Chapter 54: The Baghdad Orphanage
Before Idris went to buy candy and didn't come back, Cai Ruichen was invited into an orphanage by an elderly woman.
After a brief introduction, Cai Ruichen understood the identity of this Iraqi woman.
Ayima, Vice-President of the United Nations Association for Iraqi Children, is also the founder of the Iraqi Women's Freedom Alliance, which has grown to more than 50,000 Iraqi women.
It has a certain influence in Iraq and the United Nations, and this orphanage was built by Ayima with the support of the World Red Cross.
It houses children displaced by the war in Baghdad and in Iraq, partly with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross and partly from people inside Iraq and abroad.
So when he heard that Cai Ruichen intended to help the orphanage, as the director of Ayima, he personally came to the door to greet him.
After seeing Cai Ruichen, Ayima showed an extremely surprised look, Cai Ruichen was a little puzzled at first, but when he walked into the orphanage, he found that the poster board near the gate of the orphanage still had a report on him published by the Iraqi National Daily.
A photo of him when he graduated from Harvard University in the United States, with three doctorate certificates in his hand, and his face looks like he was when he was young.
With this layer of identity, Ayima's attitude towards Cai Ruichen has also become very enthusiastic.
Originally, Ayima wanted to invite him to the office for a detailed discussion, but Cai Ruichen refused, and he asked to see the situation in the orphanage.
Naturally, Ayima did not refuse, and the orphanage is the largest in Iraq, housing nearly 500 orphans under the age of 15.
A course of study has also been set up to teach the orphans about culture.
In the words of a sign on the playground of the orphanage, the way to save Iraq and save more victims of war is not only to use weapons, but also to take up the pen to achieve future peace in Iraq.
In this regard, Cai Ruichen also quite agreed, a pure army, it is impossible to make a country prosperous and peaceful, the duty of the army is to ensure the stability of the country, and to defend the country from being harmed by other forces.
However, the development of the country and the livelihood of the people depend on the concerted efforts of the entire country to improve industry and infrastructure, and to develop the economy.
These require the efforts of generations, so Cai Ruichen recognizes the education in the orphanage.
"Just now I was outside the fence and heard a child reading Tang poetry, could it be that there are people in the orphanage who are teaching Chinese civilization?"
After walking around the orphanage that looked slightly crowded, Cai Ruichen asked curiously.
Ayima was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "This is just the children's interest in learning, not that this course is specially taught, and our teachers here are also voluntary teaching, teaching textbooks are already very scarce, and there is no way to get Chinese textbooks." ”
"What I heard just now is obviously a Chinese Tang poem." Cai Ruichen said.
"That's what our teacher Hua taught here, and because there is no set of teaching materials, the children can only memorize poems." Aima said regretfully.
"Are there many people learning?" Cai Ruichen asked curiously.
"It wasn't a lot before, but when Mr. Cai's story spread all over Iraq, more and more children were interested in Chinese civilization." Ayima said with a smile.
Cai Ruichen felt quite amused in his heart and said, "Can you take me to see?" ”
Ayima nodded, and took Cai Ruichen around the front teaching building, the backyard was two neat rows of date trees, and the dense date leaves on the crown shaded a wide path in the backyard, blocking the scorching sun.
On the trail, many students sat in the shade of a tree in the middle of the road, using blankets on the ground, staring intently at a white panel on the side of the road.
On the white panel, "Hoe He" is written in oil pen, and there is a corresponding Arabic translation on the side.
The Chinese version of hoe He, the handwriting is beautiful and neat, it looks very beautiful and neat, and the Arabic text next to it is also very neat and beautiful.
This white panel is the blackboard where these children are learning, and on the edge of the panel is a woman wearing an Arab women's scarf.
The loose Arab women's clothes can hardly tell the age of the other party, but the tightly exposed eyes are bright and deep, and have a very vivid aura.
The arrival of Ayima with Cai Ruichen and Natasha broke the teaching environment here.
Almost all of those students turned their heads to look at them, including the female teacher, who should also be the teacher Hua in Aima's mouth.
Cai Ruichen nodded politely to Teacher Hua, and then glanced around among the children.
The thin bodies, all of which looked very thin, were a mixture of men and women, which was almost impossible to see in Iraq.
And the age of these children is generally very small, the oldest is only twelve or thirteen years old, and many are still five or six years old.
After Cai Ruichen approached, some children seemed to recognize him, and then they all ran over with a hula at once, and they were not afraid of people, they all gathered around Cai Ruichen, and their immature eyes were all fixed on Cai Ruichen's face.
"Dr. Cai, you are Dr. Cai, that amazing, powerful Chinese ......" At this time, a little girl in the crowd finally exclaimed, very excited.
The next moment, the group of children chattered, all excited to get close to Cai Ruichen, and soon he was tightly surrounded by this group of children.
Cai Ruichen felt that he was grabbed by at least dozens of hands, and these excited children spared no effort to show their admiration for him.
Cai Ruichen couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, he didn't expect that he still had fans, but the age of this group of fans was too young.
At the same time, there is some relief in his heart, he does not see signs of pain in these children, it seems that they are all in good shape, and there is no negative emotion of losing a family.
It's just that Cai Ruichen, who encountered this situation for the first time, was a little at a loss for a while, he didn't let go of these children, but just kept calming their emotions.
"Students, will you let Dr. Cai take a breather?"
It wasn't until Teacher Hua opened his mouth that Cai Ruichen breathed a sigh of relief, and the children who heard the words all dispersed a little, but their admiring gazes did not weaken at all.
I don't know how the school promotes him, the adoring eyes of these children are too hot.
"Mr. Cai, I'm really embarrassed, the children are so excited to see you." Teacher Hua apologized to Cai Ruichen in Chinese.
"You are Teacher Hua! The children are lovely, and their innocence is the most precious treasure. Cai Ruichen nodded and said.
After Hua Meixue saw Ayima beside Cai Ruichen, she immediately said with relief: "My name is Hua Meixue, and I am also from Huaxia. ”
"It is a great honor to meet a Chinese engaged in education here." Cai Ruichen stretched out his right hand and said.
Hua Meixue, who is not an Iraqi, does not have those scruples about the relationship between men and women, stretched out her little hand and shook Cai Ruichen gently, and said: "I have heard of Mr. Cai's great deeds for a long time, but I didn't expect to see you in person, or in such a place." ”
Cai Ruichen smiled slightly, let go of his right hand, and said, "I didn't expect that there was a Chinese educator here. ”
As soon as Hua Meixue's words were finished, Idris came over with two soldiers and two boxes of candy.
Seeing this, Cai Ruichen smiled and said to the children: "Everyone go there to get candy, don't grab it, line up, everyone has a share." ”
The next moment, all the children ran towards Idris, and then consciously lined up, looking expectantly at the two boxes of candy that had been opened.
Seeing this, Hua Meixue bowed slightly to Cai Ruichen and thanked her: "Thank you, Mr. Cai, these children haven't been so happy for a long time." ”