印度流浪兒童發(fā)行報(bào)紙

A group of homeless children in the Indian capital of New Delhi publish a newspaper telling about their own lives.

It is called Balaknama， which means "children's voice". It is written and edited by children up to 19 years old. About 10，000 people read it.

The children write about poverty， child labor， underage marriages， sexual abuse and drugs. A homeless girl named Shanno helps edit the paper.

"When reports arrive and the team sits down to select the story， lots of fights break out. They argue： ‘This story will have more impact than that story.' So there's a lot of debate before the final selection goes to print."

The newspaper has 70 reporters in several states and 14 in the capital. All of the reporters， editors and managers are homeless children.

Jyoti Kumari is one of the reporters.

"I used to beg， do drugs and sometimes go rag picking. Then I learned about Balaknama and began to work for it. First， I was a junior reporter， then a reporter and now I'm all set to become the editor."

Many of their parents are jobless and cannot read or write.

The children now earn money， and many of them attend classes online that may help them find a job.

The newspaper is published every month. It has eight pages. In 2002， when it began operations， the newspaper was published four times a year. It has changed the lives of many of the children who publish it， and hopes to improve the lives of thousands of others.

Non-governmental organizations and charity groups support the newspaper.

Sanjay Gupta leads a group that helps the children and gives money to the newspaper.

"They feel very empowered and encouraged when people appreciate them， and when they talk to the authorities with the confidence， and also before the media. I think this is a really powerful tool to empower them."

The newspaper costs about three cents. That is less than the price of a small cup of tea in India. But the small cost gives the children hope that they will someday have a home and a job.

印度首都新德里一群無(wú)家可歸的兒童發(fā)行了一份報(bào)紙，講述他們自己的生活。

這份報(bào)紙名叫Balaknama，意為“兒童之聲”。報(bào)紙內(nèi)容由19歲以下的兒童撰寫和編輯。大約有1萬(wàn)名讀者。

這些兒童撰寫關(guān)于貧困、童工、未成年婚姻、性虐待和吸毒等問(wèn)題。一位名叫Shanno的無(wú)家可歸女孩幫助編輯報(bào)紙。

“當(dāng)報(bào)道不斷抵達(dá)，編輯小組坐下來(lái)選擇故事，會(huì)發(fā)生許多爭(zhēng)論。他們爭(zhēng)論：‘這個(gè)故事比那個(gè)故事更有影響力。所以，最終付諸印刷之前會(huì)發(fā)生許多爭(zhēng)論。”

這份報(bào)紙?jiān)趲讉€(gè)州共有70名小記者，在首都有14名小記者。所有記者、編輯和管理人員都是無(wú)家可歸的兒童。

喬蒂·庫(kù)瑪莉就是其中一名記者。

“我過(guò)去乞討、販毒，有時(shí)撿破爛。然后我了解到Balaknama，然后開(kāi)始為它工作。首先，我是初級(jí)記者，隨后成為正式記者，現(xiàn)在快要成為編輯了。”

他們中許多人的父母沒(méi)有工作，不會(huì)讀寫。

這些兒童現(xiàn)在能夠賺錢，其中許多人參加網(wǎng)上課程，幫助他們找到一份工作。

這份報(bào)紙每個(gè)月發(fā)行，共有八頁(yè)。2002年，報(bào)紙剛剛開(kāi)始發(fā)行時(shí)，每年出版四次。這份報(bào)紙改變了許多出版報(bào)紙的兒童的生活，同時(shí)希望改善數(shù)千名其他兒童的生活。

非政府組織和慈善團(tuán)體支持這份報(bào)紙。

桑基·古普塔領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的團(tuán)體幫助這些兒童，為這份報(bào)紙?zhí)峁┵Y金。

“當(dāng)人們贊賞他們的時(shí)候，當(dāng)他們充滿信心地和當(dāng)局對(duì)話，當(dāng)他們出現(xiàn)在媒體面前，他們覺(jué)得非常有動(dòng)力，非常受鼓舞。我認(rèn)為這是鼓舞他們非常有力的工具。”

這份報(bào)紙價(jià)格為3美分，低于印度一小杯茶的價(jià)格。但是這點(diǎn)微不足道的成本卻給這些兒童帶來(lái)希望，他們總有一天能有一個(gè)家，有一份工作。