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ASIA

BANGLADESH

#25 : Basic job training for women and girls, Bangladesh: The Goodwill Women Development Project has been founded to bring relief to those women and girls who are desperately in need of a job to survive in our society. The aims and objectives of this project are:

To give help to the poorest girls and women in Bangladesh-principally those with extreme poverty.
To offer basic training to enable them to earn some money to survive in this society where they are always depressed.
To assist and if necessary give shelter to those women and girls who have difficult home situation because of lack of housing, absent parents, dire poverty etc. ( In Dhaka Center)
To build some craft centers in those villages where tribe people are living with extreme poverty.
To make them independent.
To help them to educate their children.

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BURMA

#54: Building Materials, Cambodia: A group home and school for children who previously worked as garbage pickers in Phnom Penh needs building supplies: $5.00 per can of paint; $8.00 per tile for flooring; and $22.00 for window screening. Associated organization: Centre for Children’s Happiness, www.cchcambodia.org.
#58: Maps and Classroom Furniture, Myanmar (Burma): $3.00 provides maps, $25.00 buys a 10’ x 4’ blackboard and $170 purchases a set of desks and chairs for the Thit La primary school in a remote ethnic village in the Shan state. Associated organization: Rural Development Society.

#83: Health Education and Family Planning Books, Myanmar (Burma): $25.00 will provide an updated set of health education books for one hill tribe village in the Shan State. Books include reliable information on AIDS prevention, basic sanitation, family planning and other public health issues. Associated Organization: The Burma Village Assistance Project.

#89: Malarial Medicine and Bed Netting, Burma: $5.00 provides a bed net and $8.00 provides malarial treatment and training by a mobile health team in rural hill areas of Burma where there is no other access to health care.
#104: Oxen and Carts, Burma/Myanmar: An ox costs $400.00 (2 needed per cart) and a wooden cart costs $800.00. These would be used communally to transport water, construction material and crops in a rural village and to go to the town markets. Associated Organization: Rural Development Society.

#108: Ducklings, Burma: $10.00 buys a baby duckling to support animal husbandry projects at two orphanages in rural Burma. After the orphanages buy the ducks, care takers will raise ducks for eggs and for sale to keep the orphanage running. The orphanages provide ongoing care, education and health to 260 children. http://thehungryduckling.googlepages.com

#111: Sewing Machine and Supplies, China/Burma: $70.00 buys a sewing machine and $45.00 buys enough yarn, zippers, buttons and scissors for one year of handicraft training for a woman in need. After one year of vocational training and counseling, women can return to their villages and make a living. Associated organization: www.foundationburma.org.

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CAMBODIA

#29: River of Life Orphanage, Phnom Penh, Cambodia: The River of Life Orphanage in Phnom Penh, Cambodia houses 17 orphans ranging in age from 3-14. There are 6 girls and 11 boys. They are located in a two story gated home which is safe. It has a large playroom which also is used for meals and activities. There are five bedrooms. The bathrooms have toilet, shower and sink. Two large balconies and a small courtyard are used for play. It is located near the public school.. Rent is $300.00 per month.

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#103: Water Well, Cambodia: $220.00 provides a hand pump well for a multi-generational family of farmers that normally would have to walk 3 km in each direction to get water, so that they can grow their vegetables to sell at the market. Associated Project: Cambodia Clean Water Project.

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CHINA

#13: Bedding
Shaanxi Province, China

Some 28,000 girls in the province of Shaanxi are unable to go to school, and most who do attend are forced to drop out after the third grade. Three conditions are largely responsible for this situation: school fees, the long distances that many students must travel from home to class and the traditional belief that a formal education for girls is a low priority.

The Spring Bud (Chun-Lei) Scholarship Program was started by the All-China Women's Federation to provide education for girls in the most poverty stricken areas of the country. Its objective is to eliminate illiteracy among the girls by providing nine years of compulsory education. In 1994 the program was introduced in the Shaanxi Province.

