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The grand opening of Shanghai World Expo on May 1st attracted the world's attention. Plan China as well as other countries organizations, and enterprises around the world showed its presence. Plan China’s debut in the World Expo presented its achievements with its Swedish partners, Atlas Copco: Plan China’s efforts in a large number of successful public farewell activities, and its contribution to bring benefits to poor people in China. It also demonstrated the Swedish multinational corporations—Atlas’ social responsibility and its good international image. Under the joint efforts of Plan China and Atlas, the water and sanitation projects were carried out in Long De County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, covering 10 administrative villages in four townships, and benefiting 15,187 people, of whom 3,708 were children. Long De County is located in the south of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, with tough natural conditions. Many villages suffered from poor sanitary conditions and no access to safe drinking water. Water scarcity affected villagers’ health and was the big obstacle of the community development. Thus the projects would greatly improve local people's water and sanitation situation. Atlas Copco is the world's leading solution provider of industrial production, and its products and services range from air and gas compressing equipment, generators, construction and mining equipment and after-sales service and leasing services. The Atlas company as one of the representatives of Sweden attended SH World Expo to show its advanced creative and powerful to the world, on the other hand, to present its consistent sense of social responsibility. In 6 days’ (May 5th to May 10th) exhibition, Plan China has shown the world their public welfare activities and the achievements in China; while promoting itself, this display promoted its public, charitable spirit, to attract more cooperation with enterprises who are of insight, and responsible, to contribute to public welfare activities in China's poor areas. |