11 year old boy community picking garbage for a living without a residence permit to school.
source: the Qilu Evening News
heavy schoolbag, do not finish the homework, this is the daily life of most children. But for the 11 year old boy, Dong Dong (the pseudonym), these are all fascinating attractions. He wants to go to school and go to the game like his peers, but the embarrassment of his family makes him all the time with the trash can. School is a distant dream. A temporary home, three people by picking up garbage for the living "do not go to school money? Who will give their hard money to others?" on the 19 morning, in front of a residential building in Ji'nan City Li Yuan District, when a reporter pulled the 11 year old boy East, asked if he was willing to go to school or not, he answered. Dongdong family in Wuxue, Huanggang, Hubei Province, in the early 2013 to Ji'nan to the mother Guo Yinhua, before the old home, although the aunt was taken care of, but also read only two years of primary school, has been living to pick up garbage for the living. "When I first came, I was not like a child on my clothes and dirty clothes. My height is only 1 meters three or four. I don't believe I'm 11 years old at all." A neighbor told reporters. Guo Yinhua also confirmed the neighbor's statement, which she said five or six years ago with her husband, her husband out of the house, wandering to Ji'nan alone, and knowing Mr. Xu, a citizen of Ji'nan, who lived with him. Mr. Xu has been more than 50 years old this year, suffering from tuberculosis, poor physical condition, unable to work, the family's income source is 500 yuan per month of his low insurance and three people pick up the meager income of garbage collected, all added up to less than 1000 yuan a month. "Neighbors know, they told me to let their children go to school. I want him to go to school, but now I can't afford to go to school." Mr. Xu said he also heard that the children could not eat in their old home, so that he received the adoption from Ji'nan.
the child is sensible, and the neighbours are distressed by
it has been nearly half a year since east east came to Ji'nan. For half a year, the 11 year old's life has been linked to the seven or eight trash cans in the community.
six or seven o'clock every day, when many people are still in their sleep, East will get up, go out of the house, turn several garbage cans in the community, find out the mineral water bottles, hard paper shells, plastic and other things that can be sold. "
" basically more than a dozen minutes, the whole day uninterrupted, only that high man, in order to reach the bottom of the bucket to the most of the body into the bucket, too poor, see food can be picked back to eat. " Ms. Zhang, a resident of the community, said.
19 day 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., one hour, the reporter saw East and East between the trash can and home between three back and forth, in the smell of the still trash, over and over again. Residents of the community told reporters that this was the whole life of him, no matter the wind and rain, every day, and sometimes more than 10 in the night, and he could see his figure in front of the trash can.
the reporter noticed that although his clothes were dilapidated and stature, East and East did not show inferiority. On the contrary, his character was quite open. He saw his neighbours in the district. No matter whether he knew it, he greeted him enthusiastically, "aunty", "grandma is good", "Uncle goodbye". Several residents interviewed by reporters also left a very good impression on him. "This child is very sensible. He will greet people at the first meeting, which makes people feel bad." The neighbors say that.
in the hearts of enthusiastic neighbors, love this child, hope he can get help, return to school to receive education.
"it's too smart to be able to go to school at such a small age!"
no money and no residence permit, children go to school as a problem
in communication with reporters, Dongdong clearly expressed his desire for school, but he has never mentioned school to his mother. And his stepfather, Mr. Xu, brought up his children's school problems and said, "no way.
summed up, Mr. Xu mentioned that the reasons for impeding children to go to school from two aspects, on the one hand, is poor at home, only less than a thousand yuan a month income, can not afford the money. On the other hand, because of his age, he and Guo Yinhua did not apply for a marriage license. So far, two people have not registered in Ji'nan, or even have a residence permit.
after hearing about east east, the people in charge of the community neighborhood committee of the Dongguan Street office are concerned, but because there is no Ji'nan residence, some of the community's school policies can not be enjoyed by East.
"if his mother had a residence permit and lived in Ji'nan for more than a year, we could also coordinate a primary school in the area to allow him to go to school. If it did not, it would be difficult to do it." The relevant person in charge said helplessly.