韋貴康，廣西合山市嶺南鎮石村人，和弟弟韋貴國一起經營著一家養兔專業合作社。
Wei Guikang was born in Shicun Village, Lingnan Town, Heshan City in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. He runs a rabbit raising cooperative with his younger brother, Wei Guiguo.
創業多年，韋貴康對這間合作社傾注了很多心血，不僅因為它是兄弟二人的創業成果，對家鄉而言，它還是本地許多貧困戶脫貧致富的希望。
Wei Guikang has been devoting all of his efforts to the cooperative. The project is not only the result of the two brothers' entrepreneurship but also a chance for many local families to get rid of poverty.
合山：從光熱城到貧困縣
Heshan: From the city of light and heat to poverty-stricken
合山又俗稱光熱城，因為盛產煤礦，也曾有過一段繁榮時期。“ 最鼎盛的時候，房子都是瓦房，真的是萬家燈火。” 韋貴康回憶道。然而， 經過多年開採，合山的礦產資源逐漸枯竭，變成了一個資源枯竭型城市，又成了貧困縣
Heshan used to be referred to as the city of light and heat. Coal deposits had contributed to its prosperity. "In its heyday, tile-roofed houses were built everywhere. You could see myriad lights," Wei Guikang recalls. After years of mining, the raw minerals ended. The county-level of Heshan became a resource-exhausted city and, consequently, a poverty-stricken county.
發現商機 回鄉創業
Business opportunities
2012年，韋貴康大學畢業，經過半年多的調研，他發現廣西本地的肉兔供不應求，於是決心回鄉創業，和弟弟一起養起了肉兔。兔場建成後，他負責銷售，弟弟負責養殖，兄弟倆做起了自己的兔子生意。
Wei graduated from college in 2012. After about half a year of research, he found that local meat rabbits were in short supply in Guangxi. So he decided to go back and start his own business with his younger brother. They set up a warren and divided the work.
兄弟倆一內一外，把兔場打理得井井有條。韋貴康負責銷售，市場上兔肉的價格、銷售渠道，都要他操心。弟弟韋貴國則負責養殖，每天早上六點就要開始兔場的日常工作。
Wei Guikang does the sales, focusing on rabbit meat prices and marketing channels. Wei Guiguo manages the breeding part of the business, meaning that by six every morning he is already up and around the warren.
“相對於養雞養鴨，兔子難伺候一點，兔場的一萬多隻兔子，每天都要進行檢查。”
"Compared with raising chickens and ducks, rabbits are more difficult. More than 10,000 rabbits need to be health checked every day," Wei Guikang said.
幾年下來，兄弟二人配合默契，勤勞肯幹，兔場的經營初具規模，效益也不錯。
After several years, their cooperation and hard-work started bearing fruits, and the warren began to take shape and show profit.
帶動當地貧困戶 共同脫貧致富
Working together to get rid of poverty
2016年，合山市政府找到兄弟倆，希望他們能夠跟貧困戶合作，從而帶動貧困戶脫貧。
In 2016, Heshan municipal government came to the brothers, hoping that they can work with poverty-stricken households to lift them out of poverty.
可問題是，一開始，很多貧困戶並不瞭解合作社，也擔心缺少資金和技術，並不敢貿然加入。
However, few of those households knew about the cooperative. Due to lack of funds and technology, they were reluctant to join in.
“其它村的貧困戶，對我們合作社是不瞭解的，如何取得貧困戶的信任，讓他選擇加入到我們合作社，這是一個比較難的過程。”
"Poverty-stricken households in other villages were not familiar with our cooperative. Win their trust and having them join the cooperative was rather difficult," said Wei Guikang.
在溝透過程中，韋貴康也向大家解釋了合作社的經營模式。透過加盟合作社、給予技術指導、兔子養成回收的方式，讓大家相信，這個養兔合作社，是可以幫助貧困戶們解決實際困難的。
Wei Guikang explained the business model and how they both parts could work together. After joining the cooperative, members receive technical guidance on how to breed rabbits. He intends to show that this rabbit cooperative can truly help the poor households overcome their difficulties.
第一，資金問題。前期，合作社會把兔子返還給加盟的貧困戶養殖，種兔是免費發放的。
The first problem was money, so the cooperative gives registered families rabbits to breed, free of charge.
第二，技術問題。透過技術指導，合作社負責培訓養殖技術，免費教會怎麼養兔子。
Second, technique. The cooperative provides free technical guidance on how to raise rabbits.
第三， 銷路問題。兔子養成以後，由合作社全部回收。
The third question was sales. Who would buy the rabbits? The cooperative buys all the mature rabbits that the poor households raise.
What's more, the cooperative sustains its own profits and losses regardless of the market price, eliminating the worries of the poor households.
兄弟倆也會不定期地去走訪貧困戶。透過養兔，兄弟二人不僅改變了自己的命運，而且在政府的幫助下，帶領大家一起增收，共同實現了脫貧致富。
The two brothers visit poverty-stricken households from time to time. Through raising rabbits, they changed their fate and they also helped poor households increase their income and leave extreme poverty behind with the help of the