The German Embassy in Beijing contributed 71,300 RMB and the local contribution was 68,250 RMB that allowed each of 41 Tibetan families and a village primary school (362 Tibetans) to have a plentiful supply of clean tap water. Villagers are now released from the time consuming work of collecting water. The time saved can be used to improve their living conditions, through doing other things such as working in the fields to improve crops yield and leaving the village to earn money by doing temporary construction work. The number of village students has increased this year because of this water project. All the children who were kept at homes to fetch water now attend schools. Sanitation and personal hygiene of the villagers has improved. Villagers can now wash their clothes frequently. Additionally, this project also made it easier to build houses in the local style. Hoses are used to bring water to construction sites. A hose can also be used to bring water to house roofs to easily add a new coating of adobe. This saves the huge effort that was required previously to construct and repair adobe homes. Villagers are also able to water vegetables in their individual gardens and plant more trees. The villagers will spend less money on the vegetables and it will improve the nutrition of the villagers. The villagers can also use the water to irrigate the nearby fields in order to improve crop yields. [Amdo: Jianke Tibetan Village, Jinyuan Tibetan Autonomous Township, Hualong Hui Autonomous County, Haidong Region, Qinghai Province, PR China]