People at the grassroots level are facing more difficulties in living under the epidemic. Some groups conducted a survey from mid-March to mid-April on the effectiveness of poverty alleviation in the market "Tianxiu Market", which has been in operation for more than nine years, through online questionnaires and on-site interviews. , successfully collected nearly 200 opinions. The results showed that nearly 80% of the interviewed stall owners agreed that the market would help improve grass-roots employment; more than 70% of the interviewed Yuen Long residents would thus provide more consumption choices.
A stall owner shared that during the nearly eight years of running the market, his daughter has gone from kindergarten to primary school and middle school.
The group suggested that the government set up a seed fund; open up more idle land; simplify the application process, relax the conditions, and support regional institutions to hold markets.
79.5% of the stall owners interviewed at Tin Sau Hui agreed that it would help improve grassroots employment
Support • Grassroots Markets Alliance and Tin Shui Wai Community Development Front successfully collected the opinions of 195 "Tin Sau Market" stall owners and Yuen Long neighbors, among which stall owners accounted for 44 points and the neighbors to 151 points.
The results showed that 79.5% of stall owners agreed that it would help improve grass-roots employment; 54.5% agreed to increase household income; 86.4% agreed that it would help improve neighborhood relations.
In addition, 71.5% of the interviewed residents agreed that the market can provide more choices for consumption.
Yao Shumin (right) suggested that the government simplify the bidding process for the market and relax the conditions.
(Photo by Chen Bolin)
The stall owner Feng Tai: Neighbors will help to see the shop
Feng Tai, the owner of Tianxiu Market, shared that he learned that there was a stall in Tianxiu Market about eight years ago, so he tried to start a business and sell his own peels that he had grown and made "all-in-one". Neighbors and stalls have established friendships, "sometimes I'm so familiar that I want to drive, and (neighbors) will help me look at the shops."
She admitted that it is difficult to support the whole family by relying on the market alone, but she can help the family while taking care of the children, and she also builds the self-confidence that she can support the family by herself. ."
Feng Tai (middle) sells home-made dried tangerine peel at Tianxiu Market.
(Photo by Chen Bolin)
The group pointed out that the effect of long-term poverty alleviation can be achieved
Tin Shui Wai Community Development Front Ng Yuk-ying stressed that unlike other social welfare measures, the market does not provide direct financial assistance, but it can take this opportunity to enable grassroots citizens to develop their strengths. Compared with short-term direct financial assistance measures, the market can provide financial assistance through the market. Provide employment opportunities to enable them to be self-reliant and achieve the effect of long-term poverty alleviation.
Support • Grassroots Market Alliance Yao Shumin suggested that the government provide a "market seed fund" to support districts to hold markets; open up more idle land, such as vacant school buildings, public space in public housing estates, markets, etc.; also hope that the government can simplify the application process and relax conditions to encourage grassroots citizens to become self-reliant.
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