It has been 2 weeks now since the two ponds dug by the children have been filled with water. The happiness and the sense of fulfillment among the children was undeniable.
80 tilapia were put into the pond. Some of the female ones were pregnant at the time. Now there are hundreds, if not thousands. The multiplication indicates that the environment—such the weather and the water—are suitable for the fish. At feeding time the entire pond seems to be filled with fish. We hope that the ponds will go some way towards making the Children’s Home self-sustainable.
Thje pond is maintained by several of the older children working under the supervision of the home’s administrator.
Goducate, with its mission of helping young adults in China to help themselves, has opened a second Lifepegs student activity center in southern China. The new center is located in one of the city’s major campus districts with a student population of 60,000 to 70,000 from 8 universities.
The core team of 3 native workers trained by Goducate worked hard to renovate and get the center started within 28… Continue reading
Five of the first batch of trainees who completed the Goducate training program for basketball officials did not have to wait long to get their first jobs. And the jobs were not for matches at village level (where they had done their training), but at inter-university level. This job opportunity for out-of-school youth arose with the 10-day visit of the Indonesian Youth Team from West Java to play against eight… Continue reading
Goducate believes in encouraging the students at the literacy centers to read. However, it has not been easy to set up a library, or somewhere to store books securely. For one thing the centers are scattered over a wide area. For another, many centers are the living rooms of the locals into which the students squeeze for their lessons, while others are very basic structures consisting just of a roof… Continue reading
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