Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Decrease in chronic upper GI problems; Decrease of tooth loss due to infection, lack of early detection. Decrease in iodine-deficiency through regular examination. Decrease in flu-type virus due to lack of clothing and heat

Project Message

"We can have a big impact on the health of these very poor people by teaching them when they are young, when the teachers are their own people. We can influence public health education by example."
- Phuntsok Dongdrup, Clinic Director, Surmang Foundation

Who is Running This Project

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in China and can also be found under Health.

For more information about China, read the Human Development Report on China or the Wikipedia entry for China.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 9, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 25, 2008

Latest Update from the Field

Modi School Project

By Lee Weingrad - CEO Surmang Foundation, December 09, 2009 02:02 PM

With the help of donors from Globalgiving.org, we have made a giant step in our model project at the Modie Schools. These are the schools of: Modi, Tsokey, Dulong and Seche.

We have:
--installed wooden flooring
--put in walls and ceilings
--put stoves in every room
--replaced the tree stumps with chairs and desks
--provided notebooks and pencils to every student
--provided meals to 6 children who don't have enough food
--provided clothing for the Tibetan winter
--installed double-paned windows
--painted the outside of the buildings

Surmang Foundation has also created a written curriculum and textbook for teaching hygiene and pubic health in the Modi schools. These will be taught by SF community health workers -- local women (and men) who act as an invaluable outreach arm of the clinic.

In addition Dr. Phuntsok Dongdrup, Clinic Director, makes regular visits to the schools to assist in health promotion and primary care.

Links:

• Surmang Foundation's Prayer Flag: make a wish campaign
• a video about why we need to help Modi schools
• our health education textbook/coloring book

Pictures:

• inside of re-done classroom (JPG)
• Untitled2.jpg (JPG)
• new classroom -- before the new desks arrive (JPG)

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