Il 71-anno-vecchio donna britannica Rachel grazia Pinniger, destra, che ha dedicato anni alla formazione cure primarie medici in comunità rurali intorno all Asia, sho
71-year-old British woman Rachel Grace Pinniger, right, who has dedicated years to training primary care doctors in rural communities around Asia, shows a product at her store of Blue Sheep in Chengdu city, southwest China's Sichuan province, 13 May 2017. Those working on behalf of the poor and the physically disabled might be inspired by a 71-year-old British woman, Rachel Grace Pinniger, who has dedicated years to training primary care doctors in rural communities around Asia. To further her efforts in China, Rachel, in 2013, opened a handicraft shop in Chengdu, capital of southwestern Sichuan province. Called "Blue Sheep", it offers a wide range of handmade ethnic items, Chengdu-based Huaxi community newspaper reported. Although small, the store has benefited 600 or more impoverished families living in mountain areas. Rachel said that all the craft items displayed at her store were made by the hands of those ethnic minority families and by physically disabled. "Last year, I brought some items of carved leather for 20, 000 yuan ($2, 900) from a self-employed craftsman in Chengdu. This father of two had big medical bills, as both of his children were suffering from Thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder, " said Rachel. It was in 2011 that she came to Chengdu. Rachel first started writing a book for rural physicians and then launched her business by collecting handmade products. To expand the market for her products, Rachel mobilized her overseas friends to buy the products as home decorations or gifts. She would also collect feedback and deliver constructive suggestions to local craftsmen, as well as helping them find training to become more professional. Rachel knows that her efforts can relieve local families of financial and other burdens. "To benefit more people, it is better to make practical improvements to existing measures by cooperating with local authorities." The elderly British woman will celebrate her 72nd birthday which falls on May 18. But she has neve
