Chapter 604: Changing Thinking

Pastelillo's night was still full of anxiety, and after dinner at the hotel, Lin Qihua did not go out according to the advice of the staff.

This hotel, which was built with the assistance of the United Nations, mainly houses guests from all over the world, has a certain security force, and is relatively safe.

Lin Qihua became friends with a long-time UNHCR official who had worked here during the handover work, and he also warned Lin Qihua that it was better not to go outside at night because it was too dangerous.

There is a saying in Pasterilo that makes a lot of sense: during the day, it is the time when the government army and the peacekeeping forces are in control, and there is no big chaos, but at night, it is the world of rebels and rioters, not locals, and it is very dangerous to go outside.

This is shocking, and then I really feel that I have come to such a war-torn place.

Standing in front of the window, you can see that there are fires flashing in the distance, and from time to time, a group of people are scattering and fleeing, and at the same time, you can also hear the sound of gunfire and explosions and the shouts of the people from time to time, and after a while, you can also hear the sirens of ambulances.

Such a night vividly announced to all the members of the Angel Foundation what kind of place it was.

Later, Angelina and others, who had accepted the United Nations banquet, returned to the hotel.

Then, Angelina and Zhang Jingwen came to Lin Qihua's room together, drinking tea and chatting about things.

"It's even more chaotic than we imagined. Angelina smiled bitterly, "The situation here is completely uncontrollable, the peacekeeping forces can only ensure the safety of the city, and other places are full of militants." ”

Zhang Jingwen also shook her head, looking incredible, "I imagined what it would be like, but I didn't expect it to be such a chaotic place, on the way back, someone threw things at us, and after throwing it, they ran away, and the troops guarding us didn't dare to chase it at all." ”

"Accustomed to the safety of going out shopping and eating supper at night in China, it is difficult to adapt to everything that happens in this kind of place. ”

Lin Qihua served them teacups and said with a smile, "The shortage of water and food makes ordinary people take risks, and human life is as cheap as a dog, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

There's nothing wrong with this, you don't want your life, what are you afraid of? Hold up the bold, starve to death, starve to death, and die, under the drive of such a mentality, what is there to scruple about?"

The two of them still look incredible, perhaps, such a scene is too impactful for them.

Lin Qihua was already shocked, so his expression was relatively flat, and before he came, he had done his homework, and then communicated with the officials of the UNHCR, and he had already figured out why this was happening.

"The war here is mainly caused by the serious imbalance between population density and food sources in Africa. ”

Lin Qihua explained to them, "The barren land and dry climate here make it impossible for the cultivation industry to develop, so there will be a shortage of water and food, so in order to fill the stomach, naturally everything can be done."

There are many other reasons, such as the game between the world powers, such as tribal conflicts, ethnic conflicts, religious conflicts, and conflicts between government forces and rebels.

In short, the situation in this place is too complicated to be clear in a few words, and even if the United Nations intervenes and sends peacekeeping forces, there is no way to solve the problem. ”

Angelina nodded heavily, "At dinner, we also discussed this issue, and it's similar to what you said, you can only do what you can do like humanitarian aid, and it's very difficult to completely change the situation here." ”

Lin Qihua pursed his lips and smiled silently, if there is any country in this world that can solve such a problem, then only Huaxia.

Huaxia's gentle means of being the same as light and dust, for this kind of place, the power is very huge, and the root of any problem lies in people's thoughts.

Pull everyone together and sit down, say what they want, and then use the most basic means to solve the problem: engage in construction, so that most people can get food and water through labor to fill their stomachs.

As long as there is a job, as long as you can live normally, people's minds will slowly change.

It's a pity that in this world, it is not Huaxia who has the final say, and the conflicts of various contradictions have been rooted for a long time, and without long-term stability, it is difficult to untie this dead knot, and Huaxia is powerless.

"Our original plan is completely impossible to implement, and we have to change the plan. Angelina said with some frustration, "It's impossible to do things alone, or to use UNHCR as the main body, in the form of humanitarian aid, to distribute food and water to the people here every day."

