An anonymous donation of 8,000RMB plus a local donation of 600RMB allowed 18 stoves to be bought for students of Zhongmai Tibetan Primary School. The altitude of the school is 4,210 meters above sea level and it is very cold in winter. Before the project, the students had no stoves in their dorm rooms and in their classrooms. Students truly suffered from the cold. The stoves purchased, which burn locally available yak dung, mean that students have heat in their classroom and dormitories that frees their attention from the cold so they learn their subjects better without suffering from being cold; students will no longer catch cold as often because they are now able to go to the dormitory rooms and the classroom to warm up; teachers will buy less medicine for the students and can use this saved money to buy other items for the students; students can now have classes on time, all the time, and without getting cold in wintertime; students and teachers will be less stressed and have improved relationships; and the school will now gain greater respect from the local people, who will be more willing to send their children to this school without as many doubts as before. The school has given one big kettle to each dorm room so students will regularly wash their face and feet in warm water in winter. The students will now be cleaner and healthier. Bema, a student, said, "These stoves are definitely of benefit and can increase the standard of education. Before we didn't have any stoves, either in the classroom or in the dormitory rooms. We felt very cold, and could not concentrate on our studies. At night, we couldn't sleep and coldness always drew us back from our nice dreams. Now, I am not afraid of cold weather anymore. Before I couldn't wash my face in the morning or my feet at night. Now, English Teacher has helped us to buy stoves for my dormitory room and the school bought teapots for each stove. So we can keep clean all the time. We won't get much sickness from being dirty." [Zhongmai Tibetan Village > Jieduo Township > Zaduo County > Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture > Qinghai Province > PR China]