伊朗多城出現"愛心牆" 掛冬衣供流浪漢自取
As Iran endures a cold winter, locals have devised an innovative scheme to help the homeless keep warm.
由於伊朗遭遇寒冬，當地人想出了一項幫流浪漢保暖的新穎計劃。Spontaneous "walls of kindness," on which people can donate unwanted clothing, have popped up around the country. Those without warm clothes - including the homeless population - are encouraged to collect and keep donated items left behind.
民衆自發組織的"愛心牆"活動已在伊朗全國興起。"愛心牆"活動即人們可以把不需要的衣物捐出來掛到牆上，鼓勵流浪漢等沒有保暖衣物的人從牆上取走捐贈衣物留着穿。
The idea seems to have started in the north-eastern city of Mashhad, where someone installed a few hooks and hangers on a wall, next to the words: "If you don't need it, leave it. If you need it, take it." Donations of coats, trousers and other warm clothing started to appear.
這一想法似乎是發源於伊朗東北部城市馬什哈德，當地有人在一面牆上裝了些掛鉤和衣架，旁邊寫着："如果你有衣服不要了，請把它放在這裏；如果你需要這件衣服，就把它帶走。"之後人們開始捐贈外套、褲子等保暖衣物。
The idea quickly spread to other cities including Shiraz, Sirjan and Ilam, fuelled by thousands of Iranians on social media.
這一想法在社交媒體上引起數千名伊朗人的熱議，很快傳播到設拉子、錫爾詹、伊拉姆等城市。According to government officials, there are 15,000 homeless people in Iran. Of these, one third are women. However, unofficial estimates put this figure much higher. Last year, Tehran municipality's Welfare Organization estimated that there are more than that number on the capital's streets alone.
根據政府的官方報道，在伊朗大約有1萬5千名無家可歸的人。在這些人當中，三分之一是女性。但是，非官方方面的預估要遠遠高於現在這個數字。去年，德黑蘭市的福利組織評估顯示，僅在首都的街道上無家可歸人的數字就高於官方的數據。