Otherwise, everything will be sent out, and that night, it will become supplies for the rebels. ”

"That's all there is to it. Lin Qihua said helplessly, "I think that in this way, we can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, if we want to really do something, we still have to find another way." ”

"How to do it?" Angelina and Zhang Jingwen were both in good spirits, they knew that Lin Qihua had always had ideas and hoped to hear good advice.

"First of all, if you want to really do something for the people here, in addition to distributing food and drinking water, there are two most important things, one is medical care, and the other is education, and in this regard, education is more important. ”

Lin Qihua raised two fingers and said seriously.

"Medical care, to the people here, to protect the health of the people, is a reassuring work, I believe that the United Nations has done a lot of work, we can help build a well-equipped hospital, I believe that the local government, will definitely support us." ”

"That's right. Angelina nodded, "The United Nations is also doing this, and for hospitals, the local government or anti-government is very recognized." ”

"Why do you recognize it? Because the hospital is aimed at the common people, not just for the government army," Lin Qihua smiled, "If the anti-government army dares to attack the idea of the hospital, its mass base will be gone, and they are not stupid in this regard." ”

"You're right, this can be done. Zhang Jingwen and Angelina said, "We can do this ourselves, build the hospital, and recruit volunteers from all over the world to serve here." ”

"Hmm. Angelina nodded thoughtfully.

"The second, education. Lin Qihua continued, "The key to solving the problem lies in the ideological problem; to solve the problem, there is no way to rely on outsiders, and only a great man among the locals can have such ability and qualifications to solve the problem."

And to come out of such people, the most important thing is education. ”

"But the United Nations is doing it, too, and they should have noticed. However, it didn't work, because the people here didn't like to read at all, and they tried to survive early. ”

"Yes, this is also a matter of thinking, because they feel that reading cannot fill their stomachs, let alone avoid being bullied. ”

Lin Qihua said with a smile, "Therefore, we need to change our thinking and model, so that they know that as long as they study, they can fill their stomachs, and their families will get better and better." ”

"How?" the two asked.

"There are two methods, the first is for the problem of children's reading, we can promise them that as long as the child reads, then he can eat at school and even bring some food home.

This is also an alternative way to distribute food and water, children can read and earn food, who wouldn't want their children to come to school?

People's values are so simple, reading is not necessarily useful, but if there is food, everything is easy to say, it doesn't matter if a large number of children can't read well, just a few have become successful.

Of course, in addition to recognizing words and numbers, what we teach these children is to teach them the ability to earn a living, rather than instilling the concept of world peace. ”

The child is too young to help the family, and it is very dangerous, if you go to school, you can still eat a full stomach, and you can bring some food home, then, who wouldn't want to?

And how much does it cost to build a school and distribute a little bit of food? Isn't that what everybody has to do?

"Regarding the management of the school, I suggest that instead of using a foreign model, invite the most respected local elder to serve as the principal, I believe that he will not fail to understand that education and children are the hope of the future. ”

"Great advice," Angelina's eyes lit up and she smiled, "and the second point." ”

"The second point, Sister Wen should have an impression, that is, night school. Lin Qihua said with a smile, "This is for adults, and when we first started economic development in China, it played a very important role in literacy and skills training, and it can be said that it laid the initial foundation for development."

Here, we can also adopt such a rapid skills training teaching method to carry out literacy and skills training for adults, so that young people and even middle-aged and elderly people here can quickly master certain skills and earn living materials for their families.

Of course, this requires working with various factories and signing agreements to provide them with enough jobs, and if not, we will open our own factories and provide them with the necessary jobs.

Or, we can even open a factory directly, make full use of local resources, and do it with the idea of losing money, and slowly change their concept and lifestyle. ”

Lin Qihua's eyes are getting brighter and brighter, and his thoughts are getting clearer and clearer.

"To do charity, we don't play false, we do real charity, and really change everything here.

Angelina, Sister Wen, people's hearts are flesh and blood, as long as we are in medical care and education, let them feel our sincerity, and persist for a long time, I think it will definitely bear fruitful fruits. ”