艰难的求学路 A Difficult Road to School

“现在我最担心的是他的上学问题……”小海（化名）的爷爷说。

8岁的小海与70多岁的爷爷、婆婆生活在南宁市的一个城中村中，在附近的民办学校上学。爸爸患有脑膜炎后遗症，智力较低，只能做点零工勉强养活自己；妈妈于2017年9月份出走后至今无联系。

同心源社会工作服务中心的社工在了解了小海的家庭情况后，为小海申请到了贫困助学金，并邀请小海到中心参加兴趣班活动。

小海的爷爷于2017年11月申请到了政府的公租房。虽然居住环境有所改善，但新家附近没有民办学校，而小海也因家庭的特殊情况难以办齐“六证”，无法如期转入附近的小学。现在小海的上学问题成了家里最大的难题。

A Difficult Road to School

                             

 Frontline Social Worker Lin Wenjin

 

“Currently, what worries me the most are the complications with his education at the moment…”  says Xiaohai’s (pseudonym) grandfather.

 

 Xiaohai, an 8-year-old boy, is living with his 70-year-old grandfather and grandmother in an urban village in Nanning. He studied at a nearby private school with a tuition that's over 2000 yuan per semester. His father suffers from the after effects of meningitis leading to cognitive difficulties. He can only support himself by doing various odd jobs. Xiaohai's mother left them in September of 2017 and has not been heard from since. 

After learning about Xiaohai’s family situation, Spring of Heart decided to provide financial aid for Xiaohai and invite him to take part in extracurricular courses.

 

Xiaohai’s grandfather successfully applied for governmental public rental housing back in November 2017. Although their living conditions have improved, there are still setbacks they face. There isn't a private school near their new home and public school isn't possible because Xiaohai is not registered in that school area and cannot fulfill the “Six Certificates” exemption that would have allowed him to attend that school. Therefore, he can’t transfer to the nearby primary school by the start of the school year.Xiaohai’s education has been the families’ biggest concern and worry.