Shi Peng won the top prize in a college students' start-up (创业)competition for setting up a website to help children find playmates(玩伴).She was brought up by his grandparents in a village in Hubei Province.
Later, the 22-year-old student at a university in Wuhan decided to set up a special website for children. He hoped that his website could help children meet new friends of the same age and feel less lonely.
According to his research one, about 6,000 children in cities like Guangzhou,
Wuhan and Suzhou, most of them don't have brothers or sisters and they are in need of playmates.
The website is set up mainly for pre-school children in kindergarten (幼儿园)and their parents. All the users of the website must use their real names.
Through the website, parents who are busy during the day can in touch with other parents who are free and willing to find some playmates for their children. it gets more and more popular among children and parents , the website now holds many colorful offline activities. The website also provides parents with valuable chances to communicate with each other.
Ni Wufan is one of the professors in Shi's university. He said, " He also agrees that our society needs more creative ideas like Shi's to deal with children's problems.
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A. This is to make sure that the children are safe. B. I have some different opinions about Shi's website. C. The website is a great example of start-up projects. D. He hardly had any playmates growing up as a child. E. Shi Peng did some research before he set up the website. F. There're many interesting online games for children to play. |
