「正直な」ホームレス男性に１日で寄付５８０万円　オランダ

【ハーグＡＦＰ＝時事】オランダで２０００ユーロ（約３４万円）入りの財布を拾い警察に届け出たホームレスの男性への寄付を呼び掛けるクラウドファンディングが立ち上げられ、１日で３万４１０２ユーロ（約５８０万円）が集まった。（写真は資料写真）
　２人の子を持つハジェル・アルアリさん（３３）は１年半にわたり野宿生活を送ってきたが、寄付金によって家を借りることが可能になった。
　アルアリさんはインスタグラムに投稿した動画で、寄付金で生活を立て直すことができると述べた。「皆さんに心から感謝している。今の気持ちは言い表すことができない。優しい、素晴らしい言葉をたくさんかけてもらった」「気持ちがいっぱいで、言葉が見つからない」と語った。
　寄付は全部で２８００件で、匿名で７５０ユーロ（約１３万円）を寄せた人もいた。また、アルアリさんの元には仕事の誘いも多数寄せられている。
　アルアリさんは首都のアムステルダム中央駅で、換金するための空のペットボトルを集めて回っていた時に財布を見つけ、警察に届け出た。
　警察はアルアリさんの「正直さ」をたたえ、市民を顕彰する『銀の親指』賞と商品券５０ユーロ（約８６００円）相当を授与した。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/06/27-17:12）

An online campaign has raised more than 34,000 euros for a homeless man in Amsterdam who turned in a wallet stuffed with 2,000 euros in cash to police.
The 33-year-old Hadjer Al-Ali said his life had been turned completely upside down, according to the funding site, which raised 34,102 euros ($36,450) in just one day.
Hadjer, who has been sleeping on the streets for 18 months, can now finally arrange a rental home with the money, according to the site support for the honest Hadjer.
The father-of-two has also received many messages from people offering him a job. One anonymous donor gave 750 euros and there have been 2,800 donations in total.
He found the wallet at Amsterdam central station while he was doing his rounds looking for empty plastic bottles to exchange for cash.
Police said he turned in the wallet with approximately 2,000 euros... but unfortunately no identity papers or anything that would allow us to contact the owner.
Because we think that honesty should pay, he got a 'silver thumb' prize that we sometimes give to citizens and a gift voucher worth 50 euros, authorities added.
If the money is not claimed within one year, it will go to the finder.
I want to thank everyone so, so, so much... I can't describe how I'm feeling at the moment... I've been inundated by people saying the sweetest, nicest, things, Hadjer said in a video post on Instagram.
I can't find the words, I don't know what to say, I'm full of adrenaline, he added, saying he could rebuild his life with the money collected.