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82岁仍拄拐杖清理餐桌 见状不忍李秀燕助老翁申请援助

by 林殊
28/10/2020
in 新闻, 时事, 社交媒体, 社区, 舆论
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非营利组织The Good Exchange 创办人之一李秀燕表示,援助必须适切所需之人,除了能够为他们提供帮助,更可以让他们过上有尊严的生活。很多人老年人可能不知道自己能够申请补助金,抑或是拒绝获得任何形式的援助,因此在帮助前必须先充分了解情况。

年长者退休后仍需工作的现象备受关注,政府与民间组织也通过不同的形式提供援助,惟援助很多时候不一定广为人知,导致许多老人并不了解援助内容、或申请援助的资格与过程。

李秀燕于本月6日在脸书上也对此有感而发,呼吁在帮助年长者前应充分了解情况。

她叙述碰到82岁的明叔(音译),和对方之间的谈话。当时,她看见一名年长者边搀扶着拐杖,步履蹒跚,边拿着湿布擦桌子,让她非常感触。

“当时没有人看着他,而他只能默默在一旁工作。”

看见明叔的情况,她再也坐不住,只好向前慰问。在明叔同意的情况下,两人坐下小聊一阵。老人也开始向李秀燕谈自己的事。

明叔无儿无女,每月当清洁工,有1千300元的工资。然而他的太太目前患有肾脏病症,每周必须接受肾脏透析。由于行动和视力不佳,已经不能再自己骑车,他只能搭乘德士上班。

很多老人并不了解政府提供的援助

李秀燕发现明叔生活拮据,立即询问他是否有接受任何政府援助,才得知明叔对这些援助不甚了解。李秀燕也马上为明叔搜寻相关援助,并拨电谘询社会及家庭发展部。

随后,社会及家庭发展部了解了明叔的情况后,也表示将会派员跟进明叔的情况。这也意味着,明叔将会接到政府援助。

李秀燕形容,“尽管他面对各种困难,他仍然非常开朗乐观。显然,从他眼睛中透露出光芒,即使他的视力不好。”

在离开之前,李秀燕仍不停询问明叔是否需要其他的帮助,而明叔则回答,“不需要,就只有我和我太太,我们已经很满足,清真寺每周也会为我们送上米。”

彻底了解明叔的情况后,确保他得到帮助后,李秀燕才决定离开。

看见明叔对生活的热情,李秀燕也感慨说道,感谢明叔能够让她了解感恩和韧性,“他想过上有尊严的生活,自食其力,而不是单纯依靠援助生活。”

李秀燕文末也呼吁,切勿将明叔的情况政治化,反而应该思考如何能够适切地提供陌生人帮助。他也说道,“有许多为老年人设立的补助金,但可能他们自己都不知道,我们可以简单地为他们申请,让有关机构介入帮助。”

此外,李秀燕也表示,工作对于某些人,也可能是一种选择。许多人很可能会拒绝任何的援助,因此在帮助之前应先充分了解个人的情况。

The Good Exchange是慈善机构互助以及筹款平台的非营利组织。根据网站显示,其宗旨汇集资助者、筹款人和捐助者,互相交流并持续支援人道主义相关课题。

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