In Lanzhou University of Technology, there are many poor students like Liang Zhou. The Henan-born boss of the student canteen often finds it unbearable: "There was a boy who ate at noon, only hit two buns, and then sat quietly in the corner of the restaurant until most of the students were exhausted, and then slowly cleaned up the leftovers of other students. Dip steamed bread in vegetable juice before eating. Kind classmates invited him to have a free meal, but he refused. I asked him to help me clean up the dishes, and he was full at noon. He agreed. "
Afterwards, the restaurant owner learned about the boy's family: his lame father and deaf mother supported their three brothers and sisters to go to school. So he never took the initiative to ask his family for a penny.
That look is heartbreaking.
"Malnutrition and cannibalism are special, but they are not isolated. In our school, the number of students whose monthly living expenses are below 180 yuan has exceeded 30% of the total number of students, approaching 32%, with nearly 5,000 students. Among them, there are four or five hundred poor students whose monthly living expenses are insufficient 120 yuan. " Zhang Haochen, director of the Student Affairs Office of Lanzhou University of Technology, explained, "70% of the students in our school come from Gansu, plus other western provinces, and the number of students in the west exceeds 80% of the total number of students in our school. Nearly half of these 80% are poor students. "
In order to understand the real situation, Zhang Haochen once cooperated with the Youth League Committee to make statistics on students' credit card swiping records in the canteen, taking credit card swiping for more than 25 days a month and at least twice a day as the standard. It turns out that some students only spend 29 yuan a month. More than a thousand people spend 120 yuan to 150 yuan a month. Their recipes are basically: a cake for breakfast, two steamed buns for lunch, a dish, a bowl of noodles for dinner or a rice with a dish. Vegetarian food is the main food, which can be improved in about two weeks. Eat meat food once. The cost of lunch and dinner is generally about two yuan, and the cost of breakfast does not exceed 1 yuan.
"I often face the poverty of students and want to cry." Chen Bo, director of the Work-study Program Center of the Student Affairs Office of the school, said that he welcomes freshmen who can't afford tuition fees to enter the "green channel" set up by the school every year. He found that in the past two years, more and more students turned to the "green channel" for help.
"A few years ago, students will talk to you. Now more and more students stand in front of you silently. That look is heartbreaking! Their clothes obviously don't fit, and there is little left after paying once, or they can't even pay once. They pinned all their hopes on your help. "
Chen Bo still clearly remembers that a brother and sister were admitted to Lanzhou University at the same time. When you report for the freshman year, the expenses you bring are only enough for one person to pay the tuition. When they learned that they could not apply for a student loan without a student status, their brothers and sisters gave in to each other. Sister let brother go first, and brother let sister go first.
"This is not to go to school. More students can't live a normal life after school. Many of our poor students have physical problems because of nutritional problems. There are also poor students who have changed their personality and personality because of the psychological pressure that cannot be lifted, and even have some mental symptoms. "
Chen Bo said, "I feel the responsibility and obligation to help them. Otherwise, my conscience will not pass. "
Chen Bo was born into a family of university teachers. He was pampered and didn't know what poverty was. Since he began to help poor students six years ago, his colleagues have praised him for "becoming caring". He himself feels that his outlook on life has changed a lot. The children taught me how to face difficulties and persevere. "
When welcoming the new year last year, a female township head from Hexi Corridor in Gansu led a pair of twin brothers to the "green channel" and sincerely told Chen Bo that the two boys lost their parents when they were young and were brought up by the villagers, and later they finished high school with the support of the township government. Now the township government has been unable to pay their tuition fees and can only hand them over to the school.
While actively raising grants for orphans, Chen Bo and his twin brother began to help each other in pairs, and each person took out 200 yuan every month to guarantee their living expenses. Now, the twins have become a member of the Chen Bo family, and they are on holiday with Chen Bo's family.
It's not just Chen Bo. Every year when Lanzhou University of Technology examines the qualifications of freshmen, the teachers in the Political and Educational Affairs Office almost empty their pockets before the conversation is over. "The children are so pitiful." Director Zhang Haochen said.
I am willing to give in to the loan.
Since the introduction of the national student loan policy, the school immediately set up a national student loan leading group to actively strengthen communication with the handling bank. "Although we get along well with the handling bank, although we face every form of bank seriously, although we have set up a risk fund of 654.38+10,000 yuan for this purpose, although the actual default rate of our students is only 0.02%, we can make every effort, but we still can't meet the needs of students." Chen Bo uttered a series of "though".
It is understood that from 200/kloc-0 to the end of 2005, Lanzhou university of technology actually got 2002 students, with a total amount of more than 8.4 million yuan, with an average of more than 0.6 million yuan per year. "The actual demand of the school for one year is about 6.5438+million yuan."
Chen Bo, who is in charge of this matter, has an account in his heart. "We have got a lot of student loans in colleges and universities in the province."
Chen Bo said that he often has this idea: "If the president of a bank says, Chen Bo, you give me three heads, I will give you a student loan, I am willing."
It is because of this sincerity that Lanzhou University of Technology has won relatively more social aid in local universities in the west.
I heard that there is a kind boss and a charity that cares about the west and education, so I went to visit, told the story of poor students' life and study, and introduced the strict donation management system of the school.
"I haven't had the Golden Week in these years." Zhang Haochen said. Whenever "May Day" and "Eleventh Day", he and his colleagues almost always accompany patrons from afar, walk in the desolate mountains in the west and visit the families of poor students. Sponsors are relieved to see that every penny of their money is spent on real poor children, and they are willing to donate more money to Lanzhou University of Technology.
