Eden Social Welfare Foundation has been an official member of the Workability International (WI) in 2004. Eden also plays an important role in the Workability Asia (WAsia) as the Board Director, and actively participates in various international conferences to promote the welfare of persons with disabilities in the Asia and Taiwan.

Since this pandemic starts, 38% of persons with disabilities has become unemployment.(Global Disability Inclusion, https://www.globaldisabilityinclusion.com/covid19-whitepaper)Our partners in WAsia had took several methods to counter this trend.

Below, are three videos that our partners from WAsia in Japan had made that we would like to share for promote how can create more employment opportunity for persons with disabilities in a crisis of COVID-19 pandemic:

1. "Building a New Community with Local People through a Mobile Supermarket"

Nihonkai Club, Noto-town, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

2. "Expanding from “Shiitake mushrooms” cultivation to “Kikurage” cultivation.

Speedy decisions and challenges!"

Ishigamino-sono, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

3. "Average wage is 52,000 yen (500 US$) The secret of “Kaizen” in the work place!"

Work Center Friends Hoshizaki, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

*Mr. Seikaku Suzuki is the president of this social welfare service corporation, also the former chairperson of WAsia.