Part III. Chinese and Hong Kong Environmental NGO, GONGO, and Student Group Activities Chinese and Hong Kong Nongovernmental Organizations ALTIPLANO TRIBE FAN Mingxiao,
[email protected] Organization Background: Altiplano Tribe was formed by a group of university students concerned about the development of the Tibetan Plateau. Through various social surveys that look at the culture, ecology, education, medical and social conditions of the Tibetan herders on the plateau, the students have gained a good understanding of challenges facing the herder communities. In addition to surveys, the students also have provided simple medical consultations and education programs to the local communities. Upon the students’ return to Beijing, they have organized several educational activities for the general public at Beijing universities, with the goal of disseminating information on the ecological situation and the livelihood challenges facing the Qinghai-Tibet communities. In their continuing projects, Altiplano Tribe has developed a friendly and mutually supportive network with the Tibetan NGOs such as Snowland Great Rivers Environmental Protection Association and Upper Yangtze Organization. Aiding Chuochi Primary School and Local Sanitary Station Focus: Community Development Partners: Sanjiangyuan Eco-environment Protection Association of Yushu, Qinghai Funding: Asian Development Bank (RMB 152,250) The project will help repair and update the Chuochi primary school and local sanitary station, both destroyed in recent earthquakes. College Students Protecting Tibetan Plateau Grassland Focus: Environmental Education Funding: Qinghai Sanjiangyuan Company and Hong Kong Community Partner Through this project, volunteers from colleges in Beijing will travel to the Tibetan Plateau area to work and live with local Tibetans, where they will learn about local lifestyles, ecology, and environmental problems.