Secondly, promoting the idea of
Xihaner Car Washing Center’s
operation mode to more areas. At
present, the car washing centers
have been established in Xining
and other cities. Each car washing
center provides up to 6 to 10 jobs
for the mentally handicapped.
Thirdly, we will continue exploring
other new ways of employment
for those with mental disabilities.
Although the services such as car
washing can solve the mentally
handicapped’s employment, I
have always been considering
the possibility of expanding to
farming and manufacturing. Apart
from providing services, can the
people with mental disabilities
provide more products to meet the
market’s consumption demands?
From my personal perspective,
at this point, the companies
should play a pioneering role in
exploration. The government can
provide the guidance in terms of
policy, however, when it comes
to exploring new areas, the
companies have more advantages.
Lastly is on nursing care for the
mentally handicapped. Aside
from providing job opportunities
and helping them integrate into
the community, the provision
of pensions for them is also a
significant part. In this respect,
the China Disabled Persons’
Federation (CDPF) has provided
comprehensive guidelines and
suggestions. The key however,
lies in how the local Disabled
Persons’ Federation takes actions.
In the future, we will still pay more
attention to the development of
specific measures on pension
policies and how they will serve
the demands of the mentally
handicapped.
Diinsider: What kind of support
do you want to facilitate the
sustainable operation of Xihan Car
Wash Center’s?
Cao Jun: I think the most important
thing is that government could
introduce relevant policies to
support mentally handicapped
people’s employment. Without
those policies, it is hard for us to
keep working on it for a long time.
But with those policies, we could
have prerequisites to operate
it sustainably, and have its own
advantage to attract cooperation
and investment from other
companies.
Diinsider: In the end, can you
please tell us what is your
motivation or belief on this project?
Cao Jun: I want to help these kids
to find their ways of making a
living. I still have 17 years until I’m
60-year-old. In other words, I’m in
my best time. So, I would like to
use my full energy to help them.
About the Author
Shuting Tan recently finished her MSc in International
Political Economy from Nanyang Technological University.
Her major interests include political economy, country risk
analysis, energy issues, state-society relations and business
investigation. She enjoys working with people of different
backgrounds for a better society.
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