& shy; There is nothing above the wall of love.
& shy; “Every time I pass the” Wall of Love “in Baolong City Square and see few clothes on the wall, I doubt whether the” Wall of Love “has played its due role?” Recently, many citizens have such doubts. On March 13, the “Wall of Love” was established at the south gate of Baolong City Square. Now, almost a month has passed, and the reporter found that there are not many citizens who donate clothes to the “Wall of Love, there were even people who took the clothes and sold them to reclamation depot. The Wall of Love was embarrassed.
& shy; Hang idle clothes for people in need
& shy; The “Wall of Love” first appeared in Mashhad, a city in northeastern Iran. A citizen nailed a hook on one wall and wrote: “If you don’t need a dress, please hang it here; If you need this dress, just take it away.” The “warm current” of the “Wall of Love” flows from Iran to the whole world, and many cities in China have also appeared “Wall of Love” one after another “.
& shy; On March 13, under the guidance of Fujian Youth Federation, Fujian Environmental Protection Volunteers Association, Fujian Public Welfare Association, fujian Education Aid Association and other organizations jointly set up a “Wall of Love” at the south gate of Baolong City Square “.
& shy; There is another “love Wall” opposite the East customer service center on the first floor of Baolong City Plaza, and a used clothes recycling box is placed in front of the wall. Liao Meiqin, a volunteer of Fujian Environmental Protection Volunteer Association who is in charge of the management of the “Wall of Love”, introduced that the recycling box was set up to better receive a large number of old clothes. After re-sorting, cleaning and disinfection, these old clothing will be sent to poor mountainous areas in September and October. Some clothes will be sold in the charity shops to be set up, and the income will be used to maintain the operation of the project.
& shy; Survey: “Love” is afraid that it is difficult to offer in place
& shy; At 3 pm on the 5th, the reporter saw on the south gate of Baolong City Square that on the green heart wall, “take away what you need and pass on the warmth of love”, there are 7 rows on the wall, 56 hooks can be used to hang clothes, and only one plastic bag with a sweater is hung. The reporter waited for about an hour, and only one citizen put the donated clothes in the corner.
& shy; This citizen is Ms Zhang who lives in bimao New Village. She told the reporter that when the season changes every year, the handling of old clothing made her headache. A few days ago, she heard that there was a love Wall in Baolong City Square, so she packed up a bag of clothes.
& shy; “Although there are not many people who come to donate clothes, I think someone still needs to manage it.” The owner of a convenience store opposite the Love Wall told the reporter that some citizens put the whole bag of clothes in the corner of the wall. When someone came to pick up the clothes, they casually rumbled and threw them all over the floor. “Sometimes we can’t watch it, so we run over to help clean it up.”
& shy; The store owner also revealed that some citizens did not really need these old clothes, but sold them to reclamation depot.
& shy; On the afternoon of the 6th, the reporter came to the “wall of love” again, and there was nothing on the wall.
& shy; Organizer: or will enter the community
& shy; “we cannot guarantee whether the clothes on the wall flow to those who really need them.” Lin Bin, secretary-general of the Fujian Provincial Charity Association, said frankly that at the beginning of the establishment of the “Wall of Love”, the members of the association brought old clothing to hang on the wall, and all were taken away the next day.
& shy; Liao Meiqin told the reporter that there are currently 4 volunteers in charge of clothing recycling, and 1 to 2 volunteers will patrol and maintain the “Wall of Love” every day. “Volunteers can’t wait there for 24 hours, but they still need the public consciousness to leave the clothes to those who really need them.”
& shy; “We hope that the love Wall can become a platform for the normalization of public welfare donations.” Lin Bin said that last year, Fujian Provincial Charity Association sent more than 2,000 bags of old clothing collected in many activities to poor mountainous areas. He hoped that public welfare donation would not be a “one-time” activity, and can continue with the help of the “Wall of Love.
& shy; Lin Bin said that the organization is considering cooperating with the community to make the operation of the Love Wall more standardized with the help of the community. “In the future, we will not rule out the possibility of cooperation with government departments, so that the love Wall will be recognized by more citizens and the use and flow of love clothing will be more transparent.”
& shy; Some scholars say that the love Wall is based on the concept of sharing, which can make better use of social resources. However, if it is widely promoted, various expenses and problems will arise. If the love Wall wants to achieve long-term development, it is best to introduce the power of grass-roots social organizations. For example, the love walls of Tianhe and Panyu in Guangzhou are managed by special personnel from public welfare organizations such as caring for migrant workers studios to maintain their normal operation, which is well received by neighbors and street workers. (Reporter Lin yuxilin Luo Yu)