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VOA常速英语:Disabled Persons in Nigeria Face More Pandemic Challenges
日期:2021-05-12

Physically challenged Nigerian Salmatu Abubakar has four children with another on the way.
Salmatu Abubakar,尼日利亚人,身患残疾,已经有4个孩子了。肚子里还怀着一个。
Without her sight and the source of income,Abubakar has trouble getting by, sometimes begging to survive.
没有她的视力和收入来源,生存比较困难。
She says the current virus pandemic has exacerbated this challenge.
她说目前的新冠疫情更是让她的生活雪上加霜。
"Since the pandemic, weve suffered to feed our children.We dont have any money. We had to stop our children from going to school."
“自新冠以来, 我们已经没法养活孩子了。我们没有钱。我的孩子不得不辍学。”
Some 27 million Nigerians live with disabilities and constitute a third of the countrys poorest.
大约有2,700万尼日利亚人身患残疾,占尼日利亚最穷人口的三分之一。
This Abuja community for the disabled includes 600 people, most of whom depend in some way on support from aid groups.
这个Abuja社区有600位残疾人,大部分人在一定程度上都依靠机构援助。
Community secretary Mohammad Dantiny says even that is hard to come by these days.
社区秘书长Mohammad Dantiny说,就算有援助,这些日子生活也很艰难。
"Before if not two days two three days, you see somebody.
“过去,两天或者三天,就会有人来援助我们。
But now we take like three to one week, four weeks before you see some assistance to the community."
但现在,要三到四周,才见有人来帮助我们。”
To cope some women here are taking on the pandemic with a savings cooperative plan they started last August.
疫情期间,为了帮助这儿的一些妇女,自去年八月开始就成立了一个储蓄合作计划。
Women like Abubakar have benefited from the scheme.
像Abubakar这样的妇女就从中受益。
"Im very happy with this contribution. One time my child was sick, they gave me about fourteen dollars.
“对于他们的捐赠,我非常开心。有一次,我的孩子病了,他们给了我14美元。
I used the money to take my child to the hospital."
我用这笔钱把我的孩子送到医院看病去了。“
Advocates say the pandemic has further marginalized disabled persons.
此项计划的倡导者说疫情进一步使残疾人边缘化。
In the issue of the information dissemination, there are a lot of programs around assisting people.
通过信息传播,我们知道有很多助人的项目。
But the question that one need to ask how inclusive are the programs is. We have sign language interpreters.
但问题是,这些助人的项目涵盖面到底有广。我们有手势翻译官。
Advocates are calling for the commission to become more active to ensure people like Abubakar are getting the support they desperately need.
倡导者呼吁委员会要采取更积极的举措为像Abubakar这样的女士提供她们急需的帮助。