July 27th: SYB students arrive at BWB vocational training school

On July 27th, SYB students arrived in Shigatse, where BWB threw an enthusiastic welcome ceremony. Led by the manager, Adron, SYB students visited BWB vocational training school for the blind. The school is actually a beautiful and quiet farm where the blind students study and live. In addition to their bakery center, the farm includes a green house, pasture, and a cheese factory. The students have the opportunity to develop various skills, such as playing music, massage and knitting. Much like SYB, the goal of BWB is for these underprivileged students to acquire skills that they can use upon graduation.

SYB students were deeply touched by this visit. Zhang Zhenghai,one of our trainers, said:”It’s unbelievable, the blind people here face life in such an optimistic wa, I find it deeply moving.” Adron emphasized that there is a lot visually impaired children can do, but that the most important for him is to develop their independence and confidence.

SYB and BWB share the same belief: that marginalized youth can be empowered through vocational training so that they can integrate society and lead independent lives.

Watch a video of BWB’s welcome performance here.

SYB学员拜访日喀则BWB

2012年7月27日，SYB的学员来到了日喀则BWB，在热情隆重的欢迎仪式后，SYB的学员在管理人阿珍的带领下参观了位于日喀则边雄乡的盲人技能培训学校。这是一个美丽而安静的农场，盲人们在这里生活和学习，这里有绿色大棚、牧场、奶酪坊……这些都由盲人运营，同时他们也在这里学习音乐、按摩、编织等技能。在毕业之后，他们就可以依靠自己的一技之能来生活，这对于他们来说是十分重要的。

SYB的学员在这里被深深的感动了。我们的老师张政海说：“这简直太不可思议了，这些盲人如此积极认真的面对着生活，我很感动。”阿珍介绍说，盲人可以做很多事，远远能超出我们的想象，让他们自立并且获得自信是在这里学习最主要的内容。 SYB和BWB有着同样的理念，我们都旨在通过对社会边缘的年轻人的技能培训，让他们融入社会并得以自立。