[Poverty Alleviation Story] A 14-year-old Lisu girl walks into the classroom for the first time

  [Explanation] There is a special school in Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

Many of the children in the "General Vocational Education Integration Class" returned to school after dropping out of school, and some even entered the classroom for the first time. 

  [Explanation] The reporter walked into the school recently and learned that the school has 6 teaching classes for grades 7, 8, and 9, with a total of more than 300 students.

In addition to cultural courses, students can also take courses in computer, motorcycle maintenance, and music.

The 15-year-old Lisu girl, Alina, entered school for the first time when she was 14 years old and chose to major in beauty and hairdressing while studying basic cultural courses.

  [Concurrent] Student Alina

  There are many younger siblings. (Before) my family is a bit difficult. My younger siblings (go to) go to school and I don't (go to) school.

I also like to cut my hair and cut my bangs at home.

(Do you want to open a barber shop when you learn it in the future?) Yes.

  [Explanation] In order to ensure that school-age teenagers who drop out of school during the compulsory education stage are advised to “remain and learn well”, Fugong County will persuade the students to return to their original class if they can study with the class, and the rest will enter compulsory education The "General Vocational Integration Class" combined with vocational skills education builds a "bridge for further education" for them.

  [Concurrent] Duan Lihua, Full-time Superintendent of the People's Government of Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province

  After children master a skill, they will be able to support their families in our society in the future and change a family.

  [Explanation] It is reported that Fugong County, through the establishment of general vocational education integration classes, has effectively built a platform for drop-out and out-of-school age teenagers to learn scientific and cultural knowledge and learn practical skills, so that they can gradually grow into "specialty students" who master a skill.

It has laid a solid foundation for Fugong County to fight the battle to control dropouts and save school and achieve the goal of poverty alleviation.

  [Concurrent] Wang Jinwu, Vice President of "General Vocational Integration Class", Fugong County, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province

  None of our students are gone, which means that we have no dropouts.

So we hope that there will be fewer and fewer students in this school. This is our greatest wish.

  Reporter Dao Zhinan reports from Yunnan Nujiang

Editor in charge: [Li Ji]