tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81718076438122158352024-02-19T07:34:24.083-08:00Projects in ChinaOn this blog, we want to give you more details about the many projects we are working with in the People's Republic of China.Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-79374911880029938832018-12-10T02:01:00.000-08:002018-12-10T02:01:33.114-08:00I feel so much better now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tian Biqiu/<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: DengXian; mso-ansi-language: NO-BOK; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: DengXian; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">田</span><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: DengXian; mso-ansi-language: NO-BOK; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: DengXian; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">必</span><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: DengXian; mso-ansi-language: NO-BOK; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: DengXian; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">球</span> (70) is not from a Christian background at
all, but she has come into touch with a Church in her neighbourhood in ZhiJiang
county because of services for the elderly that this Church is providing. She
was initially very hesitant to come when her friends invited her to the Church,
but after visiting for the first time, she found that the Church volunteers
were very loving and kind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was very
touched by the fact that they cared about her as a person and the welfare of
her body. Since attending church activities, her body feels much better and she
feels more loved and cared for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
Church is just one of many Churches in Hunan & Guanxi province who have
received training from NMS in how they can reach out to the marginalized in
their communities through different projects and initiatives through the
training project called “Practical Diakonia͟”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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in </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">Qinghai</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">, the
church in </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">HuangYuan</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">
decided to clean the </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">Qingshui</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">
river of rubbish, and that way be able to show Christ’s love in a very
practical way and also help to protect God’s creation. </span></div>
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kilometer (10 miles) long </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">Qingshui</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;"> river has been fully cleared of rubbish.
When NMS Ole Jacob and Tom from NMS arrived in June the river looked like a
landfill. Both banks of the river and the river itself were covered in rubbish
and plastic, and sundry products were floating in the water.</span></div>
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river, with 20 Church volunteers working hard for months to transform the
river, removing endless truckloads of rubbish. Through hard manual </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">labour</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;"> the
river has been cleaned up all the way to its source. The water now looks as
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Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Huangyuan, Xining, Qinghai, China36.682426 101.2564640000000535.8664475 99.965570500000055 37.4984045 102.54735750000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-79620422716392006622017-11-07T05:00:00.001-08:002017-11-07T05:00:30.290-08:00"The Centre Opened my World" says Hua Wen<div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">
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school in Changsha where he studied for a year before joining a regular school.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19pt;">His mother, He Ming </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19pt;">Ming</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19pt;"> (34)
relates to us how she believed it to be utterly unthinkable that her son could
ever join a "regular" school, but that was before he attended the
Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation Centre. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19pt;">The year at the </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19pt;">centre</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19pt;">
enabled Hua Wen to communicate with the world around him. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 19pt;">Hua Wen has many good memories from his
time as a student at the Hearing Centre. His favorite dishes are spinach and
beef strips. His favorite hobby is painting. </span></div>
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Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Changsha, Hunan, China28.228209 112.9388139999999826.438113 110.35702699999997 30.018304999999998 115.52060099999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-57889656309379321052017-11-05T01:14:00.000-07:002017-11-05T01:16:44.149-07:00Proud and Happy!<div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">
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her Church may not be rich, the congregation has worked together to establish a
school stipend program for orphans</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">The orphans who receive a scholarship are
funded from elementary to middle school/junior high, high school and eventually
university. The church supports between 20-25 children and youth. </span></div>
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a passionate and proud advocate of the program and the church's positive impact
on the life of these young orphans who otherwise would not be able to get an
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">Wang </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;">Jingxi</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 18pt;"> is currently enrolled in an NMS course
that equip Churches to help the marginalized in their communities. Her church
has set up with NMS. She is enthusiastic about the program and has found it to
be very useful for her church's existing work.</span></div>
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Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Nanning, Guangxi, China22.817002 108.3665429999999820.9480215 105.78475599999997 24.685982499999998 110.94832999999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-51621641817541383262014-11-03T00:30:00.000-08:002014-11-03T00:30:09.444-08:00No longer cold!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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PengZhen live in the countryside in YongShun in Hunan Province in China.
They live there together with their grandma and their mum. They belong to an
ethic minority group in China called the TuJia people. They have their own
traditions and culture which are a bit different from most Chinese people.
Because they belong to an ethnic minority group, their parents got permission
to have more than one child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Rei (the girl) is in third grade and Zhen
(the boy) is in fourth grade. Reis` favourite food is cabbage and rice, but
Zhens’ favourite is definitely meat. Zhen likes Mathematics, but his sister Rei
likes all the subjects at school. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">They both are happy to have a sibling,
because they can play together when they have finished their homework. They
both enjoy school. However, life has not always been so easy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">When Rei
was newborn, their father went to the city to seasonal work. It is very common
in China for farmers go to the big cities to find work for 8-11 months a year
leaving their kids with grandparents (or their mother) on the farm to take care
of any animals and farming. This way, the parents are able to earn enough money
for the family to live on. However, since their father went to the city nine years
ago, they have not heard from him. They suspect that there may have been an
accident and they presume him to have died, but they are not sure. Their
mother, Peng ShuiYing (36), has therefore been taking care of the children and
her mother-in-law, Chen YinNan (80). It has not been easy to make ends meet.
Certain periods of the year, they have not had enough food for their family and
YongShun is very cold, also inside, so the winters are tough if you clothes are
not warm enough. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4uFjWUY0Edl-JlAmViSz-b4_5tttKlafuJ2P6i1f8IyAGBRYbec0ytVQibY6RSV_NpwSOzIHvyyqbXotaHC6XozmO1CXo5c1byobS2QRHwplkYHbrjPtdwLm9XIKJYAOPI9ptrlvdx4/s1600/Historie+14.+Peng+ShuiYing+vever.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4uFjWUY0Edl-JlAmViSz-b4_5tttKlafuJ2P6i1f8IyAGBRYbec0ytVQibY6RSV_NpwSOzIHvyyqbXotaHC6XozmO1CXo5c1byobS2QRHwplkYHbrjPtdwLm9XIKJYAOPI9ptrlvdx4/s1600/Historie+14.+Peng+ShuiYing+vever.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-GB">Last year, their mum, Peng ShuiYing, started a course in Brocading which is a part of the International Biogas Project in China. The type of brocading art she is doing is unique for their ethnic group, the TuJia people. So, when Rei and Zhen are at school and she does not need to work on the fields, their mum is now making very pretty carpets. She is able to sell these easily, and they thus have some additional income. They are not rich, but life has become a lot better than it used to be says their mum Peng ShuiYing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Maybe you're wondering what to give as a Christmas gift to someone who already has much of what they need? Supporting a family through this project can give an entire family a better future. Find out how you can support this project <a href="http://www.projectsinchina.blogspot.hk/2014/02/would-you-like-to-support-one-of-our.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /></span></div>
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<o:p></o:p>Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Yongshun, Xiangxi, Hunan, China29.00144 109.8512539999999328.113287999999997 108.56036049999993 29.889592 111.14214749999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-47462445106656011352014-05-20T00:30:00.000-07:002014-05-20T00:30:03.116-07:00Art For a Better Life.<div class="MsoNormal">
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"Hi Uncle!" calls Peng ShuSan (3) as he climbs on to the loom with a cute smile on his
face. The three-year old has a lot of energy and is in a good mood. It is the
first time he has met a foreigner, and he says that he is excited to meet a
"real foreigner".</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We have been
invited into the home of Mi ErMei (38) and are received with warm smiles even though
it is cold in the apartment. She belongs to the Tujia ethnic group, and has
recently completed a brocading course for women. This training course is part
of the International Biogas Project that NMS runs in YONGSHUN, located in Hunan
Province in China. The course taught her how to make traditional Tujua brocade pictures
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gives life to an old tradition and simultaneously provides much needed income
for Mi ErMei and the other women who are taking part in this course.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mi ErMei’s husband
died earlier this year. Although she is smiling, her face is marked by sorrow. The
time is approaching nine o'clock at night and it is dark outside. However, her
daughter, Peng Shuyi (12) is still at school where she has evening lessons.
