Bai Wan Children

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Despite the low family income and the one-child policy, most families still raise 3 to 6 children. In the past, a lot of children could not afford the school fees and missed school. Since September 2001, the Government of Guangdong Province has granted subsides for school fees to the poorest families and solves the attendance problem up to Year 9. This applies to children who have birth certificate and register with the government. Unregistered children have to seek sponsorship to go to school. On the whole, only a small group of students can afford to attend high school in Qing Yuan.

In March 2008, an Island School parent donated 2000 pairs of shoes to Baiwan children. The sole of the shoes are specially thickened to better cater for the need of their long walk to school.


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