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e . R u ra l C h in a O rp h a n S p o n s o r s h ip P r o je c t
Bangladesh integrated rura l de-
"R u ral C hina O rphan Sponsorship P roject" aims ve lo p m e n t pro je ct 200,000
to sponsor fa m ilie s w here orphans are le ft fo r care in
B urm a integrated rura l develop-
p o o r villa g e s . It helps to p ro v id e a safe and h e a lth y
m ent p ro je ct 200,000
e n v iro n m e n t f o r th e o rp h a n s fo r g r o w in g and
d e v e lo p m e n t. T h e sp o n so rship covers liv in g costs,
education, c lo th in g and m edical care. Since Ju ly 2002
w hen the p ro je ct was launched, a tota l o f 357 orphans
have been sponsored. The m a jo rity o f them com e fro m
Y im e n g C o u n ty in S handong P ro vin ce and Shangcai
C o u n ty in H enan P ro vin c e . In S hangcai C o u n ty in
H enan P ro vin ce , m ost o f the orphans are fro m fa m i-
lies w here the parents have died fro m A ID S . "R u ra l

C h in a O rphan S ponsorship P ro je ct" p ro v id e d a to ta l
subsidy o f H K $ 514,000.
Mr. Philip Lam was welcomed by the children in Kerall
f. E m e r g e n c y a n d R e - h a b ilita tio n P r o je c ts
Village in India, which received donations after the
In the la st year, the "F iv e Loaves & T w o F ish: devastating Gujarat Earthquake. A total of 250 earthquake-
resistant houses have been built in the village.
A C T " c o n trib u te d to fo u r em ergency and re -h a b ilita -
tio n projects as fo llo w s :
2 . J u s t i c e a n d S o c i a l C o n c e r n
1. In d ia G ujarat C o m m i t t e e
Earthquake R e lie f H K $ 718,000
M iss A lic e Y u k T a k-fun is the C om m ittee's chair-
2. In n e r M o n g o lia Snow
person and ou r s ta ff Rev. Hans L u tz is responsible fo r
S torm R e lie f 372,000 relevant w o rks o f the C om m ittee. T he a ctivitie s o f the
3. A fric a C ongo V olcano C o m m itte e in clu d e d the fo llo w in g :
E ru p tio n R e lie f 200,000
a . S h e lte r f o r F o r e ig n D o m e s tic W o r k e r s
4. A fg h a n ista n W ar R e lie f 427,000
fr o m In d o n e s ia a n d S o u th A s ia

g . A s ia R u ra l D e v e lo p m e n t P r o je c ts D u rin g the past yea r the C o m m itte e has been
in v o lv e d in setting up tw o shelters fo r fo re ig n dom es-
"F ive Loaves & T w o Fish: A c tio n B y C hurches
tic w o rke rs (F D W s ) fro m In d one sia and S outh A sia .
Together" cares fo r the needy in both C h ina and other
In Ju ly 2001 a new spaper repo rt drew the atte ntion o f
p o o r cou n trie s in A sia. It funded the in teg ra ted ru ra l
the C o u n c il to a group o f Indonesian F D W s w h o w ere
developm ent projects that are coordinated by the em er-
liv in g u nd er m a k e s h ift c o n d itio n s . T h e y a ll had lo s t
gency and d e ve lo p m en t u n its o f the C h ris tia n C o u n -
th e ir jo b s , and th e ir cla im s against the em ployers had
c ils in the respective regions. In the last year, w e a llo -
not yet been settled. T he C o u n c il decided to intervene
cated a tota l subsidy o f H K $ 600,000 to the integrated
and the C o m m ittee was given the task o f helping to set
ru ra l developm ent projects.
up a p ro p e r sh e lte r fo r th e m and s im ila r cases. T h e
C h u rch o f C h ris t in C h in a and the C h ris tia n L a b o u r
In d ia in tegra ted ru ra l d e ve lo p -
C hurch o ffered the use o f properties in T okw aw an and
m ent project Earthquake R e lie f H K $ 200,000
N g a u ta u ko k. A s the re s u lt o f the jo in t e ffo rts o f the