Eden Social Welfare Foundation-News

2017-09-25

The Ottawa Treaty 20 years on: Calling for a Mine-Free Myanmar

Marking the 20th anniversary of Mine-Ban Treaty, the world is very concerned with recent reports of new antipersonnel mine use in Myanmar in the path of fleeing Rohingya.

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2017-09-19

French - Speaking Volunteers Wanted

If you are a French living in Taipei, or a Taiwanese fluent in French, with a passion for making the world a better place, come and join us!!

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2017-09-13

The Humanitarian Response Training Program on Sphere Project in Taiwan, 2017

The Program, co-organized by Taiwan AID and Oxfam Hong Kong, offering staffs at NGOs across Taiwan a fundamental theory and seminars on the subject, raising knowledge and sense of NGO staffs at the front line in humanitarian response.

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2017-09-12

Eden welcomes The Amity Foundation, walking together on the road to promote gospel and welfare

Pastor Yìn Jīn -Biāo from The Amity Foundation, along with 12 other pastors from different regions in Mainland China, paid a visit to the Eden Foundation last week, to promote cross-strait church public service and social services.

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2017-09-01

Princess Diana, the lady behind international campaign to ban landmines

The life and the myths of Prince Diana's death have been brought media's attention globally as we pay tribute to the 20th anniversary of her death, but did you know that she was also an activist in the campaign to ban landmines?

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2017-08-28

When a pair of second-hand shoes stepped into the African Land and we can no longer leave ourselves out from it: understanding SDGs

What is Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which most NGOs have been promoting since last year, and what is the connection to Taiwan and why should we bear this issue in mind?

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2017-07-28

Spreading the seeds of hope for Elders and Persons with Disabilities in Chengdu, China

To implement a better system and reform the current structure in Chengdu, Huang Huei, Director of Chengdu Eden Social Work Service Center, paid a two-week inspection trip to Taiwan in July, hoping to paint a better structure for Chengdu,

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2017-07-27

The 2017 Multi-Cultural Camp for Second-Generation New Immigrant

Volunteers from the second-generation new immigrations, interns from Taiwan Tech Trek (TTT) program, along with volunteers from Panamas and Vietnam, will be leading the groups in the three-day event. The main point of the camp is for interns and international volunteers to present their own culture to the students with a series of multi-cultural classes and activities

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2017-06-27

Disability culture and universal human rights-2

Another core aspect of disability rights movement is “Nothing about us, without us.” This phrase decries situations such as describe. But to remedy such situations we need to determine who constitutes “us.” Disability should be seen as differences between people, instead of defects. We need to critically reexamine how society deals with disabilities as human diversity, and then adapt the system so that it serves everyone while recognizing the differences between disabled and non-disabled persons.

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2017-06-22

Disability culture and universal human rights-1

The public generally considers disability a medical issue, social welfare issue, or “special” education issue. Disability scholars, however, have redefined disability as a human diversity and human rights issue.

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