We are celebrating the completion of the main building!
This is the website of the Finnish Charity School Project.
Tietoa projektista suomeksi löytyy tästä
You make a living by what you get, you make a life by what you give
- Winston Churchill
Please visit our Chinese language web site at www.fenfangchina.org
The temporary primary school at GuiYuan village on
Dec. 26th, 2008
Metal barracs are bolted down on the foundation of the former school building.
The old school was destroyed on May 12th 14:58 when the Wenchuan earthquake took
place with a Richter 8.2 magnitude
The roofs of the old school caved in injuring 19 children. Fortunately most of
the children were playing on the schoolyard at the time the quake begun.
The rubble seen on the grounds, pushed towards the walls, are the remains of the
old school building
This is a project initiated by the Finnish Community in China to raise funds and
re-build a school in the WenChuan quake area. The value of the main project is about 4.2 million. We have now secured enough funds to complete the main building. As a secondary objective we want to raise an additional 100.000 RMB (EUR 10.000) to build a lunch hall for the students.
The building site on September 8th, 2009.
Latest News
- December 4th, 2009 - Talouselämä - a Finnish economics magazine publishes an article about CSR in China. Our project gets a special mention
- September 29th 2009 - We held our Opening ceremony of our school in GuiYuan village in Sichuan
- September 2009 - Mrs Hilkka Virkki a Finnish artist living in Shanghai donates a painting for the teachers office
- May 5th 2009 - We held our Ground Breaking ceremony of our school in GuiYuan village in Sichuan
- April 22nd 2009 - We celebrate toghether with the Finnish Expo team the ground breaking ceremony of Kirnu. See the pictures at the official expo site
See all news here...
For more details, find our newsletter archive here...
Newest supporters
- Ms. 王凌云 - Lingyun Wang, Oulu, Finland
- Mrs. Hilkka Virkki, Shanghai
- Ms. Hu Jun 胡俊, Shanghai
- Ms. Zhang Li 张俐, Shanghai
- Mr. Steven Ma 马猛, Shanghai
See all sponsors here...
Update
We are now in the process of seeking sponsorships within the business community
in order to secure the finalization of this project. See the
project invitation for further details. Our section for
Frequently Asked Questions will also give you a good overview of the
project.
Commitments have ranged from RMB 10 000 to 500 000, depending on the size of the
company. Donations can also be in form of appropriate materials or services. If
you have any questions, please send us an e-mail. The easiest way to pledge your
commitment is by sending an e-mail to
oskar@startupshanghai.com State your company, a contact person, and the
amount you wish to participate with.
Your commitment will be highly appreciated and will give countless children in
the Wenchuan area a chance of a better education.
Best regards,
Oskar Helling - project manager
+86 139 1861 0405
oskar@startupshanghai.com