Evening lessons entails that she needs to eat at the school cafeteria, which means
an additional expense. Mi ErMei knows exactly how much dinner at the cafeteria
costs and although the cafeteria is very cheap, it has an impact on her tight
budget. A few months ago, she did not know how she would cope financially after
her husband's death. How would she be able to pay for her daughter’s schooling?
The vegetables from their farm alone are not sufficient to even give the kids
enough food. With the loom and her newfound skills, she is upbeat about the
future. Now she can do brocade when it suits her and the rugs she makes provides
a very welcome additional income.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mi ErMei
throws a ball on the cement floor of the apartment, and Peng ShuSan runs to
catch it. The small apartment is sparsely decorated and there are two cheap
broken suitcases and some broken toys next to the chair I'm sitting on. As I
look around, I think to myself that they would get more space if they threw
away these things. Then it strikes me that in Europe we often think that the
poor have nothing. This is partly true - they often have very little. However, poor
people in this community are also too poor to be able to throw away things that
are broken or that they do not need at the moment. Being able to buy something
later is a privilege of the rich. But that is obviously not what Mi ErMei is
concerned about today. Right now she is very grateful because she has the loom
that she has received from NMS. It helps her to be able to buy meat for her children
almost every week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Do you have
something to be thankful for? Perhaps the amount of freedom you have? Or are
you thankful for your safety or health? Do you want to contribute to give more
freedom and security to poor women who, like Mi ErMei, who want to earn a
living in a dignified way without having to worry unnecessarily about tomorrow?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This brocading
course for women is part of the International Biogas project that provides
biogas to poor farmers in China and Madagascar. Women have more disposable time
once they have a biogas digester on their farm because they no longer need to
collect wood etc. For this reason, this project started several courses in
China and Madagascar which gives women an opportunity to use their newfound
leisure time in a way that can improve their life and family income. This
course is a brocading course for women and Mi ErMei is one of the participants.
Do you want to support the International Biogas project and help to change the
lives of women like Mi ErMei?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Give a donation to this project <a href="http://www.projectsinchina.blogspot.hk/2014/02/would-you-like-to-support-one-of-our.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Yongshun, Xiangxi, Hunan, China29.00144 109.8512539999999328.113287999999997 108.56036049999993 29.889592 111.14214749999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-49243154393816263362014-03-04T00:14:00.000-08:002014-03-04T00:14:00.573-08:00Pancakes and the mountain of bachelors. <div class="MsoNormal">
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lives on "GuangGu'er Shan" in YONGSHUN in Hunan Province, China. GuangGu'er
Shan means "the mountain of bachelors." The reason for this name is
that life is tough out here. Because the tradition in China is for women to
move to their husband's home and become part of his family when they marry, the
name implies that life is so tough here that women don’t want to marry men from
this village because they don’t want to live there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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LingShen lives here with his wife Xiang Zhenying (54) and his mother (84).
Their son works as a seasonal worker in a city in ZheJiang Province. They have
sheep and two cows, but life on "the mountain of bachelors" is not
always easy.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Luo Xiang
and Zhenying LingShen are one of the many families who dream of installing
biogas on their farm.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Biogas is
formed when animal and human dung is converted into methane gas in a tank under
the ground. This gas has no smell or smoke, and can be used for cooking and
lighting. When the mixture has released its gas, it comes out as a high quality
organic fertiliser. That means that LuoingShen and his family not only get gas
for cooking and lighting, but also high quality organic fertilizer that
increases crop yields.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">In addition
to increased revenue, reduced costs and more free time for poor farmers, biogas
is helping to improve the status of women, health and hygiene, and protecting
the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Over the
past five years, NMS has made it possible for over 1,000 families in YONGSHUN
in Hunan to have biogas on their farms. Over the next year we want to provide
biogas for several families like LuoZiPing and YuTiuanHong on "The Bachelor
Mountain." Would you like to help make this possible?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<br />Today, many
Christians in the UK and other countries around the world celebrate Pancake Day by eating
pancakes. The reason is that Lent
starts tomorrow and making pancakes finishes up all of the last eggs in the house. Lent is a gift - a time for reflection and a simpler life. It is also traditional to give up something you enjoy during Lent. It can be anything
from ice cream, sweets, coffee, meat or even
meal each day. This is a golden opportunity to give the money that you save on e.g.
