CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guo Weixin, a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, cleans a henhouse in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their impact to schools, sharing thei

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Guomin (R), a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, practices calligraphy in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their impact to schools, sha

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qin Fang, a member of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled, processes coils at a workshop in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their impact to schools, sh

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES-EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (CN)

(240115) -- CHANGSHA, Jan. 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024 shows a farmland of the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in Lianhuashan Village, Yuelu District of Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. In 2013, a tragic fire left Xie Xiangqian with severe burns and physical disabilities. A year later, with the support of disabled persons federations, Xie founded the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled in his hometown of Lianhuashan Village. The center has since become a hub for employment opportunities, offering jobs in electronic components processing, packaging, and various agricultural activities. Over the past decade, the Shangshan Service Center for the Disabled has not only provided agricultural training but also facilitated job placements for over 5,000 individuals with disabilities. Almost 200 of them have secured employment directly through the center. In recent years, Xie and fellow disabled individuals have extended their impact to schools, shari

Rebels accused of burning schools, martial law in Aceh slammed

Rebels accused of burning schools, martial law in Aceh slammed

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Pupils at an elementary school look at the ruins of their burnt school building in Banda Aceh, the capital of the restive Indonesian province of Aceh, on May 20. Military and ppolice officers have claimed that almost 200 schools in Aceh were burnt down by the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), which has so far not responded to the allegations.

Rebels accused of burning schools, martial law in Aceh slammed

Rebels accused of burning schools, martial law in Aceh slammed

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Pupils at an elementary school look at the ruins of their burnt school building in Banda Aceh, the capital of the restive Indonesian province of Aceh, on May 20. Military and ppolice officers have claimed that almost 200 schools in Aceh were burnt down by the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), which has so far not responded to the allegations. (Kyodo)