Currently the Dragon Fund, through the Spring Bud program is providing financial support for 1000 girls in the An Kang and Shan Luo districts of Shaanxi. The scholarship students come from families with an average per capita income of not more than $60/year. There are 60% day students and 40% boarding students. Many of the girls who now board were once walking five miles or more over mountainous terrain before dawn to reach school in time for classes. Some of them had to carry firewood on their backs to use for cooking their lunches.

Further information: www.1990institute.org

#43: Chinese Traditional Art Supplies: Children at the Fu Li School (grades 6-12) in Guilin, China need rice paper $30.00, ink $30.00 and brushes $30.00 to learn to paint traditional Chinese paintings in order to have a means of income when they graduate. 70% of these students are orphans who live at the school.

#81: Wheelchairs, China: $76 will provide a wheelchair for a disabled person in the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous region, western Sichuan province, China. A list of 50 people has been developed by the county branches of the Disabled Person’s Federation. A team of volunteer physical therapists and doctors ensures that the chairs are appropriate for the individual’s needs. Associated Organization: www.khamaid.org

#86: Books, China: $5.00 - $50 will buy books for the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center Library. This grass roots library is a specialized heritage protection learning and research resource center helping local communities to protect their cultural heritage.

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INDIA

#16: Clothing, Orissa, India: The Ruchika Social Service Organization in Orissa, India provides advocacy, alternative education, health care, nutrition, a shelter, hotline and mobile medical clinic for street children, child laborers and children and mothers living in the slums of Bhubaneswar. The children are educated on the train platforms prior to working sorting ad selling paper and plastics or begging on the trains. Program Associated with the Project: Ruchika Social Service Organization, www.whole-child.org.

#77: School Tables, Chairs and Workbooks, India: $35.00 will provide a table and $10 will buy chairs constructed by village carpenters in Samthar; India. $10.00 will purchase a student workbook for an English for Young Learners classroom. Associated Organization: Project Awake and Shine.

#95: Musical Instruments, Ladakh, India: $26.00 will buy a flute, $64.00 will buy an acoustic guitar and $360.00 will buy a keyboard for visually impaired children at the Mahabodhi School and Hostel for Visually Impaired. Students who are generally ignored are receiving care and vocational training. Associated Organization: www.mahabodhi-ladakh.org.

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INDONESIA

#71: Food, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia: Every Thursday food is distributed by volunteers to men, women and children in need. The food costs per person are: $.16 for rice; $.11 for milk; $.07 for crackers; and $.09 for noodles.

#33: Soup Kitchen and Medical supplies, Banda Aceh, northern Sumatra: Posko Kita Relief Center in Banda Aceh, northern Sumatra, needs funds to support women and children affected by the tsunami. The volunteer-operated center is providing a refuge, soup kitchen, medical facility and communication center.

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LAOS

#114: Rabbit Hutches, Laos: Each rabbit hutch costs $30.00, and six additional hutches are needed for rabbit breeding at an orphanage in rural Laos. The children at the orphanage raise their own vegetables but they are protein deficient. The older girls keep the hutches clean and feed the rabbits. There are a total of 391 children at the orphanage.

#50: Improving Health, Laos: $100.00 provides a tank for water collection and a trough for washing hands for 300 students at the Pakthong Primary School in Vientiane. $120.00 will buy a septic tank, $200.00 provides one stall with a water-sealed toilet.

#74: Medicine and Winter Coats, Laos: $2.50 will buy a warm jacket and $50.00 will purchase medicines for one year for children at the Luang Prabang Orphanage where 350 children from 7 to 16 years of age live. Many children have lost their parents due to unexploded bombs left over from the Vietnam war.

#80: Cleft Palate and Lip Operation Expenses, Laos: $21.00 provides transportation by boat or bus; $17.00 pays for food for the patient and one family member for 4 days; $20.00 pays for medication. Surgery and operating costs are paid by Interplast and other volunteer medical teams.

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NEPAL

Here is a list of the Lantern Projects that are in Nepal. You can read about all projects in Nepal on this page. If you would like to read more about a particular project, please click on its "Read More" link.