sweets or coffee to people who are in need. That way, we can fast the way the
Lord asks us to:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 0.75em;">5 </span></h3>
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<span class="text Isa-58-5" id="en-NIV-18792" style="position: relative;">Is this the kind of fast<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18792A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)"></span> I have chosen,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-5" style="position: relative;">only a day for people to humble<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18792B" title="See cross-reference B">B</a>)"></span> themselves?</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-5" style="position: relative;">Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18792C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)"></span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-5" style="position: relative;">and for lying in sackcloth and ashes?<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18792D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)"></span></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-5" style="position: relative;">Is that what you call a fast,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-5" style="position: relative;">a day acceptable to the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>?</span></span></div>
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<span class="text Isa-58-6" id="en-NIV-18793" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;">6 </span>“Is not this the kind of fasting<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18793E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)"></span> I have chosen:</span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-6" style="position: relative;">to loose the chains of injustice<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18793F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)"></span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-6" style="position: relative;">and untie the cords of the yoke,</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-6" style="position: relative;">to set the oppressed<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18793G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)"></span> free</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-6" style="position: relative;">and break every yoke?<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18793H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)"></span></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-7" id="en-NIV-18794" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;">7 </span>Is it not to share your food with the hungry<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18794I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)"></span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-7" style="position: relative;">and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18794J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)"></span>—</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-7" style="position: relative;">when you see the naked, to clothe<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18794K" title="See cross-reference K">K</a>)"></span> them,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-7" style="position: relative;">and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18794L" title="See cross-reference L">L</a>)"></span></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-8" id="en-NIV-18795" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;">8 </span>Then your light will break forth like the dawn,<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18795M" title="See cross-reference M">M</a>)"></span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-8" style="position: relative;">and your healing<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18795N" title="See cross-reference N">N</a>)"></span> will quickly appear;</span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-8" style="position: relative;">then your righteousness<span class="footnote" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="[<a href="#fen-NIV-18795a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]">[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+58%3A5-9&version=NIV#fen-NIV-18795a" style="color: #b37162; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</span><span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18795O" title="See cross-reference O">O</a>)"></span> will go before you,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Isa-58-8" style="position: relative;">and the glory of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> will be your rear guard.<span class="crossreference" style="font-size: 0.65em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;" value="(<a href="#cen-NIV-18795P" title="See cross-reference P">P</a>)"></span></span></span><br /><span class="text Isa-58-9" id="en-NIV-18796" style="position: relative;"><span class="versenum" style="display: block; font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; left: -4.8em; position: absolute; vertical-align: top;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #5c1101; font-size: 16px;">Isaiah 58:5-8</span></div>
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How about
trying to give up something that you like during Lent this year and give the
money to one of NMS's great projects? Through the International f Biogas project
you can help to provide biogas for farmers both in China as well as Madagascar
where we seek to transfer this ingenious technology. Do you want to join in
this adventure that is both helping to combat poverty, protect the environment
and improve women's health? If you’re interested, you can support this project
here.<br />
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Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Yongshun, Xiangxi, Hunan, China29.00144 109.8512539999999328.113287999999997 108.56036049999993 29.889592 111.14214749999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-15922841888198961102014-02-27T18:55:00.003-08:002014-02-27T18:57:29.000-08:00Would you like to support one of our projects in China?<h4>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you're interested in supporting one of our projects, there are several ways to do do this. If you have a British Bank Account, take a look <a href="http://www.projectsinchina.blogspot.hk/2013/11/support-projects-in-china-from-uk.html" target="_blank">here</a>. If you can read Norwegian, the easiest way to support our project, is probably to click your way from <a href="http://www.nms.no/kina/" target="_blank">here</a>. If you have Hong Kong bank account, you can either send us a
cheque made out to “Norwegian Missionary Society”. Please specify on the back of the cheque which project or general purpose you'd like to support (If you do not write anything on the cheque, the funds will still go
to our work generally). Alternatively, you can transfer
funds to the HSBC account of the Norwegian Missionary Society. The account number, is 031-006695-001.<br />If you live in another country, please make a transfer to NMS in Norway.<br />T<span style="background-color: #dbedfe; font-size: 12px; line-height: 10.239999771118164px; white-space: pre-wrap;">he bank details for NMS in Norway:
IBAN: NO73 8220 02 85030
BIC/SWIFT:PLUSNO22
Bank: Sparebanken Sør</span><span style="background-color: #dbedfe; font-size: 12px; line-height: 10.239999771118164px; white-space: pre-wrap;">IBAN: NO73 8220 02 85030</span><span style="background-color: #dbedfe; font-size: 12px; line-height: 10.239999771118164px; white-space: pre-wrap;">BIC/SWIFT:PLUSNO22</span><span style="background-color: #dbedfe; font-size: 12px; line-height: 10.239999771118164px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bank: Sparebanken Sør</span><span style="background-color: #dbedfe; font-size: 12px; line-height: 10.239999771118164px; white-space: pre-wrap;">IBAN: NO73 8220 02 85030</span><span style="background-color: #dbedfe; font-size: 12px; line-height: 10.239999771118164px; white-space: pre-wrap;">BIC/SWIFT:PLUSNO22</span><span style="background-color: #dbedfe; font-size: 12px; line-height: 10.239999771118164px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bank: Sparebanken Sør</span><span style="background-color: #dbedfe; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 10.239999771118164px; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you make the transfer, please specify that the donation is made to Project No. 641 000 </span></span></span><span style="background-color: #dbedfe; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 10.239999771118164px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tel: +47 51 5</span></span><span style="color: #3e454c; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">1 61 00
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Thank you for your support!Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-72106383384143032182014-02-16T15:30:00.000-08:002014-02-16T15:30:03.281-08:00Dreaming of biogas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US">Xie LuQian
( 61 ) and Yan GanLian ( 50 ) in YONGSHUN in Hunan province in China have a
dream.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">They are in
good physical shape, but feel that they are both old and find farming tiring as
all three of their children have moved to the city. They have not yet approached
retirement age by western standards, but in China they would both normally be
retired long ago if they had a normal job in a city. Xie LuQian (61) has in
fact already lived longer than average in the rural population of China. The
average life expectancy in the countryside of China is actually under 60 years.
So, it is perhaps not surprising that they feel that they are getting old. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">"I would
really like a biogas tank on the farm," says Xie LuQian and smiles. "It
would be very nice to not have to pick twigs and wood any longer. Cooking would
be so much easier" said Yan GanLian and wince slightly as she stretches a
tired arm. A biogas tank would save her
many hours of work each day she explains.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Yan Gan
Lian also thinks that it would be nice to get rid of all the dirt from the two
cows in an easy way. It makes the farm much cleaner and hygienic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This simple
construction helps us get rid of something
we do not want (animal and human waste) and turns it into clean energy (for
cooking and lighting) and free organic fertilizer of high quality that does not
smell. In fact, the agricultural production in this grand country is in fact responsible
for more pollution than the industry. Reducing the carbon footprint of agriculture
through the use of biogas is therefore a key to improving the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Many women I
have spoken to about biogas are particularly excited about the prospect of having
a smoke-free kitchen after getting biogas. I ask if this is important to this
couple. " No no smoking in the kitchen and need to collect wood? Then I'll
be healthy even though I'm old!" says Yan Gan Lian, laughing.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: NO-BOK; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Mr. Xie LuQian ( 61 ) and his wife , Yan GanLian ( 50 ) dream of biogas on the farm.</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><b>How does
the biogas tank work? </b><br />Biogas is formed when animal (or human) dung and other
compost are inserted into the digester and become methane gas in the tank under
the ground. This gas has no smell or smoke and can be used for cooking and
lighting fires. When the mixture has released the gas, it comes out as organic
fertilizer of high quality. That means </span><span lang="EN-US">Xie LuQian and Yan GanLian </span><span lang="EN-GB">not only get gas for cooking and
light, but they also receive high quality organic fertilizer that increases their
crop yields.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In addition,
to increase revenue, reduce costs and free up time for poor farmers, biogas is helping
to improve the status of women, improving health and hygiene, as well as protecting
the environment.Over the past five years, NMS has made it possible for over
1,000 families in YONGSHUN in Hunan to get biogas on their farms. During this
year we want to help to provide biogas for several families including Mr. Xie
LuQian ( 61 ) and his wife Yan GanLian . Through the "International Biogas
Project" we are able to provide biogas for farmers both in China and Madagascar.
