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2007:

Li Qi underwent 9 hours of dental treatment to rid her of a terrible infection that had invaded her lip, gum and palate.
为了摆脱嘴唇，牙床和上鄂的严重感染，LI QI 接受了长达9个小时的牙部治疗。然后在大理，LI QI很希望吃上一顿从未吃过的汉堡包。

Ma XiaoLei underwent a life saving hysterectomy. She is now fully recovered, and working her farm and looking after her two young children.

MA XIAO MEI 接受了拯救她生命的子宫切除手术。她现在已经完全康复，并已回到农场工作和照看她两个年幼的孩子。

Cleft lip baby undergoes consultation. He will have an operation in 2009. At the moment HAND is paying his nutrition fees till he will be physical strong enough for his operation
经过医生们的商议，裂唇婴儿将于2009年接受矫正手术。HAND慈善机构目前为他支付所有的营养费用，知道他足够强壮能够接受手术。

In October, 250 school children took part in hygiene lessons and were given bars of soap, shampoo, towels and toothbrushes. A further 723 students who we could not reach were supplied with the same products.

10月份的时候，250名学生参加了卫生教育课，并分得了肥皂，洗发水，毛巾和牙刷。另外732名我们无法见到的学生也分到了同样的东西。

Pupils at St. Michael’s in Wakefield prepare for yet another HAND fund raiser.

WAKEFIELD的ST MICHEAL学校的学生为另外一场HAND慈善基金筹集做准备。

Dear KTCT

Earlier this year we were lucky enough to receive a grant from you to fund a hygiene project for a year in rural Yunnan. Last month the first phase was completed; below are some of the achievements and pictures from the trip.

Secured a local coordinator

Mr Shi is a well respected local headmaster. After hearing about our scheme he volunteered to help with contacting other schools in the area to explain the project. His connections have made the introductory process much quicker, allowing our volunteers to spend more time carrying out lessons. His office will act as the storage area from where the soap and shampoo supplies will be distributed. To make this official, an inventory of supplies was signed by HAND and Mr Shi.

Student volunteers explain the inventory to our new local coordinator, Mr Shi (in yellow).

Carried out hygiene awareness classes

Classes were given to children from 13 of the 15 schools we wanted to target, however attendance was lower than we had hoped due to the pressure on children to work in the fields at this time of year. We will return in November to reach more children and also to reinforce the hygiene concepts for ?those children who were able to attend this time.

One of the classes. The children are seen here with some of our international volunteers.

Carried out hand washing sessions

After the classes children put into practice what they had leant. For many of the children this will be the first time to have properly clean hands in many months. At the end of the session children were given soap and shampoo to take home, and with any luck they also took home some of the hygiene messages.

Provided an excuse for some fun!

Life in this rural area can be hard for the children sometimes. The arrival of HAND volunteers provides a welcome break in the day’s routine.

After the children were clean it was time for some games. The children seen here are wearing clothes donated by HAND.

Visited homes to gather background information

To allow us to further understand the problems in the most rural villages (those further from our clinic); we visited a number of homes. Here we were able to see first hand the extent of the problems that may be contributing to the incidence of hygiene related illnesses in these areas. From the evidence we found we are planning to formulate a method of educating adults in these areas in aspects of food and water hygiene.

Although not representative of every household, this is not an extreme example of local living conditions.

 

We once again thank you for your assistance in this project. If you require any further information please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Best regards
Nicola and all in HAND