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On 13th Jan, Plan China and Shaanxi Women’s Federation held Child-Centered Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Project signing ceremony in Xi’an. Mark Leighton, the Country Director of Plan China, Liu Lige, the Chairperson of Shaanxi Women’s Federation and Zhang Ying, the Vice Chairperson of the Shaanxi Women’s Federation attended the ceremony. The DRR Project will support children in Lan Gao County, An Kang City of Shaanxi Province, where were heavily damaged by the floods in 2010, to build 20 prefabricated houses in four schools, and to operate DRR activities to children in 10 schools in order to create safe learning environment for children and improve children’s awareness and capacities on disaster preparedness. The project, which Plan will provide over RMB 600 thousand Yuan, started from December 2010 and will end by June 2012. During the one and a half year operation, the project will directly benefit over 5000 children. After the signing ceremony, the two parties communicated work, and promised to maintain and promote the good cooperation in the future. |