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<span lang="EN-US">Would you
like to fulfil the dreams of Xie LuQian and Yan GanLian? </span></div>
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you traveling by air this year? Then you can buy “Carbon Offset” from NMS while
helping Xie LuQian ( 61 ) and his wife Yan GanLian and others in their village
to get biogas on the farm and thus reduce poverty, protect the environment and to
improve women's health.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span><br />
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you’re in the UK (or if you have UK bank account), you can support the project
<a href="http://www.projectsinchina.blogspot.hk/2013/11/support-projects-in-china-from-uk.html" target="_blank">here</a>. If can read Norwegian, you can give one-off gift to the project <a href="https://nms.profundo.no/gave/index.php?pid=600504" target="_blank">here </a>or
support the project regularly <a href="https://nms.profundo.no/bligiver/index.php?pid=600504" target="_blank">here</a>. If you live in another country and would
like to support this project, please send us an e-mail and we will let you know
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<!--[endif]--></span>Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Xiangxi, Hunan, China29.168650815920003 109.7774820774793628.28049881592 108.48658857747937 30.056802815920005 111.06837557747936tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-38064590311759514012014-02-05T16:08:00.002-08:002014-02-07T01:02:11.929-08:00Biogas Makes Life Better!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Zhang MingGan (58) and his wife Luo Decui (56) are really happy to have received a biogas digester for their home through the International Biogas project that NMS operates YONGSHUN in Hunan Province, China.<br />
The couple belongs to the Tujia ethnic group and has five adult children: four daughters and a son. All the children are married and working in big cities, so the couple unfortunately does not have any help on the farm. For this reason, they are very happy that they no longer need to collect wood in the forest. "It was a pain and took a lot of time," says Zhang MingGan, smiling. Now the kitchen is clean and cooking is quicker and easier Zhang says. "Now food can be made in 20 minutes! Before, the cooking often took half the day”. Now they enjoy improved hygiene and a better life, but Zhang is probably most enthusiastic about the increased yields in the years to come as a result of the organic fertilizer that comes out as a "bonus product" from the biogas tank after the methane gas has disappeared. He has noticed that the crops already are better than before. Mr Zhang is thankful that he can use the organic fertilizer from the biogas tank on his garlic, onions, cabbages, carrots and oranges.<br />
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In a simple way, MingGan Zhang’s and Luo Decui’s (56) biogas tank helps to protect the environment and makes their lives easier and better in terms of finance, time and health. In addition, the biogas digester is also very good for the environment.<br />
How does the biogas tank work? Biogas is formed when animal (or human) dung and other compost are inserted into the digester and become methane gas in the tank under the ground. This gas has no smell or smoke and can be used for cooking and lighting fires. When the mixture has released the gas, it comes out as organic fertilizer of high quality. That means Qingxiu Zhang and Gu Zhengyi not only get gas for cooking and light, but they also receive high quality organic fertilizer that increases their crop yields.<br />
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Biogas has clearly made life better for Zhang MingGan (58) and his wife Luo Decui (56). Over the past five years, NMS has made it possible for over 1,000 families in YONGSHUN in Hunan to have biogas on their farms. Now we want to help to provide biogas for several families in YONGSHUN as well as in Madagascar where we seek to transfer the technology. Do you want to make this possible?<br />
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Did you know Chinese New Year has just passed? Many farmers in YONGSHUN dream of starting a new year that is better than last year. Would you like to give a New Year's gift that helps to combat poverty, protects the environment and improves women's health? To give an entire tank of biogas for a family in YONGSHUN costs only 100 Pounds. You can give an entire tank (or a half, or a tenth) to one of Zhang MingGan's neighbours. The amount is up to you. If you’re in the UK (or if you have UK bank account), you can support our project here. If can read Norwegian, you can give one-off gift to the project here or support the project regularly here. If you live in another country and would like to support this project, please send us an e-mail and we’ll let you know the best way. <br />
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Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-53356323395052401642014-01-20T17:27:00.000-08:002014-01-20T17:27:15.640-08:00The Brilliant Flame!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Qingxiu (56) and his wife Gu Zhengyi (49) are really happy to have biogas at </div>
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biogas through the International Biogas project that NMS is running in their
home village in YONGSHUN, China.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We are
standing in their kitchen where they make the lunch ready for us while we talk.
