The number of orphans caused by Wenchuan earthquake has been changing. On June 9, 2008, Sichuan Province announced the number of orphans from last year's earthquake *** 10 19. However, by the end of April 2009, this number had been greatly reduced to 650.
Zhao said the latest figure is 630, but this is not the final figure. The scattered residents in the disaster area and the serious damage of household registration management data in the earthquake are the main reasons for the continuous revision of the data.
"Orphans are raised by means of relative guardianship, family adoption, family foster care, centralized support, school boarding system and social support. They have all been well placed and their living conditions are still very good. " Zhao said that among these orphans, except 12 was adopted, the other orphans were relatives and friends, or were managed by children's welfare institutions and nursing homes managed by the civil administration.
On the 7th, Huang Mingquan, director of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, said at the press conference held by the Sichuan Provincial Government on the recovery and reconstruction after the Wenchuan earthquake that these orphans are rarely adopted. First, most orphans have their own relatives, and their children are unwilling to leave their relatives, who also want to take care of their children. Second, the care and love of party committees and governments at all levels and all walks of life for orphans can also make orphans live well in their hometown.
Zhao also introduced that from June, 5438 to February, 2008, according to the cooperation agreement of "China Life Wenchuan Earthquake Orphans Funding Project" signed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and China Life Charity Foundation, China Life Charity Foundation will provide 600 yuan funding to more than 600 children orphaned by Wenchuan earthquake every month from June, 5438 to February, 2008, until each earthquake orphan reaches 18 years old or is adopted.
Qiu, director of the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation's orphan aid program, said that the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation also launched an orphan aid program in an emergency, which raised190,000 yuan in just a few months. At present, orphans in 26 severely affected counties (cities) have been rescued. Each person will receive 1200 yuan cash every year.
Zhao said that government departments will regularly visit orphans raised by relatives and friends to understand their living conditions. If there are practical difficulties in life, the government departments will coordinate and solve them. Orphans living in welfare institutions are usually taken care of by specialized nursing staff.