Eden Social Welfare Foundation-News

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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2017-06-22

Eden cooperates with Mercedes-Benz Taiwan, making Taiwan a more beautiful place

Eden Social Welfare Foundation teamed up with Mercedes-Benz Taiwan for charity project “star dreams” to provide better education and nutritious meals for students in Taiwan’s underprivileged area.

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2017-06-08

The Power of Art

Walking inside the art gallery of the “Asia-Pacific Accessible Art Exhibition”, one would be stunned by the beautiful, inspiring and creative artworks. The thing that might stun visitors more is the fact that all these breath-taking artworks are created by artists with different disabilities around all Asia-Pacific regions.

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2017-06-05

Rights of Refugees with Disabilities

21st century is continuously hit by a series of wave related to human rights issues. A number of cross-country or civil wars; ethnic, religious, economic, or political conflicts unveil one after another crisis. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, there are more than 65.3 million forcibly displaced people, and 21.3 million refugees until 2015, and the figure is still increasing rapidly due to the unease regional conflicts across the world such as the Syrian war.

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2017-06-03

A call for Elderly awareness for better care system and respect

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. …” Miss Yang, caroled Psalm 23 on a sigh that sank deep. In front of her, was the checkerboard she and the other social worker used to play checkers earlier.

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