"Look how clean it is; no dust or smoke! Very different from life before
we got the biogas digester! The kitchen, toilet and animal pen is much cleaner
and everything is more hygienic "says Zhang Qingxiu while cutting potatoes
into thin strips. They both belong to the Tujia ethnic group, a minority ethnic
group in China. For the Tujia and other men in South China, it is not unusual for
them to help in the kitchen, especially on special occasions, although women
generally do the cooking in the everyday life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Gu Zhengyi pours
a little oil into a wok, and says "see," with a big smile before she
lights the flame by turning on a switch. "Before we had to go to great
lengths to gather twigs that were hard to find and we spent a lot of time on
it. When we cooked, it took a long time to light a fire to cook. Now, we can
just turn on a switch; and the flame is there! “says Gu Zhengyi and smiles
again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And it is
this simple little flame that simultaneously heats food for this family, lights
up the room at night, improves women’s health and burns away the polluting
methane gas (whilst also reducing deforestation and carbon emissions as the use
of wood and charcoal is no longer necessary) .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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oldest son, Zhang Guodong (3 ) comes into the smoke free kitchen with his ten
month-old daughter ZhangWenXu in his arms. Zhang Guodong and his wife Huo Fang
(28) live and work in Shanghai but they have come home to celebrate Chinese New
Year with their family, as is the tradition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For Chinese
New Year, people traditionally eat a lot of food, especially food that they would
not usually have. "This year we have a lot of delicious food to celebrate
with- we have had a bigger harvest than ever before," says Zhang Qingxiu,
pointing to large sacks of potatoes. But potatoes are not the only crops that have
had a good year because of the high quality organic fertilizer that comes out
of the biogas tank after methane gas is evaporated. All of the crops they grow
on the farm have had a good harvest: peanuts, corn, sweet potatoes, and yellow
beans. "What are you most looking forward to eating for New Year?”I ask
Zhang Guodong. "These!" he says, pointing to a chicken walking around
the yard pecking at a dry corn grain on the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Biogas has
clearly made life better for Qingxiu Zhang and Gu Zhengyi. Over the past five
years, NMS has made it possible for over 1,000 families in YONGSHUN in Hunan to
get biogas on their farms. Now we want to help to provide biogas for several
families in YONGSHUN as well as in Madagascar where we seek to transfer the
technology. Do you want to make this possible? You can give a gift to this
project here. Have you planned your vacation yet this year? Are you traveling
by air? If so, you can make your flights “greener" by buying Carbon
Offsets from NMS while enabling farmers in YongShun to get biogas on her farm, thus
reducing poverty, protecting the environment and improving women's health. You
can buy carbon offsets from this project. For an international flight, we recommend
a donation of 30 British Pounds. You can make a donation here.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">How
do the biogas tanks work? </span></b><span lang="EN-US">Biogas is formed when animal
or human dung and other forms of compost are inserted into a pipe and become
methane gas in a tank under the ground. This gas has no smell or smoke, and can
be used for cooking and lighting. When the mixture has released the gas, it
comes out as a high quality organic fertilizer. This means that Qingxiu Zhang
and Gu Zhengyi not only get gas for cooking and lighting, they also get good
organic fertilizer that increases crop yields.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In addition to increasing revenue, reducing farming
costs and freeing up time for poor farmers, biogas is helping to improve the
status of women, improving health and hygiene, as well as protecting the
environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Yongshun, Xiangxi, Hunan, China29.00144 109.8512539999999328.113287999999997 108.56036049999993 29.889592 111.14214749999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-73056364516807414962013-12-15T17:00:00.000-08:002013-12-15T17:32:11.051-08:00A New Start!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Zhang Qian (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: MingLiU; mso-bidi-font-family: MingLiU;">张</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: MingLiU; mso-bidi-font-family: MingLiU;">骞</span><span lang="EN-US">- 40) is delighted to learn the
traditional art of brocading and has big dreams.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> She belongs to the Tujia people,
and is now attending a brocading course for women who are part of the International Biogas
Project that NMS operates in YONGSHUN, located in Hunan Province in China. The
course teaches her how to do traditional Tujua brocade.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> The unemployed, single mother
looks at this course as a unique opportunity to start a new life for herself
and her son, Tian Youping (14). The opportunity to learn a skill that can help
her to earn a living is obviously important in a corner of China where it is
difficult to find work. Getting enough money for rent, food and school fees for
her son has not been easy, especially when she used to work as a cleaner or a
nanny. For Zhang Qian, however, this course is much more than just an
opportunity to earn a living; she has a big dream.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> She became a Christian a few
years ago, when she was in the city of Wenzhou as a migrant worker at one of
the city's many factories. One of the other workers at the factory told her
about Jesus and it changed her life completely. "Jesus gives life hope,
meaning and joy" she says, smiling broadly. "As a Christian, I have
peace and feel much better no matter how my (external) situation is”. She also
says that she experiences the church's care for her.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> Zhang Qian thinks that she is
possibly the only Christian participant in this brocade course, but nonetheless
has big plans. Once she had learned the art of brocade, she wants to start teaching
it to other women in the small Church. "Together we can maybe make a
small factory and make some money to help the poor in our village" says
Zhang Quan with a big smile and a lot enthusiasm.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> This brocading course for women
is part of the International Exchange of Biogas that provides biogas to poor
farmers in China and Madagascar. The women have more time once they have biogas
on the farm because they no longer have to collect wood or other fuels. Due to increase
in free time, this project also started several courses in China and Madagascar
that give women the opportunity to use their new-found leisure time in a way
that can improve their life and family income. This brocading course is one of the
courses available to women and Zhang Qian is one of the participants. Do you
want to support the International Exchange Program for Biogas?</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> Maybe you're wondering what to
give as a Christmas gift to someone who already has much of what they need? For
100 Pounds Sterling, you can give a whole biogas tank to a farmer in Zhang Quan’s
home county, YongShun. This Christmas gift could combat poverty and improve women's
health all in one! A gift that keeps women in Yongshun for so many years is a
unique gift! An Ipad, mobile phone or computer rarely lasts more than 4-5 years
but a tank of biogas can last generations and provide an entire family a better
future. Find out how you can support this project <a href="http://www.projectsinchina.blogspot.hk/2013/11/support-projects-in-china-from-uk.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-67176718084754712572013-12-09T01:33:00.000-08:002014-03-09T21:41:29.291-07:00From scepticism to joy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-GB">Peng
Yueling ( 30) and her husband , He Qiwan ( 35 ), who live in Hunan province in
China looked forward to getting biogas on the farm. However, they were a bit
anxious about the fact that inexperienced <span style="color: #1f497d;">strange</span>rs
from Madagascar would be doing the job of building the biogas tank.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB">Why?<br />
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">NMS have been running successful biogas
projects in China for Many years. Through the “International Biogas project”,
we are seeking to transfer this biogas success to our partner Church in Madagascar
by training technicians and farmers in Madagascar and building biogas digesters
in both Madagascar and China. As a part of their training, five technicians
from Madagascar came to China for 7 weeks to study biogas technology in our
project area in YongShun in Hunan Province. As a part of their training, these
technicians helped built the biogas digesters of farmers in China who were not
able to build their digester on their own, like Peng Yueling and He Qiwan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Not surprisingly, this family of four was very
interested in getting a biogas digester as it would make their lives much
easier. Mr He Qiwan works in Guangzhou City and is away from the farm most of
the year. As their two children are quite young and they have no relatives who
can lend a hand, they accepted the offer of help from the Malagasy biogas
apprentices.<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">However, their scepticism actually increased when Peng Yueling
met the technicians for the first time - they were smiling and friendly. From
my cultural perspective I interpreted this to mean that they were not serious
and would not do a good job, she admits. However, she relatively quickly
changed her mind: - I soon discovered that they worked very hard and were
talented. We are very pleased with the biogas tank we built together, she says.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Results</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Peng Yueling did not only get a biogas tank. She also
got new friends. Tears rolled down her face as the technicians finished the job
and returned to Madagascar - We became good friends, even though we do not have
any common language or will be able to see each other again, says Peng Yueling.
