Photo Stories – Spring Semester 2014 – Napo County, Guangxi Province

那坡民中的孩子问：功课很重、压力很大、成绩提不上去，有点想放弃，怎么办？
The children of Napo Ethnic Middle School asked, "The heavy homework, a lot of pressure, no improvement on exam results, sometimes I feel like wanting to give up, what can I do?"

正在修建的高速路将经过那坡，以后从南宁前往那坡可节省些时间，但对于我们在各乡镇之间往来没有帮助。
A free way passing by Napo is under construction. Less time will be spent to go to Napo from Nanning, but it doesn’t help us in traveling between towns and villages.

奶奶年岁已高，但精神很好，还会说普通话。
Grandmother is over 80 years old. However, she is in good spirit, and she can speak Mandarin.

天雨路滑，志愿者小心翼翼下坡，以免滑跤。
It’s rainy with a slippery road, the volunteers walked with much care to avoid any slip and fall.

民族中学女孩参加县演讲比赛，请简阿姨帮她看演讲稿子是否需要修改。
A girl from the Ethnic Middle School is participating in the county speech contest. She asked for my help to improve her speech note.

简阿姨请孩子们为自己提出的问题想想答案 ，她用心想过之后提出了许多对策。
Aunty Jian asked the children to find the answers for themselves regarding the questions which they have raised, she gave a lot of solutions after deep thinking.

桂芝姐姐教大家学习的方法
Guizhi teaches them methods of studying.

龙合中学的交流
Volunteer talking to the kids in Longhe Middle School

聚精会神
Focussing

龙合的孩子们特别纯朴
Children of Longhe Middle School are particularly simple and innocent.

医生诊断肾脏问题导致学生的头发几乎快掉光
A doctor diagnosed a kidney problem, leading to an almost bare head for the student.

两边的砖房支撑着学生家的瓦房
Brick walls from both sides are supporting the student’s house.

学生的年迈奶奶和幼小的妹妹
A student’s aged grandmother and her little sister

我们为辍学打工供弟弟上学的哥哥加油、打气
We encourage the brother who quit school in order to work and provide for his young brother’s schooling.

在这已经没有外墙的屋子里，辍学的哥哥独力打工抚养初二的弟弟
In this house without surrounding wall, the elder brother works to support his Junior high younger brother.

好开心！
Full of joy!

孩子们认真记下学习方法
Children are taking notes diligently on methods of learning.

龙合初三孩子们鞠躬齐声说：谢谢简阿姨，个个红了眼眶
The 3rd year junior high children of Longhe say with tear in their eyes, "Thank you, Auntie Jian."

志愿者和孩子们合影
Photo of volunteers and the children together

桂芝姐姐分享自己的成长故事
Guizhi sharing story of her difficult childhood.

教孩子们如何定位自己的价值并找到学习的动力
Teaching children on how to find their own value and how to motive themselves in learning.

老师开车带我们上家访的山路
A teacher driving us on a mountain, on our way to visit student’s families

学生的家在高山上
Home visits in the high mountains.

细雨中的家访
Visiting families in a light rain.

学生的爷爷奶奶
A student’s grandpa and grandma.

请来巫师为家里的老人家祈福添寿
Inviting voodoo to bless for prosperity and longevity on seniors at home.

定业“街天”赶集贩卖的猪仔
Selling young pigs in “Jiatian” open market in Dingye County.

屋顶漏雨淋湿了的玉米全都发霉了
Rain from a leaking roof moistens all the corn, causing it to be mouldy.

定业初中的孩子们
Children of Dingye Junior High School.

座谈时间改为午休后，我们先做下伸展操醒醒吧
We changed our session to after the student’s afternoon nap time, let us exercise on stretching, and refreshing ourselves first before we start our discussion.

发放助学金
Giving out subsidy grant.

孩子们纷纷要求志愿者们在笔记本上签名
The children are rushing to have volunteers’ signatures on their notebooks.

快乐合影
Taking photo happily together

依依不舍
Not wanting Auntie Jian to leave