Student Testimonial: This is Zhongtie Qi’s story 忠轶的故事

Hello everyone, my name is Zhongtie Qi. I work in the claim settlement department at AAIC. I’m very happy to share my Shanghai Sunrise Story!

大家好，我叫戚忠轶，现在就职于安信农业保险股份有限公司，任职核赔。很高兴有机会和大家分享我自己和上海初升的太阳助学组织（上海初阳）之间的故事。

I first learned about Shanghai Sunrise more than a decade ago. Like all the help I received, Shanghai Sunrise was recommended to me by teachers in my local community and I sincerely appreciate what Shanghai Sunrise has done for me. I received a scholarship that funded my education from primary school to university – so 16 years in total! The fact that there were people who cared about me is just as important as the scholarship itself.

说起遇到上海初阳，那真的要是十几年前的事情了。和所有的得到帮助一样，上海初阳最初也是社区的老师好心地推荐的。一下子就从小学到了大学，期间换了住址、换了学校，但是赞助一直没有中断。模糊的记忆应该是小学一年级就加入上海初阳，那就应该就是整整16年了。真的是很感谢上海初阳，很多时候不光光是金钱，也让我了解到社会上还是有人愿意坚持在做这样的事情，这才是最重要的。

My father passed away when I was two years old so don’t have many memories of him. I grew up with my mother, grandfather and my twin brother. All the pressure fell on mom to raise two boys on her own. My journey to pursue an education, in part because of the support from my family and organizations like Shanghai Sunrise. Both my brother and I completed university education and we are now contributing members of society. My brother works as a duty manager at the Agriculture Bank of China.

对于我来说，2周岁不到父亲就去世了，还有一个双胞胎哥哥，从小对于父亲毫无映像，只有妈妈与外公外婆。所以经济的压力全部集中到母亲身上了。30多岁的母亲决定不再改嫁把我们兄弟拉扯长大~一晃也要20年了。求学之路应该说还算平坦，虽困难重重，但在社会和家人的帮助之下，兄弟2人也顺利完成了所有学业，融入社会。顺便一提，我兄长现就职于中国农业银行，大堂经理。

Shanghai Sunrise’s value is not only the scholarship, it’s the charitable spirit that has been passed around. Students are visited at home by teacher Ding (she visited me several times), we receive two letters per year from our sponsor, there is the Pairing Ceremony, Career Day for college students, Volunteer Day for college students and more. All the giving and receiving is quite meaningful. When it comes to poverty relief, what could change the life more than an education?

我觉得上海初阳所体现的能量和价值，赞助的学费是一方面，更多的是上海初阳传递的精神和管理理念很棒。每个学生家里都要去实地走访的丁老师（我家搬了，她都去过），还有每年2封的交流信、结对仪式、大学生职业日、大学生志愿者工作。所有的得到和付出，是真的很棒，很有意义。当我们反观再思考慈善、扶贫，还有什么能比资助一个孩子的教育更能改变一个困难家庭的呢。

Perhaps Shanghai Sunrise is not able to guarantee the future of student. However, it’s the belief of Shanghai Sunrise that they can help enable a student to have one. Our future is in our hands. It’s up to us to keep striving and moving forward for a better life and I hope I can stay in contact with Shanghai Sunrise and contribute what I am capable of.

或许，上海初阳不会太继续关注受助学生毕业后的情况，又或许一直坚信这能改变一些家庭。其实所有的路都是自己走的，我们感动着、努力着、继续往前走，为了更加美好的生活不是嘛？希望能够一直和上海初阳继续保持联系，做一点自己能做的事情。

In the end, my achievement also belongs to Shanghai Sunrise. Student “052” will keep fighting and I hope I can help Shanghai Sunrise to get better and better.

我的精彩也是上海初阳的精彩！编号052号的学生会继续努力精彩，也祝上海初阳越来越好！