She is delighted that she can now make food in a smoke free kitchen and can
cook easily and conveniently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Her husband is also happy. The biogas tank ensures
that the family save money on energy. The organic fertilizer is used on their
fields where they cultivate corn, cabbage, carrots and potatoes. The result is
a better environment, better health and a little more money to spend on school
fees and other necessities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB">How Does Biogas work? </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Waste from the human toilet, the animal pen and any
kitchen waste all goes into the tank under the farm. The air-tight tank
transforms the biomass waste into methane. Thus, renewable energy is made. This
gas is odourless and produces no smoke, and can be used for cooking and
lighting. When the "mixture" has produced the gas, the sludge and
slurry that comes out of the tank is now organic fertilizer of high quality.
So, the biogas digester does not only provide gas for cooking and lighting, but
also good organic fertilizer for the field.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Great Impact </b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Over the past five years, NMS
has enabled more than 1,000 families in YongShun in Hunan to get biogas
digesters on their farms. Now we want to help to provide biogas for even more
families in YongShun in China. As a part of this project, we are also transferring
the success of the biogas projects in China to our partner in Madagascar. Do
you want to make this possible?</span></div>
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Do you want to help?<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For
about one hundred pounds, you can provide a biogas tank for one of the neighbours of </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;">Peng Yueling & </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;">He Qiwan</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. By supporting this project, you help
fight poverty, protect the environment and improve women's health. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;">Peng Yueling & </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;">He Qiwan</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">can enjoy a biogas tank that can last 20-30 years.
Would you like biogas valuable for more people? Click<a href="http://www.projectsinchina.blogspot.hk/2013/11/support-projects-in-china-from-uk.html"> here</a> to find out how you can
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ANDRIANATOANDRO Jaona Rasoloarinala , IARIVELO Niaina Thierry , RAZAFINDRAINIBE
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I love this volunteering experience here in
Madagascar and feel so good! It is great to be outside almost all of the time!
Malagasy people are eager to build biogas as most villages we visit have no
electricity and the charcoal based cooking stove that they use are not very
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<span lang="EN-GB">Nearly 3 biogas digesters have been finished
this week. During this week, Chen JiaHai also had a chance to give the technicians
here further training. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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feel the farmers and project leader are both very eager to get this biogas project
going. The project Leader of FLM in </span><a href="http://www.ask.com/wiki/Fianarantsoa?qsrc=3044" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: none; color: #3300b5; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14.03125px; text-decoration: none;" title="Fianarantsoa">Fianarantsoa</a>, Alfred, said a reporter of a local newspaper
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<span lang="EN-GB">Both Chen JiaHai and I enjoy working with Stine. She is doing a good job translating between
English and Malagasy. Chen JiaHai is happy to see that the biogas sites are working
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update is written by Jane Ren. She has travelled from the
wonderful Middle Kingdom to volunteer in Madagascar as a translator in the
International Biogas Programme that seeks to transfer the biogas success from
China to Madagascar. She is translating for the biogas technician Chen JiaHai
from YongShun in Hunan (in China). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Fianarantsoa, Madagascar-21.4536111 47.08583329999999-21.5718441 46.924471799999992 -21.3353781 47.247194799999988tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-3038104045987355002013-12-02T18:55:00.000-08:002013-12-02T20:39:30.309-08:00Good reasons to have biogas in Madagascar (and around the world):<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1) To protect the blue sky as God's
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<span lang="EN-GB">2) Every day you see people push carts of
charcoal on terrible roads for hours. By using biogas, you do not need to use charcoal!
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<span lang="EN-GB">7) To save expenses for farmers in
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This article is written by Jane Ren (see picture). She has travelled from the wonderful Middle Kingdom to volunteer in Madagascar as a translator in the International Biogas Programme that seeks to transfer the biogas success from China to Madagascar. She is translating for the biogas technician Chen JiaHai from YongShun in Hunan (in China). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Antsirabe, Madagascar-19.8666667 47.033333299999981-19.9861447 46.871971799999983 -19.7471887 47.194694799999979tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-90157985820360593572013-12-01T05:30:00.000-08:002013-12-01T20:42:22.527-08:00Peng WuYu is finding it hard not to smile .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Peng WuYu ( 47 ) and her
husband Yan Xigang ( 48 ) are both having trouble not smiling today. The
hundred Pounds that purchased the biogas tank under their farm has had a great
impact on their lives. Peng WuYu tells me that they have not only got a higher
income, better health and a lot more time, but the installation may even improve
the chances of marriage for their two sons. How is this possible?</span></div>
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husband Yan Xigang have recently got a biogas tank on their farm through the
International biogas project NMS is running in China and Madagascar. It does
not take long before Peng WuYu explains why she is so excited about biogas:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"It is so easy to
cook quickly with biogas! Before we got the installation, cooking was
complicated and time consuming, but now it is easy and quickly done "says
Peng WuYu and smiles while she continues:" Also there is no smoke in the
kitchen anymore - it's so refeshing ! "According to the World Health
Organization ( WHO), smoke in the kitchen is responsible for 1.6 million deaths
each year through pneumonia , chronic respiratory diseases and lung cancer . So
it is no wonder that Mrs. Peng is excited about no longer having any smoke in
the kitchen.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Waste from the toilet,
the animal pen and any kitchen waste all goes into the tank under the farm. The
air-tight tank transforms the biomass waste into methane. Thus, renewable
energy is made. This gas is odourless and produces no smoke, and can be used
for cooking and lighting. When the "mixture" has produced the gas,
the sludge and slurry that comes out of the tank is now organic fertilizer of
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This means that Peng WuYu
and Yan man Xigang not only get gas for cooking and lighting, but also good
organic fertilizer for their 2.5 acres of land. This fertilizer increases their
harvest considerably, which they are both very happy about.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The couple is thankful
for the money they save and the higher yields they are anticipating. It's tough
to make ends meet in the countryside, especially since both sons are now in
high school and education here is certainly not cheap. Peng WuYu , however,
insists that her sons should go to school, as she did not complete primary
school and would like to give her two sons a better future .</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Last year, Peng WuYu had
to go to the city for several months to earn money. She found this very challenging
as she prefers to be available for her old mother on the farm and she did not
like that the fields were not farmed or looked after. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">After getting the biogas
digester, she has more money but also a lot more time. She no longer needs to
go to the city to earn money, but not having to collect wood, means that she
has more</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> time available. This
means that she now can be available to her mother and her sons as well as being
able to cultivate the fields- something she is very thankful for.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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biogas, I spent much of the day collecting twigs and wood for cooking. I went
out 3-4 times a day and spent most of the day on cooking and picking up sticks
and wood (15 to 20 kilos per day). As we now have biogas, I no longer need to
