Volunteers from across the country are stepping forward to help survivors of the quake. One of them is only TEN years old.

When all the adults are busy dealing with the emergency, what can a ten-year-old do?

Tsering Tendru has found he can make a difference.

Tsering Tendru

Tendru came to the settlement with his parents, a day after their home was destroyed by the quake.

The ethnic Tibetan boy now serves as a interpreter.

Tsering Tendru said, "The first day I came here I saw many patients. So I decided to come with my father to help, giving them water, or comforting them."

A doctor said, "He helps us a lot, since we have the language problem here. We have many other interpreters, but he's the youngest one."

Tendru helps take care of patients and looks after medical facilities. He also brings hot water to the rescuers.

The boy says he likes the doctors and nurses very much. And the feeling is mutual.

Tendru said, "I know they love me very much."

Tendru says the red string he wears shows he's a volunteer. Maybe he is too young to fully express what the word means, but everyone at the site is sure he understands it well.