#1: Ilam Clinic, New Wing, Eyeglasses: $3.50 contribution will be matched by the Lions Club to provide new glasses for a child or adult through the Himalayan Health Care Eyeglasses Fund. The glasses will be distributed through the new hospital/clinic in Ilam, Nepal. This hospital will serve a large population in rural Eastern Nepal that previously has lacked adequate medical care. Organization Associated with Project: www.himalayan-healthcare.org.

#9: Orphanage Infant Items: The Bal Mandir Orphanage in Kathmandu, Nepal needs the following items: baby blankets, $15; crib sheets, $14/pair; nursing bottles, $2; pacifiers, $2; plastic diaper covers, $4; soft teddy rattles, $17 for 4; musical mobiles, $25. Organization Associated with Project: National Children's Organization (NCO), Nepal, www.nconepal.org. Read More...

#28: Tin Roof and School Supplies: The Basaha Village Development Committee in eastern Nepal is building a school classroom for the Shri Jana Jyoti Primary School so students do not have to be outside in the rain. Funds are needed for the roof: $5 for nails; $20 for wire; $20 for wooden pieces and $192 for 4 bundles of corrugated sheets. $5 provides school supplies. Read More...

#31: Computer: $416.00 will provide a computer for the Shree Mahendra National Secondary School in Bikram Sambat, Nepal. The community runs this government school of 472 students. Currently there is no computer. Organization Associated with the Project: International Women's Sewing Group. Read More...

#42: Improving Health and Sanitary Conditions, Nepal: $25.00 provides seeds and training for a family vegetable garden. $50.00 provides a latrine. $200.00 covers the cost of the construction of a water tap. The use of the water tap and latrine will minimize disease and unsanitary conditions. Associated organization: Educate The Children, www.etc-nepal.org. Read More...

#65: Cribs, Nepal: $48.00 will provide a new crib at the Bal Mandir Orphanage in Kathmandu, Nepal. Currently 3-4 children are sharing a crib. This causes skin diseases, illness and unsanitary conditions. Having their own crib would improve their health, sanitation and well-being. Associated organization: National Children’s Organization of Nepal. www.nconepal.org. Read More...

#66: Stoves, Bedding and Clothing for Leper Colony in Nepal: $7.00 will buy a woman’s shawl or men’s sweater; $10.00 will buy a winter quilt and $17.00 will provide a kerosene stove for one elderly leprosy victim living in a colony near Pokhara, Nepal. Associated Organization: www.virtueschildrennepal.org. Read More...

#79: Hospital Supplies, Nepal: $5.00 will provide a bedcover, $114 will provide medical instrument wrappers and hospital clothing and $171 will buy material for curtains for doors and windows at a district hospital in Parasi, Nepal. Associated Organization: International Women’s Sewing Group, Nepal.

#91: School Supplies, Nepal: $17.00 will provide a school uniform, backpack and basic supplies for a child to go to school for a year in Kathmandu. Without these supplies it is virtually impossible for these impoverished children to attend class. Associated organization: Global Family Village Nepal.
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#97: New Classroom, Beltar Village, Udayapur district of Nepal: Following are needed to build a classroom for the Raktamala Primary School: $70 Cement; $70 Sand; $70 Wood, $210 Bricks and $70 Classroom Furniture. Labor and local materials will be donated by the villagers.

#105: Goats, Bees, & Mushrooms, Nepal: The following are needed for the Nestling Home: $17.00 for a goat, $22.00 for a beehive; $20.00 for mushroom seed packets and $328.00 for a greenhouse for off-season vegetable production. This home provides indigent children of prisoners with food, shelter, education and vocational training. Associated Organization: PAM (Prisoners Assistance Mission/Nepal). Read More...

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SRI LANKA

This is a list of the current Lantern Projects in Sri Lanka.

#34: Rebuilding of schools, hospitals, and homes, Colombo Metro and Trincomallee, Sri Lanka: The Rotary Clubs of Colombo Metro and Trincomallee, Sri Lanka are coordinating a rehabilitation program for the rebuilding of schools, hospitals and homes in Trincomallee where 86,000 people are in temporary refugee camps.

