Liukeng project implementation plan approved by the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation

   The night of 17 th , November 2006, over 20 villager representatives of Liukeng village came to the village meeting room early. They came to discuss and make the final decision on the poverty alleviation projects.

   Representatives went on and on talking about their thoughts and opinions, while having conversations with village committee members and Heifer staff. How to ensure the project quality? How to make most villagers benefit from the projects? How to achieve both effectiveness and efficiency? How to gain a balance between road building and field protection? How to decide everyone's contribution when practicing the projects? The meeting lasted until 11pm and the one who had gain most support and trust was elected as the project leader .

   The complex orientation process of Jiangxi projects at the village level was also a fluctuating process of Heifer's ideas and way of working being recognized and approved by the village committee, relevant government bureaus of Liukeng and Le'an County, and the villagers. Now, the villagers' sense of participating and self-management ability has been enhanced greatly. Moreover, a practicable manual of Liukeng Village project has been approved by the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation. Before the arrival the Lunar New Year, the project designed and managed by the villagers themselves will be put into practice.