The Ashinaga Foundation conducts an online survey of all high school and university scholarship students of the Ashinaga Foundation and their parents in order to understand the actual situation of orphan families in the prolonged corona sickness.Based on the results of the survey, we decided to provide 7,612 scholarship students who are in need of corona damage with 1 yen per orphan (no refund required) as an emergency support for New Year's Eve.
This survey was conducted on a total of 6,243 Ashinaga Ikueikai scholarship students (2,544 all university students and 3,699 all high school students) and 5,546 parents, totaling 11,789, and 6,241 responded.The valid response rate was extremely high at 52.9%, showing the extremely difficult situation in which orphan scholarship students and their parents are placed.
According to the survey, about one-third of households with orphans answered that they had suffered a loss of income due to the corona disaster.The special fixed amount benefit from the government is used for living expenses in about 1% of households and for tuition in about 3% of households.The biggest changes and concerns related to parents' work are "decrease in working hours due to the influence of corona" and "decrease in income associated with it". Many parents answered that it was difficult for them to change jobs due to their age.
The scholarship student said, "I have no cash, I borrowed money in advance using my credit card, and the next month, I have to pay with my credit card and run out of cash again.I can't buy clothes and food, and sometimes I don't eat a day or I wear a few clothes many times. "" There are too many problems and it's dangerous.I want to die from a panic attack. "" I can't earn money to go on to school as a part-time job.In addition, I was hungry because I couldn't help my household budget. "
Based on the results of the questionnaire, Ashinaga Ikueikai has about 7,600 scholarship students (high school, vocational school, junior college, etc.) to support families with orphans who are already close to their financial limits and are mentally cornered. Decided to provide 20 yen per person (no refund required) as an "emergency support fund for the year-end" for universities and graduate schools.In addition, many parents complained that there was no counselor and that they were feeling depressed, so it was 2020:12 am on both Saturday, December 19 and Sunday, December 20, 11. From 6:XNUMX pm, Ashinaga will set up a telephone consultation desk within the Ikueikai, and will also hold a "New Year's Eve Hotline (emergency guardian telephone consultation)".
In addition, due to the influence of Corona, the street activity of "Ashinaga Student Fundraising" continued in spring and was canceled in autumn, so an online fundraising campaign is also underway for 2020 days from November 11, 1 to February 2021, 2. ..Approximately 8 students themselves published the project page on the crowdfunding site "Good Morning" and spoke in their own words "voices of orphans and families of orphans" and "thanks to all the supporters". There is.
