On June 12, 2008, UNICEF specialist Yang Zhenbo set off on a 10-day mission to the worst-hit areas in Sichuan to assess the water and sanitation needs of millions of displaced children and their families. The essay will help you visualize part of UNICEF`s work. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Adam Dean
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044108315.jpg"Although most of the families have lost everything in the earthquake and live in difficult conditions, they are still so optimistic to overcome the hardship." The photo is taken at Danjingshan Township Centre Primary School in Pengzhou County. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Yang Zhenbo
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044108797.jpg"The sight of children sitting in a temporary library and studying in such difficult conditions always inspires us to do more for them." Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Yang Zhenbo
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044109672.jpgIn Laoren Village of the epicenter Wenchuan County, at least 1,000 refugees are sharing a limited number of piped water points without any sewage system. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Yang Zhenbo
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044110854.jpg"I am most concerned about the sanitation and hygiene in the places I visit." Many camps are using makeshift toilets like this. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Yang Zhenbo
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044111646.jpgRelocated people use clean piped water in a camp area. Water supply facilities and sewage systems are now available in many shelters. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Yang Zhenbo
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044111346.jpgTwo disease control workers check the water quality and disinfection service at a camp in Pengzhou County. "The government has taken effective measures to prevent disease outbreaks. Such momentum needs to be keep up for the next 2 to 3 months." Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Yang Zhenbo
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044112731.jpgPupils smile for Yang Zhenbo`s camera at Danjingshan Township Centre Primary School in Pengzhou County. "We are planning to provide water purification equipment and sanitation facilities for more than 1,000 enrolled students in this school." Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Yang Zhenbo
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044113791.jpgUNICEF specialist Yang Zhenbo checks the tap on a government-funded temporary water plant in Luoshui Town of Shifang County. "With more displaced people coming into the camps, more water distribution networks are needed." Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Adam Dean
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044113278.jpgUNICEF specialist Yang Zhenbo examines a water purification unit in Zundao Town of Mianzhu County. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Adam Dean
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044114367.jpgUNICEF specialist Yang Zhenbo checks the water purification tablets at Chengdu airport on June 20. The consignment is part of the 78,858 packs in total that UNICEF provides for people living in the remote rural areas. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Nie Ping
http://www.unicef.cn/en/uploadfile/2012/0314/20120314044115178.jpgYang Zhenbo fills a barrel with water from a temporary water plant in Luoshui town in Shifang County. UNICEF is in talks with the Chinese government to develop a progamme to offer technical support and supplies to improve the sanitation and hygiene. Photo Credit: UNICEF/China/2008/Adam Dean
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