collect twigs or wood and cooking is really quick and convenient " says
Peng WuYu and smiles. With a lot more free time, she is now able to spend time </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">on activities she enjoys and improve her family’s income: </span></div>
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backpacks of straw! I sell these and get some extra income" she says
excitedly before a big smile takes over her face again.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The family is proud to
belong to the Tujia minority. This people group lost much of their traditional
culture a long time ago. For this reason they are particularly proud of Tujia
crafts. So, Mrs Peng is excited about making these traditional Tujia baskets
which are used to transport everything from children to grain. In this simple
way, she is keeping alive traditional Tujia culture.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mrs Peng is clearly
grateful for how biogas has made her life much easier. "Do you have any
other dreams?” I wonder. "Hm …" she says quietly looking out of her
window: "Yes, I hope that one day my sons may get married," she says
, laughing. Curiously enough the biogas tank may in fact have a positive effect
on their chances of finding a wife in the future.”</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strange but true. With
China's restrictive laws on child birth coupled with a traditional preference
for boys, about 122 boys are born per 100 girls in China. This means that
approximately 15 % of men in China will never marry. It is especially difficult
for the young men who live on a farm where the bride's life would most likely
be tough and tiring. Getting a biogas tank on the farm could actually improve
the sons chances of marriage.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Over
the past five years, NMS has made it possible for over 1,000 families in
Yongshun in Hunan Province to get biogas digesters on their farms. In the next
year, we want to transform the lives of many more farmers through biogas
digesters in Yongshun, China.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Do
you want to make it possible for the neighbours of Peng WuYu to enjoy a biogas digester
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For
about one hundred Pounds, you can provide a whole biogas tank for one family on
the "The mountain of the Bachelors". By supporting this project, you
help fight poverty, protect the environment and improve women's health. Click <a href="http://www.projectsinchina.blogspot.hk/2013/11/support-projects-in-china-from-uk.html">here</a> to find out how you can support this project. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Yongshun, Xiangxi, Hunan, China29.00144 109.8512539999999328.113287999999997 108.56036049999993 29.889592 111.14214749999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-71534806703956031712013-11-29T20:37:00.000-08:002013-12-01T20:43:52.134-08:00Support projects in China from the UK. <div class="MsoNormal">
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Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-61300103214144848142013-11-13T06:03:00.000-08:002013-12-01T20:56:31.227-08:00LuoYueSheng dreams about an easier life on «The Mountain of the bachelors»<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
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of GuangGu'er Shan " in China, I meet a smiling LuoYueSheng (66). "
GuangGu'er Shan" literally means "the mountain of the bachelors”.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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tradition, women move to their husband's home and become part of his family
when they marry. So, the name of this mountain village implies that life is so
tough here that women do not want to marry men from this village because they
simply do not want to live here.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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one of the lucky ones who did get married. He and his wife Xiang Huiyu (61)
have been blessed with two daughters, three sons and six grandchildren. Their
youngest son is in fact their next-door neighbour. He helps his parents on the
farm because the young man's right arm is paralyzed and he therefore has
difficulty getting work in the big cities. The other children of Luo Yuesheng
work in Zhejiang. LuoYueSheng is proud of his children and
grandchildren, but he also admits that he finds life here in the village quite
tough.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I enjoy a nice cup of
tea around the fire in the kitchen and feel very thankful for the knee-high
rubber boots I am wearing. Mud has
reached all the way up to the top of the boots after we trudged up the mud road
up the mountain. It's nice to feel the warm cup and the warm fire as we are
chatting. It is very cold now - even inside. LuoYueSheng is poor, but is
prepared for our visit. He has a huge pile of twigs and logs that he has gathered
for our visit. The flames eat the wood in a hurry while we sit there and warm
our hands.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Huiyu dream of installing biogas on the farm. They are also interested in
courses that can help them grow better crops. "Are you saying that biogas
installations could potentially change the name of the village?” I ask somewhat
confused. "Yes, we hope so!" responds Luo YueShen and smiles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the animal pen and any kitchen waste all goes into the tank under the farm. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The air-tight tank
transforms the biomass waste into methane. Thus, renewable energy is made. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This gas is odourless and produces no smoke,
and can be used for cooking and lighting. When the "mixture" has
produced the gas, the sludge and slurry that comes out of the tank is now
organic fertilizer of high quality. So, Luo YueSheng would not only get gas for
cooking and lighting, but also good organic fertilizer for his fields.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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increasing revenue, reducing costs and freeing up time for poor farmers, biogas
is helping to improve the status of women, improving health and hygiene as well
as protecting the environment.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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family, would be saving approximately 3500 kg in wood per year if they could get
biogas. As deforestation is a major problem China, reducing the number of
people using wood for cooking makes a big difference.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Over
the past five years, NMS has made it possible for over 1,000 families in
Yongshun in Hunan Province to get biogas digesters on their farms. In the next
year, we want to give biogas digesters to many more people including Luo
Yuesheng and Xiang Huiyu on " The Bachelor Mountain </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">".</span></span><br />
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about one hundred pounds, you can provide a biogas tank for one family on the
"The mountain of the Bachelors". By supporting this project, help
fight poverty, protect the environment and improve women's health. LuoYueSheng
and his wife Xiang Huiyu can enjoy a biogas tank that can last 20-30 years. Would
you like to make this a reality? Click <a href="http://www.projectsinchina.blogspot.hk/2013/11/support-projects-in-china-from-uk.html">here</a> to find out how you can support
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Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Xiangxi, Hunan, China29.130271087649341 109.8983316868543628.242119087649339 108.60743818685437 30.018423087649342 111.18922518685436tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-91828478980415854122013-11-08T00:03:00.002-08:002013-11-08T03:01:00.731-08:00First impressions of China<a href="http://katrinesangolt.blogg.no/">Here</a> you can read all about the first impressions our new young volunteers stationed in Nanjing. Among other details, you will find that they have in fact already become <a href="http://amityprinting.com/news-events/item/451-warm-welcome-volunteers-of-amity-foundation">famous</a>. Check out the blogg authored by one of our volunteers: <a href="http://katrinesangolt.blogg.no/">http://katrinesangolt.blogg.no/</a>Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-29505280864894913992013-11-02T05:10:00.000-07:002013-11-03T16:07:54.942-08:00Cao YeBing would like to be a farmer!<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">Cao YeBing</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">曹烨彬</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">(8) is from Cheng Zhou (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">郴州</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">) in Hunan Province (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">湖南</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">) in China. He has attended the deaf School in ChangSha for three years where he also lives. If he could not stay there with the other boarding pupils, he could probably not go to a school at all. For breakfast, he likes best to eat baozi (which is a type of doughnut filled with meat). His favourite subject is drawing, but he also loves to dance. When he grows up, he dreams of becoming a farmer. In the evenings, he likes to watch TV. On his day off school, Sunday, he likes to walk in the park with the student volunteers from the university who come to be with Cao YeBing and other boarding pupils.