The first grant the school received was Seagull Scholarship, which was mainly established by Hong Kong Zhentai Group. 1999, the first batch of 6 people were funded, with an average of 6,000 yuan, totaling 36,000 yuan. In the second year, it increased to 20 people. Due to the standardized management of the school, the funded students have achieved excellent results and have been well received by the funders. 200 1, Zhentai Charity Association established Zhentai Award and Scholarship in the school, with an annual amount of 60,000 yuan for three years. Three years later, Zhentai Charity Association not only renewed the agreement, but also increased the scholarship amount to 1 10000 yuan. At the same time, Mr. Su and Mr. Huang Tiecheng of Zhentai Group set up Zhentai Scholarships in their own names in schools, and successively subsidized11poor students, with a total subsidy of 2.09 million yuan.
"As long as there is a little hope, we will make 100% efforts." Chen Bo said that the Jianfeng Scholarship established by Shenzhen Jianfeng Company in the school originally planned to subsidize 10 poor students, but the school provided detailed information of 37 students and made a special trip to Shenzhen to visit and report. Jianfeng company was moved by the sincerity of the school and offered to increase the funding quota to 40. In March of that year, the relevant personnel of the company went to Lanzhou to understand the situation. On the morning of parting, 40 aided students spontaneously walked from school to the hotel where Jianfeng Company staff stayed to see them off. After coming back, the company expanded the scope of funding again, and the number of sponsors increased from 40 to100-4,000 yuan per capita, which is 400,000 yuan a year.
"From the initial 36,000 yuan for six people to more than 5,000 people who have funded more than 9.7 million yuan today, there are 15, six awards and student funds, and the annual funding has exceeded 2 million yuan. This is not available in Gansu provincial universities. "
Despite the increasing work pressure, Zhang Haochen and his colleagues are still doing their best: "The school has formed a financial aid system for poor students, which is mainly based on national student loans, supplemented by internal awards, loans, assistance, subsidies, donations and frugality. In 2005, 5938 students from poor families were actually sponsored, accounting for 108% of the total number of students from poor families in the school. In other words, as long as students are in financial difficulties, they can get financial aid, and the annual funding amount is not less than 1000 yuan. Some students with financial difficulties, even if their academic performance is poor, can guarantee to continue studying in school as long as they have the desire to study hard. So in the past 10 years, no student in our school dropped out of school because of financial difficulties. "
Difficult question? Soft question?
Civilized students from Henan are unfortunate and lucky.
1993, father died of illness. In the same year, the mother left home with her young brother, leaving only her 1 1 year-old brother to live with an uncle who lived in his house.
"In 2002, I received the university admission notice, and I was worried when I saw the tuition fee of 4,000 yuan and the accommodation fee in 800 yuan. My aunt, uncle and villagers all mobilized and gave me 3000 yuan. I remitted 2,000 yuan to the school, bought a train ticket and a little daily necessities, and only five or six hundred yuan was left on me, and I went to school in fear. "
Civilization entered the "green channel" and explained the situation to Teacher Chen Bo. Chen Bo patted him on the shoulder and said, "Nothing, everything will pass!" In view of his special circumstances, the school suspended his tuition. Soon, Chen Bo arranged a job for him in the school work-study center, with a monthly income of 100 yuan. Soon, Wen Ming applied for a special subsidy from the school and paid all the accommodation expenses. In the second year, with the strong recommendation of the college, Wen Ming won a three-year Zhentai Scholarship, with a grant of 6,000 yuan in the first year and 7,000 yuan in the second and third years respectively. Coupled with the income from tutoring and the scholarship I got, a civilized life is completely guaranteed. I never asked my family for a penny again, and I paid all the tuition fees I owed in the first school year.
Looking back, the civilization that has obtained the master's degree in Wuhan Huazhong University of Science and Technology has a feeling: "It was the school that gave me the opportunity to study with peace of mind and found the confidence to be a man. I didn't want to mention my family to others before, but now I can face it calmly. I think I have lived a full and happy life. If there is an opportunity, I will definitely repay this society. "
In the interview, the reporter found that many subsidized college students are as grateful as civilization and have a positive attitude towards life.
"I used to be indifferent and extreme to others, but now I have changed a lot. My high school classmates all say that I have changed a lot. Today, I was funded by others to complete my studies, and tomorrow I will definitely help those who need help. " Wei, who is introverted and doesn't like talking to people, told reporters.
Listening to the students' true confession, Chen Bo burst into tears: "I have been with them for a long time, and I have a sense of intimacy. If allowed, I am willing to do poverty alleviation work all my life. Seeing the smile on their faces after being funded, I am happier than how much money I get. "
Zhang Haochen, who has been engaged in student work for many years, feels the same way: "Helping poor students is a sunny cause, a warm cause, a hard problem and a soft problem. How much social assistance is enough, the school has no indicators, but love, responsibility and compassion urge us to do a good job. "
When talking about financial aid to poor students, Gao Yun, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Lanzhou University of Technology, talked more about the responsibility of the school while passing on his achievements: "The responsibility of the school determines that we should pay attention to every college student, especially the poor students. We do our best to help poor students, in order to let them put down their financial burden, concentrate on their studies and grow into talents. The central government proposes to build a harmonious society. Only by safeguarding everyone's rights can society be harmonious. The right to education is everyone's basic right. We care for these students with financial difficulties in time. When they grow up, they will also care about our society. "