摘要
"Going out at midnight;climbing one mountain after another; finding water at dawn,and returning home at dusk."Those are the lyrics to a popular folk song in the mountainous area of northwestern China.The words vividly describe the hardships locals endure as they fetch drinking water.In an effort to both solve the water shortage and help women escape poverty,the China Women’s Development Foundation(CWDF) implemented"Land of Love,Water Cellar for Mothers,"a project supervised by the All-China Women’s Federation(ACWF).The project collects donations from all segments of society and then uses the money to build water cellars for mothers.Those water cellars collect rainwater,which families can use for their basic needs. The project was implemented 10 years ago.By the end of 2009, CWDF had allocated more than 400 million yuan(US $59 million), built 120,000 water cellars and 1,300 small centralized water-supply facilities,and benefited 1.6 million people in 23 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.
“半夜出门去翻山，翻过一山又一山。鸡叫天亮找到水，回家太阳快落山。”这是中国西北山区广为流传的一首民谣，它诉说着山区百姓的无奈，更道出了山区人民饮水的艰辛。为了帮助那里的人们特别是妇女迅速摆脱因严重缺水带来的贫困和落后，在全国妇联的领导下，中国妇女发展基金会实施了一项计划，即向社会募集善款，为西北缺缺水地区捐修混凝土构造的水窖，使她们能利用屋顶、场院、沟坡等集流设施，有效地蓄集到有限的雨水，以供一年之基本饮用水。