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">Cao YeBings mother left him and his father when YeBing</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">was small because the father is handicapped and has some mental problems. After YeBin started his studies at the centre and learned to speak etc. his mother has been in contact with deaf centre and has resumed contact with both YeBin and his father. In this way, this deaf centre has helped to reconcile many families.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">He dreams of becoming a farmer when he grows up. Growing up, he only saw farmers cultivating the land, growing grain, vegetables that can be eaten. He does not know of other work that would not let him be hungry, so he thinks that being a farmer is the best of all.</span>Penguinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157217825968058634noreply@blogger.com0Changsha, Hunan, China28.228209 112.9388139999999826.438113 110.35702699999997 30.018304999999998 115.52060099999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171807643812215835.post-19121421908867478632013-09-30T00:30:00.000-07:002013-09-30T00:30:06.971-07:00Chen ShuZhao dreams about becoming a nurse<div class="MsoNormal">
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ShuZhao/</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: MingLiU; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: MingLiU;">陈述钊</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: MingLiU; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: MingLiU; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(</span><span lang="EN-GB">6</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">)</span><span lang="EN-GB">is from ChaLing (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">茶陵</span><span lang="EN-GB">) in Chuzhou (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">株洲</span><span lang="EN-GB">) in Hunan province (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">湖南</span><span lang="EN-GB">) in China. He has attended the deaf school in
Changsha one and a half years. There he is day-student and lives with his
parents. He gets up every day at 7am. First he washes his face then brushes his
teeth and puts on clothes before he eats breakfast. For breakfast he eats
noodles almost every day. Mum takes him to school almost every day. But on the
day off, Sunday, his grandmother often takes him to the park. He likes very
much! In his class, there are 13 students. The name of his teacher is Miss
Zhou, but he also has individual lessons with a different teacher each day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are very special in China! Why? They are brothers! In most parts of China, it
is illegal to have more than one child. Therefore, it is very unusual in
Changsha City, where they live, to have siblings. The boys like Sundays
especially because they have time off from school and can play with mum and
dad. These guys are the only kids at the deaf centre in Changsha with siblings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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countryside, where some places are allowed to have two children. YuQi </span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">(</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">黄玉其</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px;">) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> thinks it
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to be a father. In his impression, fathers are really great. His father earn money to support the family, enabling him and his brother who is similarly
hearing impaired to receive training at the deaf children rehabilitation
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driving the truck. The thought of his precious two sons being able to speak and
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<b><span lang="EN-GB">Chu NiKe/</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";">屈妮可</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">(6) is a girl from LouDi (</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";">省娄底</span><span lang="EN-GB">) in Hunan province(</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";">湖南</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">) in China. She lives at the deaf Centre in
Changsha because her dad works in ShenZhen and her mum works in Zhuzhou. Both
cities are far away from Changsha City. But every Friday, her mum comes to be
with her and on Sunday and holidays, they are together all the time! For
breakfast, Nike likes to drink warm milk and eggs, but for lunch she prefers
chicken. Otherwise she especially likes to eat sweets and cakes! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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grows up, she wants to be a worker or teacher. Her parents are workers in a
factory. She loves her father and mother, so she thinks that being a worker is
brilliant! She is a resident student in the school. She has learnt a lot from
her teacher, whom she really likes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nike actually teaches her mum things because NiKe has been learning so many fun
things at the ChangSha deaf centre! She teaches her mum Chinese characters
and sometimes mathematics. It is fun! Her favourite subject, however, is singing
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Yin JinKang尹金康(5) is from Huaihua (怀化) in south-west Hunan Province, China. He has attended the Changsha deaf centre for two years, where he also lives. For breakfast, he likes best to eat baozi, which is a type of donut or dumpling filled with meat. Otherwise he likes very much to eat apples and all foods with lots of chilli. His favourite subject is art.<br />
In the evenings, he likes to watch TV. On his day off school, Sunday, he likes to walk in the park with the volunteers from the university who likes to hang out with Yin JinKang and other boarding students. Yin JinKang says that he loves going to school. He likes it even more than being at home!<br />
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When I asked him what he wanted to be when he grows up, he said that he wants to be a doctor because his mother is suffering from cancer and his father being old and disabled cannot take care of him. He hopes he can cure his mother's illness, so his mother can take care of him and he will not be sent to the orphanage.<br />
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Since he started studying at the ChangSha Deaf Centre, she has not been able to visit him more than once (for the Chinese New Year last year). Unfortunately, his mother is too sick to visit him for Chinese New Year this year due to her illness, so Yin JinKang will celebrate Chinese New Year with the headmaster Wang and her family tomorrow.<br />
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Yin JinKang does not have any family who can take care of him except his mum. His mum would not like JinKang to end up in one of the many orphanages. So, she is one of the parents who have asked the headmaster of the school, Mrs. Wang, if she can personally take care of her son after she dies.<br />
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The brothers Zandritiana Jean Martin (15 years old) & Zafinantenaina Jean Roger (14 years old) lives in Fianarantsoa province in Madagascar. Their mother, Raharivelo Soaimalala (36) and their father, Razafinantenaina Jean Philibert (37-my age!) are really interested in biogas because they have heard that the use of biogas radically reduces the smoke in the kitchen and because the organic fertilizer increases the yield of their crops by a lot!<br />
For these brothers, on the other hand, the main appeal of biogas is the increase in their free time. Both of them gather wood at least one hour each, every single day independently of the weather (in the scorching sunshine, or the rainstorms that they are facing this week).<br />
Just now, the two first biogas installations are being built here in Fianarantsoa province. With the help of our partner organisation in China, where NMS have run many biogas projects, we hope to be able to give biogas to 500 homes in Madagascar and a similar number in China in the course of the next 3 years. This family is one of the many families in Madagascar that is dreaming about getting biogas in their home.<br />
Would you like to help make the dream of Martin and Jean Roger into a reality? You can give a biogas digester in Madagascar for Christmas to someone you know. You can also buy “carbon offset” for any flights you have taken in 2012 by supporting this project. If you are interested, please send us an e-mail. <br />
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These are the twigs that each of the brothers need to pick every day. Zandritiana Jean Martin (15 years of age) is wearing the blue jumper and Zafinantenaina Jean Roger (14 years of age) is wearing the green jumper. To pick this amount of twigs and sticks they have to pick sticks for at least 1 hour each (every day), as it is now quite difficult to find sticks where they live.<br />
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