Xiaozhai Village, Longji Town, Longsheng County, Guangxi Province suffered a huge fire on 30th September 2018. The disaster was very serious and there were 29 homes together with Xiaozhai Primary School were destroyed in the fire.

In 2016 some of the Way In ladies joined with the delegation to visit the students at this mountainous elementary school and prepared the necessity gift including chair, tables and bedding for the students.

It’s a heartbreaking news to the ladies of Way In; so, the committee and members crowdfunding the emergency supplies to the victims and the students. One hundred sets of bedding were order and immediately sent over to the victims including the students.

We thank you for a total of $27,500 cash donation made by following members and organisation, of which $8,000 has been transferred to Xiaozhao Village to purchase emergency supplies and the rest of the fund will be used for future reconstruction of the mountainous elementary school.

No.	Donation by
1	Annie Tang
2	Maggie Lo
3	CoCo Zhou
4	Rita He/Bourtsev
5	Elizabeth Pang
6	Gabby Kwok
7	Felicia Hon
8	Nicole He
9	Florence Chau
10	Elsa Shum
11	Monica Chu
12	Rosy Li
13	Lisa Harris
14	Elaine Kong
15	Jessie Xiao
16	Faith Tan
17	Anny Chan
18	Daisy Lam
19	Ellie Huang
20	Queeny Ho
21	Linda Lam
22	Eliza 李翠琼
23	June He
24	Angela Yang
25	Mandy Van
26	Cindy Li
27	Eugenia Lieu
28	Brenda Xiao
29	Milly Yang
30	Mo Yu
31	Linda Tang
32	慧賢會

Follow-up report (1):

The second phase of the donation is about $13,443 for the road construction project of Xiaozhai Primary School after the disaster.

So far, the school has been temporarily placed in the village. Reconstruction of new school building was carried out on the original school site in the winter of 2018. Whether the new semester can be commenced on time depends on whether the buidling project can be approved and continued in the near future. Despite of this, the widening of road project to the school is still urgent, and it is the key to the progress of new school building project.

Xiaozhai Primary School Road Construction Budget
To ensure school’s post-disaster reconstruction work can be carried out smoothly and the safety of students’ transportation to school. People in Xiaozhai Village have already started on road construction work. The length of the road section is 400 meters from the interface to the school gate, the width is 3 meters, and the hardening thickness is 15 centimeters. Total funds for construction material and staff food allowance are around RMB 63,720.

After the road is completed, it will not only facilitate students to go to school in the future, but also bring convenience to daily life of people living there. The village’s committee arranges the progress of this project and budget. Concurrent receipts will be provided to Way In Network. After completion of this project, Way In Network will be awarded on the plaque for donation of building the road.

Follow-up report (2):

We have recently received following thank you letter & photos from the teacher of Xiaozhai Primary School.

龙胜县龙脊镇小寨小学重返校园情况汇报

澳洲慧贤会领导:

我校(龙胜县龙脊镇小寨小学)自2018年9月30日受灾以来，受到了上级领导的高度重视，第一时间安置了临时校址，对灾情救助做了妥善安排，同时也接受了社会各界的支援和救助，当年冬季接受了贵会的过冬物资接济，使师生能够顺利过冬，购置办公用品使学校的教学工作步入正轨。在新校舍的重建过程中，由于没有公路伸入学校，致使二道运输困难重重，在贵会的资金支持下，小寨村群众积极配合，修缮了3米多宽的便道，使学校的重建工作的够顺利进行，同时也惠及下村屯的重建工作，受到了广大家长和群众的高度赞扬，是实实在在的修道，而非道家之道。由于新校舍的承建方的问题，致使重建进度比较缓慢。在各方面的共同努力下，于今年秋季学期顺利重返新校舍，实乃小寨学子之幸，群众欣慰之甚。

目前我校设有学前班教室一套，含教室和活动室，教室2个，办公室1个，备用图书室1个，教师宿舍3个，学生食堂1个。配备了办公设备和学生课桌椅，多媒体设备1套，基本上能够满足师生的教学和生活。在此，我谨代表我校全体师生及家长向贵会表示衷心的感谢，并向贵会的全体成员表示诚挚的问候，祝愿好人一生平安，生活幸福，工作顺利。

龙胜县龙脊镇小学潘建恩(老师)

2021.04.25

Follow-up report (3):

姊妹們的捐款餘額A$6357 -直寄存在戶口，直至在一月中知道山區一戶人家，家中兒子做完心臟手術後不冶，留下幾個月的初生女嬰，當年扶貧的隊員包括Annie，Florence, Elsa, Milly 及Rosy都認識這位失去兒子的母親——春珍姐，她一直幫助山區的種茶戶在她山下的小店售賣，但三年的疫情以及家裏的特變，令她很無助。會長Annie將她的事故和committee 會員商討，大家都同意將餘款捐贈給這貧困家庭作應急之用。

在此多謝姊妹們的善心善款，此筆捐款已經全部用於幫助所需的山區人士。