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Girl sold herself for mom: Dilemma of Internet charity
(Southern Metropolis Daily/zonaeu)
Updated: 2005-11-07 09:39
He first paid attention to Internet donations when a story appeared on
September 25 last year in the Southern Metropolis Daily. At that time, a working
girl named Wang Li (alias) was raped in Songgang, Shenzhen to the point where
her vagina was ripped in multiple places and she lost her left nipple. When
Bafenzhai saw the news, he became very angry as well as sympathetic. On that
day, he posted the news on a forum in Shenzhen Hotline.
Bafenzhai decided that he was going to provide Wang Li with some solid
assistance. At Shenzhen Hotline, he published a special bank account dedicated
to Wang Li and solicited donations. On September 28, he had received 7,131 yuan
in donations. He also posted all the details of the funds received.
Bafenzhai's thinking was that he was just an individual, and he could help
Wang Li only by convincing the public to trust him. Therefore, the entire
process must be thoroughly transparent. From the start, he designed the entire
donation activity even though he had no established example to follow.
First, he investigated whether the person asking for help was telling the
truth. This included checking the original source of information, their
connection to the principal, the true identity and background of the principal,
the accuracy of the information (such as hospital room number, the name of the
doctor in charge) and so on.
Prior to helping Wang Li, Bafenzhai visited the police station, Wang Li's
uncle and others who were in the know. Then he decided if the case can be
disclosed in order to solicit donations. Then and only then he posted onto the
Internet.
Once he received donations, he published a password for the account (with
read-only privileges). Then he provided the details of the donation campaign,
including funds received and expenditures, on a daily basis. He scanned receipts
from the principal and posted them on the Internet. He also updated people on
the latest developments. Before the campaign wass completed, he insisted on
meeting the principal and checked on progress.
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