China News Service, Fuzhou, October 8 (Peng Lifang) From a full-time mother to a massage technician, to a clerk in a children's clothing store, Bao Meixian, who lives in Gushan Town, Jin'an District, Fuzhou City, has experienced not only a career change, but also confidence and confidence boost.

　　Gu's family can increase their income

　　More than 20 years ago, Bao Meixian came to Fuzhou to work and settle down from a small village in Nanping to start a family.

In the past two years, as the children grew up, she wanted to share the financial pressure for the family, but she suffered from "no skills" and was helpless to find a job.

　　With the mentality of trying it out, last year, she participated in the shoulder and neck soothing service course offered by the Village Children and Mothers Club in her community.

After completing the five courses, she obtained the qualification certificate of massage therapist and became a member of the shoulder and neck relief service team of village children's mothers. soothing service.

　　"Not only does it increase income, but it also doesn't affect taking care of the family." This job gave Bao Meixian a long-lost confidence.

Before obtaining the qualification certificate of massage therapist, she admitted that the world "is only as big as the palm of your hand", and now she "has not only the skills but also the courage".

This month, she took the initiative to apply for a children's clothing store, and her new career life made her bluntly "busy and fulfilling".

　　Bao Meixian is not an exception.

Since the Village Children and Mothers Club launched a free skills training volunteer service project in 2020, through precise links to local women's federations, communities and social resources, it has carried out multiple periods of free vocational skills training for unemployed or unemployed women working in cities, involving housekeeping, Professional occupations such as beauticians, electricians, and massage have attracted a total of 155 participants.

Among them, 55 unemployed persons obtained the qualification certificate recognized by the human resources and social security department, and were recommended by the village children's mother to the corresponding enterprises and studios.

The "Village Children's Mothers Club" tea party site was rated as one of the "Top Ten Excellent Volunteer Sites for Women" in Fuzhou by the Fuzhou Women's Federation, and was recommended as an excellent project in the 2021 Fujian Volunteer Service Innovation Competition.

　　Public service illuminates "village children's mothers"

　　"It's not a 'club' next to a single person, but a 'gathering'." Zhang Jie, founder of the Village Children's Mother Club, said, "Everyone comes from other provinces. It is very important to find fellows, and it is important to have a relationship with Fuzhou. In order to integrate into the city, everyone needs to gather together and help each other in order to live a better life.” Since the establishment of the club, Zhang Jie has clearly defined the service targets as women and their children who have migrated to the city. Through free skills training courses, various Special lectures, parent-child education workshops and other activities help them integrate into Fuzhou and develop together with the city.

　　In 2013, Zhang Jie quit her high-paying job in Guangzhou and returned to Fuzhou. She founded the Fuzhou Trust Social Work Service Center and launched a volunteer service project for migrant children in Gushan Town, Jin'an District, where there are many migrant workers, to help them adapt to urban life. .

At first, she focused on helping village children, that is, the group of children from rural areas who came to study and live in cities. But with the deepening of her volunteer work, Zhang Jie found that helping village children integrate into the city is not enough. Volunteers alone play a key role. their family.

Especially the village boy's mother.

　　Zhang Jie said that low level of education, irregular employment, many children, lack of social knowledge system, etc. are embarrassing factors affecting the long-term planning of migrant workers or paying attention to their children's education. Some migrant women even face family problems. Violent injuries, and the resulting psychological problems and mental disorders.

In June 2017, Zhang Jie launched the Village Children and Mothers Club project in Gushan Town, aiming to provide assistance and shelter for needy migrant women, and then recruited volunteers from psychology, medicine, law and other majors to give lectures. , carry out continuing education services, provide child care, free custody, summer camp activities, etc., and continue to extend to women's personal development, women's health, parent-child education and other services.

　　Beginning in 2020, the Village Children and Mothers Club will provide solutions for those in difficulty who have been laid off and unemployed by the epidemic and families whose living and economy are in crisis in the form of voluntary services.

As skill training courses for different types of jobs start one after another, mothers in the community come one after another: Wang Jiemei, who has obtained a professional qualification certificate related to beauty skills, helps her neighbors with free makeup from time to time, Ou Xuefang opens a nail studio, and Zhao Dan, who has obtained a massage therapist qualification certificate, opens a pediatrician Massage shop...

　　Sister Li runs a small supermarket next to the Village Children's Mother's Club in the Tea Party Community. In the past two years, she has taken the "Village Children's Mother"'s contribution to the community in her eyes and remembered it in her heart.

"How difficult it is to start a business now, the 'mother of village children' gave them skills training classes, which is really good!" Sister Li said with emotion.

Last year, volunteers from the Fujian Overseas Youth Overseas Student Association taught English picture books to the children of the Village Children's Mothers Club.

Photo courtesy of the interviewee

　　Strong linkages continue to deepen volunteer services

　　From unemployment to employment and entrepreneurship, village children's mothers provide a public space for social life interaction for unemployed laid-off workers and full-time mothers. Through learning, they can obtain employment opportunities and enhance their professional happiness.

At the same time, "Village Children's Mothers" and the local women's federation actively cooperated to jointly carry out volunteer services for women.

In order to care for the minor children of migrant workers, Fuzhou Women's Federation and Fuzhou Trust Social Work Service Center implemented the "Four Safety Project", through group counseling on different themes such as mental health, parent-child education, and personal growth, to jointly create a "safe at home" for migrant families. "School Safety", "Social Safety" and "Network Safety" system.

The Jin'an District Women's Federation purchased the "Women's Self-improvement Plan" service project from the Fuzhou Trust Social Work Service Center. In the form of online courses and offline activities, it carried out women's anti-domestic violence publicity, assistance and shelter, helping more women to improve their society. Status and personal value, enhance self-protection and prevention awareness, promote family harmony, and create a stable, orderly and civilized social environment.

　　In recent years, the village children and mothers have extended the service radius to the villagers in the communities where the service points are located to provide support and help.

According to statistics, "Village Mothers" has held 310 parent-child education workshops and 165 social integration service activities, conducted health assessments for 1,580 disadvantaged children, and benefited 38,550 people in total.

　　"The urban village will be demolished as the old city is renovated. Once the village is demolished, we will go to another village to provide support for the local floating population, including local villagers." Zhang Jie revealed that in the future, "village mothers" will also In-depth volunteer services for the elderly migrant workers and young people at the edge of difficulties, linking resources and strengths of all parties, providing some health protection and life support for the elderly, and providing training and help for children to get out of the predicament.

　　Walk into one of the four service stations set up by the village mothers in Gushan Town - the new era civilization practice station of the tea party community. Focused face.

In the evening, children after school play in the club and wait for their parents to pick them up. The elderly in the community drink tea or chat in an orderly and harmonious way.

　　"The mother has hope, and the child has a future." At the door of the service station, Zhang Jie pointed to these ten characters and sighed with emotion. This is not only the original intention of the club's establishment, but also a good expectation for the future.

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