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Students Light Up Rural Campuses with LED Upgrades

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Students from Dahu Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School replaced old lights with LEDs in three rural schools.
  • The project, supported by the TSMC Charity Foundation, aimed to create healthier learning environments.
  • Students gained practical experience and contributed to social responsibility while improving energy efficiency.

Students from Dahu Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School have partnered with the TSMC Charity Foundation to undertake a "Public Welfare Green Energy - LED Lighting Installation Project." This initiative involves replacing outdated lighting fixtures with energy-efficient LEDs in three rural schools within the county: Tongxiao Junior High School, Daxi Junior High School, and Wenshui Elementary School. The goal is to create healthier and more comfortable learning environments for the younger students.

The project is supported by the TSMC Charity Foundation, with seven students from the school's cooperative education program volunteering for the task. Working under the intense summer heat, these students, clad in their work attire, experienced clothes that were "wet and dry" as they climbed aluminum ladders to install the new lights. Guided by professional personnel and their teachers, they overcame any fear of heights, demonstrating a solid vocational spirit. Beyond accumulating practical experience and learning about high-altitude work safety, the students also received stipends, providing financial support for their families.

We gained a sense of accomplishment by personally installing bright LED lights, knowing that we can help children study under better lighting. This has also boosted our confidence in future employment.

โ€” Participating StudentA student reflecting on the experience of installing LED lights in rural schools.

Participating students expressed a strong sense of accomplishment, knowing that their efforts in installing bright LED lights would allow children to study under better illumination. This experience has also boosted their confidence in future employment prospects. Liu Yu-ling, the principal of Dahu Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School, expressed gratitude to the TSMC Charity Foundation for its support. She highlighted how the project enables students to translate classroom knowledge into social care, using their professional skills to give back to rural communities and cultivate a new generation of vocational talent that is both skilled and compassionate.

Thanks to the support of the TSMC Charity Foundation, students can transform classroom knowledge into social care, using their professional skills to give back to rural areas and become a new generation of vocational professionals who are both skilled and warm.

โ€” Liu Yu-lingPrincipal of Dahu Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School, expressing gratitude and highlighting the project's impact.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.