it, but if in the future the Government
decide to undertake this job then the school could easily be equipped
with electrical lighting.
All parties were in approval
over the choice of land, and the agreement was therefore concluded
with the intent to begin the work as soon as possible; hopefully
before the coldest winter months arrive during which it is not possible
to work.
To begin the actual work, local
representatives of the Association will take care of the selection
and purchasing of materials from the city, of their transportation
and the employment of workers: who will be people living in the
poorest surrounding villages, who have already been employed and
trained in other projects of the Association and who will clearly
be happy of yet another possibility to work and earn a wage.
The planting of trees around
the school will take place in the warmest season.
The local representatives of Lama Gangchen Help in Action will send
information and keep us informed of the developments of the activities,
and therefore it will be through the Association that Gruppo Chiesi
e Nycomed will be kept informed.
Recently the volunteers of Lama
Help In Action in Tibet informed that they have bought all the materials
necessary to build school and are being delivered to Nepu Village.
The weather in Tibet is already very cold and the ground is about
to freeze, therefore, as foreseen, works will start in Spring 2005.
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