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“解忧”杂货店 | "Miracles of Rachel's General Store" in Chengdu

成都发布 2020-08-23

手工皮雕包、苗族花纹的手提袋、精致的手工饰品……这家名为“岩羊”（Blue sheep）的杂货店，最近在成都挺火的。许多热心人闻讯而来。有人来挑选心仪的商品，有人来听“故事”，更有人专程来看望店主人、73岁英国老太太瑞秋（Rachel）。

Hand tooled leather bags, Miao embroidery handbags, and exquisite handmade jewelry... The handicrafts and giftshop "Blue Sheep" in Chengdu have hit the headlines recently and packed with visitors. Some come to pick and buy their favorite handicrafts, and others come to listen to the "stories" or just simply to pay a visit to the shop owner - the 73-year-old British lady Rachel.

“岩羊”杂货店

一个可以“解忧”的地方

Blue Sheep Handicrafts & Gift shop

A place free of worries

瑞秋（Rachel）跟小布聊着

“岩羊”杂货店位于高升桥附近，过去5年里，Rachel经营着这家以出售边远地区贫困人群、残障人士、疾病家庭手工艺品的小店。所以，店里的每一件物品和背后制作它的主人，都有一段特殊的故事。

Over the past five years, Rachel has been running this small shop near Gaoshengqiao which sells handicrafts made by impoverished households, people with disabilities, and families with diseases from remote areas. Behind each item in the store lies a special story of its owner.

余先荣家出品的皮具

成都温江区的余先荣一家，有两个患地中海贫血的儿子和一个患唐氏综合征的女儿，常年靠制作皮带、皮包等皮具为生，大部分收入都用于给孩子们治病。Rachel介绍说，“岩羊”不仅为余先荣售卖皮具，还通过组织跳蚤市场、运营咖啡厅等方式，为余家人筹措医疗费。“您若购买此皮雕产品，您将帮助到这个为生命而战的勇敢家庭，为他们提供更多的医药和生活资源。”小店里的产品介绍卡片上写道。

Mr. Yu Xianrong lived in Wenjiang District of Chengdu with his family, who has two sons with Thalassemia and a daughter with Down syndrome. He makes his living from making leather belts, bags and other leather goods all the year round, and most of his income goes to hospital for treatment of his children's disease. According to Racheal, "Blue Sheep" has helped raise funds for Yu Xianrong's family to receive medical treatment by selling his leather products, organizing flea markets and operating cafes, etc. An introduction card in the shop reads, "If you buy this tooled leather product, you will help this brave family fighting for life and give them a greater chance of better living."

店内绣品一角

Rachel店里的绣品，大多出自于一个叫“心韵绣坊”的培训项目，这是一个专门为听障人士成立的手工技能培训项目。项目的组织者通过培训年轻的听障人士，让男性学习简单的木工手艺、女性学习如何拼接布块和简单的裁缝，以手工作坊的形式运营。

Most of the embroideries in Rachel's shop came from a training program called "Originality Embroidery Club", which is a manual skills training program dedicated to people with hearing impairments. Through the DIY workshop training, the organizers hope to teach young men with impaired hearing basic carpentry skills, and teach women simple stitching and sewing skills.

目前，共有来自9个民族、40个组织的700余位手工艺人的产品在此售卖，3000多人的生活受益于“岩羊”杂货店。帮助困难人群获得持续稳定的收入，从而建立起更好的生活环境，更进一步地提升人格自信，是Rachel开店的最终目的。

At present, products of more than 700 craftsmen from 40 organizations and of 9 ethnic group are sold here, and more than 3,000 people has benefited from the "Blue Sheep". It is Racheal's ultimate goal to help people in need to live a better life and gain more confidence in themselves.

40年间致力于慈善事业

2013年，她来到了成都

Forty years of devotion to charity

has brought her to Chengdu in 2013

爱笑的瑞秋（Rachel），年轻的时候照片

出生于英国南部的Rachel，从小便对探险故事和异国文化有着浓厚的兴趣。从医学专业毕业后，她立志要服务贫困落后地区的人们。“当我知道在尼泊尔，病人要花30天才能被运送到医院，而在尼日利亚平均1000人才有1名医生时，我就决定用我的一生去帮助那些不太幸运的人。”Rachel说。

Born in the south of England, Rachel has developed a strong interest in adventure stories and exotic cultures since childhood. After graduating from medical school, she made up her mind to serve people in remote and poverty-stricken areas. "When I learned that it took 30 days for patients to be transported to hospital in Nepal, and there was roughly one doctor per thousand people in Nigeria, I decided to devote my life to helping those who were less fortunate", said Rachel.

在过去40年间，Rachel放弃了高薪而稳定的医生工作，辗转于尼泊尔、不丹、印度、蒙古国等15个国家，致力于发展中国家与偏远落后地区的医疗卫生、教育事业和产业发展。

Over the past 40 years, Rachel has given up her high-paid and stable job as a doctor and travelled to 15 countries, including Nepal, Bhutan, India and Mongolia, and dedicated to the development of the healthcare, education and industries in developing countries as well as remote and backward areas.