#36: Water Purification System Replacement Parts and Supplies, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Colombo West Rotary Club in Sri Lanka and the Sunnyvale Rotary Club are raising funds for water purification systems. They are being flown to Sri Lanka free of charge. The Sri Lankan Rotarians will provide the water pumps and install and maintain the systems. The replacement parts and supplies to keep each system running at maximum capacity for one year cost $800.

#40: 252 Family Project: These families are rebuilding their homes and their lives. They need household goods such as beds, chairs, stoves and tables. For their work they need to replace items such as saws, drills and diving gear. Most items cost under $100.00.

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THAILAND

#35: Replacement of Commercial Fishing Equipment, Takua Pa, Thailand: The Thailand Takua Pa Rotary Club and San Francisco Bay Area Rotary Clubs are partners in raising funds for nets, traps and material to repair Thai boats.
#99: Bedding, Thailand: $15.00 buys bedding for orphans and vulnerable children who are living in hill areas in Northern Thailand. Most of the children have fled across the border from Burma, with family members, neighbors or other children. Associated Organization: Foundation for the People of Burma, www.foundationburma.org.

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TIBET

#8: Solar Lanterns
Dhonsho Village in Tibet

Solar Lanterns were requested for the Dhonsho Village in Tibet. The majority of Tibetans in rural areas use diesel fuel for lamps. Diesel is expensive, frequently unaffordable, and causes burns and serious health problems. My phlegm is black every morning from burning diesel, says a villager. Solar Lanterns are durable, easy to use and carry from room to room. They reduce health risks and fire hazards, prevent injury from tripping at night, help children study, and parents work on an income-generating craft.

The Tibetan Village Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty in Tibet through healthcare, education and other sustainable development projects that empower Tibetans to live self-sufficient lives. This project is part of The Sustainable Village, www.thesustainablevillage.com. The Sustainable Village donates/invests all profits for microfinance and microenterprise projects in developing countries. As a way of further helping the villagers and undermining the roots of poverty, we help import the products back. These are mainly fair-trade items, organic, and made with renewable energy with no or little pollution resulting in their creation.

The Sustainable Village provides solutions to global problems using renewable energy and appropriate technology. We help projects in developing countries concerning energy generation, safe water, public health, long-distance communications, sustainable agriculture, and micro-enterprise employment. We provide the "hard technology" for these projects: design and engineering, equipment and parts supply, international delivery, training and installation.

#45: School Supplies and Clothing, Tibet: $19.00 will buy pens and pencils, $50.00 will buy student books and notebooks and $75.00 will buy student clothing and shoes for a student for 1 year at the Jonang Primary School in Amdo, Tibet. This is the only primary school in a 3-day radius. Associated organization: Jonang Foundation, www.jonangfoundation.org.

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VIETNAM

#7: School Furniture: $10 will provide a chalkboard and chalk: $35 will provide desks and $14 will provide chairs for small 2-room primary schools in the Thai Nguyen, Danang and Dong Ha provinces of Vietnam. Organization Associated with the Project: www.eastmeetswest.org. Read More...

#32: Safe Drinking Water: $2.50 purchases 1 meter of piping that will help deliver water to needy homes in the Quang Nam Province in Vietnam. A safe water source from the ground is located. A submersible pump is dropped into a well and piping is installed to direct the water source to the water tower. Through a gravity feed it is filtered and then piped to homes. $2000 provides a filter for hundreds of households. Program Associated with the Project: East Meets West Foundation, www.eastmeetswest.org. Read More...

#44: Hospital Trip, Vietnam: Many children (below the age of 16) in remote rural areas do not have access to adequate health care. When a child has a medical condition or illness, $50.00 - $100 will pay for transportation to a hospital in a major city, examination fees, laboratory fees, and medicine as well as temporary housing and meals.
www.eastmeetswest.org. Read More...

#72: Clothing and School Supplies, Da Nang, Vietnam: $2.00 pays for socks and raincoats; $4.00 for a traditional dress for girls or a school uniform for boys; and $7.00 provides a notebook, pens and supplies for orphaned, disadvantaged, disabled or at-risk children ages 6 –17. There are 150 students at the Village of Hope; 45 students are deaf. Associated organization: East Meets West, www.eastmeetswest.org. Read More...

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