The Charity and Volunteerism Program of Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation

Taiwan Catholic Mission Foundation was founded in 1997. The main objective is to help emergency needy and the aboriginal people of Taiwan, which remains less than 2% of the population.

During the September 21,1999 earthquake which struck hardly on the central part of the island and more than 2500 people had perished, the Foundation along with other charity institutions was the very first group to be on the scene to offer help. Since then, some various reconstruction programs, especially of long term children conciliation, have been carefully designed and carried out.

The Taiwan aboriginal tribes have been on the bottom of the socio-economic line in the passed century. During the 2001 Taiwan economic crisis, their unemployed rate has reached 30%, well above the national 5%. The Taiwan Catholic Church is now depending more on this Foundation to develop projects, especially on hospital, counseling stations, medical equipments and Medicare to have effective programs reached onto remote mountain areas.

There are some 300 volunteers of the Foundation, divided into 7 groups to serve various needy. Catholic hospitals and retarded kids centers in the east coast area where the tribes concentrate are at the first priority. Please contact the Foundation for more information and detail of the projects. Donations are very much welcome.