瑞秋（Rachel）帮病人诊治资料图

1989年，Rachel第一次来到中国。在西藏泽当镇志愿服务的7年时间里，与当地政府合作，共计培养了250名乡村医生。在与藏区的家庭接触过程中，她发现许多有一技之长的手工艺人虽能生产出精美的产品，却苦于没有销售出路。2013年，Rachel放下所有别处的慈善工作，只身来到成都，开创了“岩羊”杂货店。

Rachel first came to China in 1989, during which time she was volunteering in Zedang Town of Tibet for seven years, and trained a total of 250 village doctors in cooperation with the local government. Living among the Tibetan families, she noticed that many local craftsmen created exquisite stuff, but have nowhere to sell them. In the 2013, Rachel put aside all other charity work, came to Chengdu all by herself and set up the "Blue Sheep" store.

Rachel住在中和镇，73岁的她每天骑一个多小时的电瓶车，赶到高升桥。她早已熟悉这座城市，认识了很多乐观的成都朋友，无论是这座城市，还是生活在这里的人都深深吸引着她，“我希望小店生意能够好起来，这样就能帮助更多的人从我们这里获得收入，增强他们对生活的信心和希望。”Rachel说。

Seventy-three-year-old Rachel, who lives in Zhonghe Town, rides an electric motorbike for an hour every day to her store at Gaoshengqiao. She has long been familiar with the city, and met a lot of friends in Chengdu. Both the city and people living here attract her deeply. "I hope my shop can have better business, so that more people can benefit from it and have better confidence and greater hope in life", Rachel said.

“岩羊”虽小力量很大

顾客都是怀着帮助他人的善心而来

Small store, strong influence

Customers all come to help

今年9月，由中国英国商会举办的2018年英国商业大奖中，Rachel被提名为“励志女性奖”。相比于荣誉，她更看重的是奖项能帮助小店提高知名度、打开市场，从而传播“岩羊”帮助他人的精神。

In September this year, Rachel was nominated for the "Inspiring Women Award" at the 2018 British Business Awards, sponsored by the British Chamber of Commerce in China. What she values is not the award itself but the promoted reputation and popularity of the store in China so as to spread the spirit of "Blue Sheep" to help others.

望着今年扩建一倍、收支刚达到平衡的小店，Rachel认为一切都在向好的方向发展。“一个人或许不能改变世界，但我们总能为一个人改变他的世界。”她淡然且坚定地说道。

Happy to see that her store is expanding and breaking even, Rachel believes that everything is developing in a positive way. "I may not be able to change the world, but I can change the world for one person", she said calmly and firmly.

店里的志愿者黄之春

小布采访时，正好碰上在店里忙活的黄之春。这位34岁的成都小伙，几年前罹患病毒性脑炎，留下了“癫痫”后遗症，变得很消极，不能独立出家门。黄之春偶然间看到Rachel奶奶的报道，顿时豁然开朗：“瑞秋奶奶这么大年龄了，都在努力帮助别人。而我这么年轻，不应该消极。”黄之春来到“岩羊”当志愿者，做起了公益。Rachel奶奶的善良和爱心，让黄之春重燃生活的希望，也让他加入了帮助别人的队伍里。

When we came for the interview, we happened to meet the busy assistant Mr. Huang Zhichun, a 34-year-old Chengdu local, who was diagnosed with viral encephalitis a few years ago and suffered from after-disease epilepsy. Because of the disease, he became very negative and unable to leave the house by himself. Once Huang read about Grandma Racheal 's report and was deeply inspired: "Grandma Rachel is trying to help others at this old age, and I shouldn't give up so early when I am still young." Huang Zhichun came to "Blue Sheep" to be a volunteer and devoted himself to public good. The kindness and compassion of Rachel have rekindled Huang's hope of life and encouraged him to help people in need.

“年龄地域都不是问题，只要有一颗善良乐观的心，在哪里都能活得洒脱自在。” Rachel说，她愿意一直留在成都，成都是一个漂亮而温暖的地方，这里的人很友善，包容而热情，这个城市的建设也很棒，尤其是这几年越来越多的城市绿道，很像自己英国的家，很健康生态。Rachel坚信，在这样一个人杰地灵的地方，这样一份“精神”，更容易蔓延开来。

"Age and location are not a problem. As long as you are kind and positive, you will live carefreely wherever you are." Rachel said Chengdu is a beautiful and heartwarming place and she would love to settle in Chengdu. People here are very friendly, open-minded and enthusiastic. The city is also well-constructed, especially the increasing greenways in the past few years, very much like in the UK, very healthy and ecologic. Rachel firmly believes that in such a place of outstanding environment and brilliant people, the spirit of helping others will be widespread in no time.

“岩羊”公众号来了！

现在“岩羊”杂货铺有了官方公众号

名叫：“Blue sheep”

欢迎大家关注了解

Racheal's store now has an official WeChat account, called "Blue Sheep", and you are welcome to subscribe and stay tuned.

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