PROJECT DENGKE 

“Jacquelyne Richardson”

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CENTRE  

 THE NEED

Following many years of collaborative projects in Dengke, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province,    China  - the local people, doctors, teachers and government officials suggested we help the needs of the local people on a longer term basis. This included leprosy rehabilitation, medicine, education,  eco-tourism, water and general engineering. To these ends a local medic, Dr WuJin, donated a large plot of land, free of charge, in the centre of Dengke. 

THE VISION

The Vision to set up  an "International Friendship Centre" in Dengke has now become a reality with help from many donors and the Care and Share Foundation. The Kunde Foundation has recently come alongside and has been subcontracted to help with providing  medical personnel. This has been done in full collaboration with the local people, with  integrated links to existing facilities, so that as required:

• Leprosy patients can be met, loved and helped                    
• A home can be provided for a limited number of orphans
• A Library and Resource Centre is available for all

• Clean water and sanitation projects can be pioneered and explored
• Solar and wind energy techniques can be demonstrated and evaluated
• Volunteer friends such as doctors, nurses, engineers, teachers, farmers etc can be located in a secure environment
• Training and computer resources are available for local doctors and teachers
• Improved communications can be provided by provision of office facilities and satellite links
• Tele-medicine trials can be pioneered, with the hospital, linking patients with remote monitoring centres for diagnostic purposes

This web is designed and managed by Dr Z Y Zhang and Professor Mel Richardson.

This web is designed and managed by Dr Z Y Zhang and Professor Mel Richardson.