“新起点——小额爱心资助”项目于2006年9月设立，旨在对家庭贫困、权利受到侵害却无法得到实际赔偿的未成年人给予经济资助，帮助他们重新树立对生活的热情和信心，开始人生的新起点。
The New Start Program for Child Victims (the “Program”) was set up in September 2006, aimed at providing financial assistance to children from impoverished families, and those whose rights have been violated and could not receive adequate compensation. This program helps these children to re-establish the will and confidence，allowing for a new start to their lives.
“新起点——小额爱心资助”项目设立以来，共为权益受到侵害的280个未成年人提供了小额爱心资助，其中包括孤儿、童工、性侵害案件被害人、学生伤害事故等重大人身伤害案件中的未成年受害人。接受资助的孩子们分别来自四川灾区、贵州、山西、内蒙、陕西、安徽、河南、青海、宁夏等18个省，资助主要用于教育、职业技能培训、必要的医疗、心理康复费用等。
Since its establishment, the Program has provided support and benefited close to 300 children, including orphans, child laborers, sexual abuse victims, injured school children and other severe personal injury victims. The beneficiaries came from different provinces around the country, including Szechuan, Guizhou, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Anhui, Henan, Qinghai, Ningxia and nine other provinces. Financial support was used mainly for education, professional vocational training, psychological counseling, and necessary medical help.
附5个资助案例：
Five cases from the Program:
1、父母涉毒被羁押，资助品学兼优女孩考上大学
17岁的女孩付某是北京一重点中学高三年级的学生。2004年暑假，辑毒队突然通知付某，她的父亲因吸毒被收容教养，之后母亲又因贩毒被判刑。付某克服家庭悲剧带来的种种困难，努力学习。
中心了解到付某的情况后，考虑到她未满十八周岁且父母双双服刑，虽无生活来源，却能够自强自立，决定提供小额爱心资助，为其高三学习生活提供必要的费用。接到资助款时，付某的眼泪再也止不住地流下来。她不负众望，在2008年的高考中，以优异的成绩考取了北京某大学法律系。
1. Parents imprisoned for Drug Abuse; Gifted Daughter gained Admission to Law School
In 2004, 17 year old Fu, whilst in her last year of high school, was notified that her father had been taken into the detention center due to drug abuse, and her mother was imprisoned for drug dealing. Despite her family mishaps and difficulties, Fu continued to study hard at school.
On learning about her situation, the Children’s Center took into consideration of Fu’s hardship, and provided the necessary financial support for her final year of high school. Fu was so moved when she received the funding, she could not hold back her tears. Fu subsequently gained admission to one of Beijing’s top law schools.
2、父亲遇害身亡 地震灾区姐弟获资助
小罗姐弟俩都在四川巴中市某中学读书。2007年8月3日，他们的父亲罗江在北京被两个歹徒行凶抢劫杀害，两个歹徒被判处15年有期徒刑。两个歹徒家住农村，无经济来源，根本没有能力赔偿受害人家属31万元的损失。
案件在审理期间，四川发生了强烈地震，小罗姐弟家中也受了灾。判决下达时，罗家在四川巴中的房屋已震塌，罗江父母年事已高，且有病在身，全家仅靠罗江妻子王华打工的每月800多元勉强维持生活。中心得知小罗姐弟的困难后，考虑到他们的特殊困难，决定突破以往最高1000元的标准，资助每人2000元人民币，共计4000元。小罗姐弟的母亲拿到资助款后，激动地说：“我已经绝望了，没想到还有人在关心我们，再苦再难，我也要把孩子抚养成人!”
2. Father Murdered, Szechuan Earthquake Zone Siblings granted Assistance
Luo and her brother were students in a Szechuan middle school. On 3 August 2007, their father was robbed and murdered in Beijing. His perpetrators were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and a fine of RMB310,000 but were unable to afford such compensation as their respective families were from rural areas with no source of income.
During the trial, Szechuan was hit by a strong earthquake, the Luo siblings’ home was also affected. By the time the perpetrators were sentenced, the Luo family home had already collapsed in the earthquake. The siblings’ grandparents were elderly and ailing, and the whole family relied on their mother’s meager RMB800 monthly salary for survival.
The Children’s Center took into account of their special circumstances, and decided to grant RMB2000 to each of the siblings, exceeding the usual limit of RMB1000 per person. The family received a total subsidy of RMB4000. Upon receiving the grant, Luo’s mother responded emotionally, “I had already lost all hope, and did not think there were people who cared about us. With this grant, I will bring up my children, no matter how difficult life is!”
