An activity of aiding the disabled was launched in Nanjing, Jiangsu, on National Disability Day which fell on May 15.
Fifteen families of children with intellectual or mental disabilities and about 20 Christian families were invited to join in the activity held in Xuanwu Lake.
At the beginning of the activity, Professor Zhang Zhipeng from the Department of Social Work of Nanjing Institute of Technology gave a speech.
The main part of the event involved Christian families fulfilling wishes shared by disabled families. One mother shared that her child’s wish was to get 'wogan' (a type of orange), as he wanted to give it to those in the community who had helped him. Although the wishes of the disabled children were just some snacks and fruits, Christian families were still prepared.
Next were programs performed by these families. At the end of the event, teachers from Nanjing University of Arts distributed small gifts to them.
This kind of mutual help and interaction has been going on for almost two years, and many families have formed mutual aid groups.
According to the latest sample survey data in 2006, there were about 5.54 million mentally disabled people in China. By the end of 2017, the number of registered patients with severe mental disorders in my country reached 5.81 million. According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, mental illness ranked first in the total burden of diseases in China, surpassing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory system diseases, and malignant tumors. Various mental problems account for about one-fifth of the total burden of diseases (including disability and loss of labor force due to trauma), and the proportion was expected to rise to one-fourth by 2020.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
2021年5月15日助残日当天，“爱心手拉手，圆你一个小心愿”助残活动在南京玄武湖举行。
此次活动共邀请15个智力或精神障碍的儿童的残障家庭和约二十个基督徒爱心家庭参加。
活动开始后，南京工程学院社工系张志鹏教授上台致辞.
此次活动的主要环节是15个智力或精神障碍的残障家庭分享自己的一个小小的心愿，与他们对应的爱心家庭“圆一个小心愿”。其中一个残障朋友的母亲分享说，她孩子的心愿是沃柑，他希望送给社区那些帮助过他的人。虽然残障朋友的心愿都是一些微不足道的零食、水果等，基督徒家庭仍然为此充分的准备了大包小裹。
接下来是节目表演环节。活动最后，南京艺术学院的美术老师为参加活动的家庭分发了一些小礼物。
据现场参加活动的基督徒分享，这样的互帮互助互动已经持续了快2年了，很多对家庭已经形成了互助小组。
背景资料：
按照2006年最新抽样调查的数据，我国目前约有554万智力残疾人。而截至2017年底，我国在册严重精神障碍患者人数已达581万。据卫生部调查，精神疾患在我国疾病总负担排名中居首位，已超过心脑血管、呼吸系统及恶性肿瘤等疾患。各类精神问题约占疾病（全部疾病和外伤所致残疾及劳动力丧失）总负担的1/5，预计到2020年，这一比率将升至1/4。
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An activity of aiding the disabled was launched in Nanjing, Jiangsu, on National Disability Day which fell on May 15.
Fifteen families of children with intellectual or mental disabilities and about 20 Christian families were invited to join in the activity held in Xuanwu Lake.
At the beginning of the activity, Professor Zhang Zhipeng from the Department of Social Work of Nanjing Institute of Technology gave a speech.
The main part of the event involved Christian families fulfilling wishes shared by disabled families. One mother shared that her child’s wish was to get 'wogan' (a type of orange), as he wanted to give it to those in the community who had helped him. Although the wishes of the disabled children were just some snacks and fruits, Christian families were still prepared.
Next were programs performed by these families. At the end of the event, teachers from Nanjing University of Arts distributed small gifts to them.
This kind of mutual help and interaction has been going on for almost two years, and many families have formed mutual aid groups.
According to the latest sample survey data in 2006, there were about 5.54 million mentally disabled people in China. By the end of 2017, the number of registered patients with severe mental disorders in my country reached 5.81 million. According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, mental illness ranked first in the total burden of diseases in China, surpassing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory system diseases, and malignant tumors. Various mental problems account for about one-fifth of the total burden of diseases (including disability and loss of labor force due to trauma), and the proportion was expected to rise to one-fourth by 2020.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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