受助學生：阮琰紅
所在學校：四川省通江縣通江二中
目前年級：高中三年級
記錄人：彩虹村 付楊
記錄時間：2016年8月29日
Beneficiary: Yuan Yan Hong School: Sichuan Tongjiang Second Middle School Grade: high school grade three Journalist: Fu Yang - Rainbow Village Date of documentation: August 29th 2016
在聯繫到阮琰紅之前（以下簡稱小阮），看到她的照片，覺得她一定是一個陽光熱情的女孩子。從她的笑臉上，似乎看不出來她有著悲傷的故事。
小阮從小生長在一個不完整的家庭。父親在她小時候便離家出走，不知去向。一直以來，母親拖著病痛，堅強的撐著這個家，照顧著小阮和弟弟。為了支付小院學藝術昂貴的學費，更是讓本就不富裕的家庭雪上加霜，但是為了孩子的夢想，母親還是堅持讓孩子學習。而小阮本人也一直熱愛著畫畫，只要談及有關畫畫的就更加侃侃而談，生活所附加的壓力似乎在她拿起畫筆的一刻就得到釋放。也許正是因為怀揣著夢想才能讓生活的窘境中的她這麽活潑開朗。
香港善學通過彩虹村平臺資助這些貧困山區的高中生們，拿到補助的小阮第一步就是想著給自己換一套畫具，之前的畫具因為用的太久而不好用了。一直想換套畫具的她卻不忍心向辛苦的母親提出這樣的要求。這筆資助對於小阮來說無疑是雪中送炭，熱情的小阮還說要給老師畫一幅畫以表感謝。看到如此快樂又懂事的小阮，不禁為她感到高興。 十八九歲的年紀正是經受青春考驗的年紀，希望小阮在未來漫長的道路中可以一直保持著這份人生態度，用手中的畫筆為自己畫一個陽光明媚的未來！
Before we came into contact with Yuan Yan Hong (Xiao Hong), we saw her pictures and had the impression that she was a happy and passionate girl, and from her smile, we couldn’t tell that she had an unfortunate childhood.
Xiao Hong’s father left her whole family behind and disappeared since she was little. Her mother who was frequently ill persevered to support the entire family, taking care of Xiao Hong and her brother. Coming from such a humble family, Xiao Hong’s passion for art became a costly interest, but to support her children’s dreams, her mother worked even harder to nurture her talents. Xiao Hong always enjoyed painting, and with any discussion relating to art, her passion became evident and seemed to eradicate all of life’s pressures as soon as she picked up a brush, and it may be because of her passion for art could she find brightness through the darkness of life.
Through Sheen Hok Rainbow Village, Sheen Hok has been helping high school students in rural communities to pay the tuition fee. When Xiao Hong received her subsidy, her first thought was to purchase a new set of art supplies, as her old set was extremely worn out and was of low quality. However, it broke her heart to ask her mother to purchase these supplies, as this subsidy meant a lot financially for her whole family. Xiao Hong even painted a piece of art for her teacher to express her thanks. Seeing Yuan Yan Hong’s happiness and her appreciation for art, it was easy to be joyful for her.
Being eighteen is a tough test of someone’s teenage years, but we hope that Xiao Hong can remain positive throughout this journey, and allow her talents to paint a brighter future!
坐在教室認真寫作業的小阮 Yuan Yan Hong working hard on her homework
專業課上小阮正在畫人物像 Yuan Yan Hong painting a life portrait
小阮的作品 Yuan Yan Hong’s drawing