3、资助三鹿奶粉受害儿童及时手术
小江刚满两岁，父亲一直购买三鹿婴幼儿奶粉来喂养他。父母均为海南省临高县的农民，母亲患有精神疾病，与年逾七旬的聋哑奶奶共同生活。2007年8月，小江开始出现排尿困难，经过多家医院治疗均不见好转，反而更加严重。2008年9月，小江被转入海口市人民医院治疗，诊断为双肾结石并双肾积液。考虑到小江的家庭条件和身体状况，海南省政府为小江免去了第一次右肾切开手术的费用，医生从其右肾取出3枚结石。后小江急需进行左肾手术，由于无力支付医疗费用，只能在医院进行保守性维持治疗。
中心考虑到小江家庭经济困难，病情严重，急需二次手术，而且没有得到任何赔偿，决定资助2000元人民币。目前小江已经顺利的进行了二次手术。
3. Sponsoring Emergency Surgery for Sanlu Milk Powder Victim
Two year old Xiao Jiang, was fed Sanlu milk powder ever since he was a baby. Both parents are farmers from Linggao County in Hainan Province. His mother suffers from mental illness and they live with Jiang’s deaf and dumb 70 year old grandmother. In August 2007, Xiao Jiang began to have difficulties urinating, and despite numerous times of hospitalization and treatment, showed no signs of improvement and his condition worsened. In September 2008, Xiao Jiang was transferred to Haikou City Hospital for treatment, the doctors found kidney stones in both kidneys as well as kidney fluids. Taking into account Xiao Jiang’s family background and health condition, the Hainan government provided financial assistance for one surgery – removing three stones from his right kidney. Unable to afford medical expenses, Xiao Jiang could not receive a second surgery on his left kidney, and his condition improved little.
The Children’s Center took into account Xiao Jiang’s family’s financial difficulties, his immediate need for surgery, and the lack of compensation from Sanlu, and granted RMB2000 to him. Xiao Jiang has now undergone his second sugery and recovering well.
4、孤女不孤，爱心凝聚真情在
单身母亲马国香靠捡拾垃圾维持自己和女儿的生活，女儿叫小艳，今年13岁，学习非常努力，乖巧懂事。去年垃圾场被政府关闭，马国香又一次失业。正在上初一年级的小艳离开了她最留恋的教室，到餐馆打工，靠每月300元的工资维持生活。邻居们都非常喜欢这母女俩，处处给予无私的帮助。然而，就是这样一个坚强善良的女人，却被自己的亲弟弟给殴打致死了。
小艳一夜之间成了孤儿，中心通过共青团青海省委了解到她的情况后，决定给予资助2000元人民币。一些热心人士向中心表示愿意为小艳提供上学资助，中心通过青海团省委，将热心人士的爱心传递到小艳身上，中心正在与当地有关部门沟通，以解决小艳的户口、低保等问题，从根本上解决小艳的生存问题。
4. Orphaned girl received assistance
Single mother Ma picked garbage for a living. Her daughter, 13 year old Xiao Yan was sensible, studied hard and lived up to her mother’s expectations. Ma lost her job when the government closed down the garbage dump last year. Xiao Yan was forced to leave school to work in a restaurant, and mother and daughter relied on a mere RMB300 monthly salary for survival. The neighbors were very fond of them, and tried to provide assistance in many ways. Tragically, Ma was beaten to death by his brother and Xiao Yan became an orphan.
The Children’s Center learnt of Xiao Yan’s situation through the Qinghai Youth League, and decided to grant her RMB2000. Some kind-hearted people have expressed their willingness to provide financial support for Xiao Yan’s education; the Children’s Center has passed on such encouragement to Xiao Yan through Qinghai Youth League, and is currently liaising with the relevant government departments to resolve Xiao Yan’s household registration, social welfare subsidy and other problems, providing assistance for her basic survival.
5、性侵害受害女童抑郁自闭，爱心资助带来心灵温暖
2006年春至十一月，12岁的小倩被同村的王殿恩(71岁)、王利(18岁)祖孙两人以给零花钱为诱饵，多次诱奸，直到受害人小倩的父亲发现小倩手中有零用钱感到不正常，再三询问才得知上述情况。同年12月9日，小倩的父亲向公安分局报案，警方对相关人员进行了询问，由于证据不足，公安机关未能对两名犯罪嫌疑人进行有效控制，此案停滞，两名犯罪嫌疑人逍遥法外。后小倩辍学在家，每天躺在床上以泪洗面，出现抑郁和自闭倾向。中心通过当地团委了解到小倩的情况，小倩不满一岁时母亲去世，家境贫寒，住在土坯房内，奶奶智障，父亲因受打击，精神更加不好。中心决定给予资助1000元人民币，鼓励她坚强勇敢，后得知小倩的精神状态已有好转。
5. Sexual abuse Victim falls into Depression, New Start Program brings back warmth to the soul
Between Spring 2006 to November 2006, 12 year old Xiao Qian was seduced repeatedly in exchange for pocket money by villager 71 year old Wang Dianen and his 18 year old grandson Wang Li. Xiao Qian’s father was made aware of this situation when he discovered Xiao Qian had extra money and questioned her. On 9 December 2006, Xiao Qian’s father reported the case to the police, but due to the lack of evidence, no charges were made and the two suspects walked free.
Xiao Qian subsequently left school and sank into depression at home. The Children’s Center learnt of Xiao Qian’s unfortunate circumstances: Xiao Qian’s mother died when she was less than a year old; her grandmother is mentally retarded; her family lives in poverty in a mud hut; her father, hit by all these misfortunes, is in poor form. The Children’s Center decided to grant RMB1000 to Xiao Qian, to encourage her to face her problems and live life positively. We have learnt that Xiao Qian is now better and improving slowly.
