Dear future volunteers! Welcome to Taiwan- The Heart of Asia! 歡迎! Huānyíng! We are delighted to know that you are interested to spend your fantastic volunteering year with us in Taiwan. In this booklet, you will find the ICYE Taiwan Work Profile with the placements available during the ICYE programme 2021-2021. You may also find information about each placements by visiting the ICYE Federation website. Important point to note before you continue reading this booklet: We hope you could be more open-minded and free all the stereotypes you might have. Due to the resident permit regulation, kindly note that you shall stay at the same project during your exchange period in Taiwan. Only if there are certain serious cases it might be necessary to change the project. Most of the placements are located in the remote area, please understand that basically we are unable to fulfil your wish to be placed in a certain region or city. (For example: Taipei or any other big cities) Please note that we cannot promote personal careers by offering university studies or attend language centre’s studies. Please be prepared that your work might also include cleaning (both for male and female). We have some placements that the exchangees will be working and living in the same projects. Therefore, you (especially older or male exchangees) shall be prepared that you might live in the projects. Please be aware of that you are part of the work colleagues at your project, not just like a “visitor”. You have your own responsibility and can only take time off when the project agrees you to do so. This can sometimes be very difficult as it limits the amount of freedom you have. Please read it carefully and fill in the preference list at the final page. Kindly note that we are unable to guarantee you will be placed in the project of your choice, however we will definitely try our best to accordance you the most suitable placement for you. We look forward to see you soon! ICYE Taiwan 2 CONTENT Disability Project ................................................................................................................................ 4 Canaan Disability Home ................................................................................................................. 4 St. Theresa Opportunity Center ..................................................................................................... 5 St. Raphael Opportunity Center ..................................................................................................... 6 Tobias Social Welfare Foundation .................................................................................................. 7 Education Project ............................................................................................................................... 8 Tainan Municipal AnYe Elementary school .................................................................................... 8 Tainan Municipal SianCao Elementary School ............................................................................... 9 Tainan Municipal ShanHua Elementary School ........................................................................... 10 Tainan Municipal AnPing Junior High School ............................................................................... 11 Tainan Municipal GuanMiao Junior High School ......................................................................... 12 Tainan Municipal LiouJia Junior High School (LJJH) ..................................................................... 13 Tainan Municipal RenDe Junior High School ................................................................................ 14 Tainan Municipal SinShih Junior High School .............................................................................. 15 The Sunshine and Ture Love Association of Youth Concern ........................................................ 16 Character and Education Institute (CEI) ....................................................................................... 17 Rules and Regulations .................................................................................................................... 19 Interests and Priorities .................................................................................................................... 20 3 Disability Project Canaan Disability Home Cannan Elderly Care Home was established in 1994, they rename to Canaan Disability Home since 2008. The aim of Cannan is not only a non-profit organization who cooperates with the local government, but what's important is they would like to inspire their dedication and care for the disadvantaged groups in local society. AIM OF THE PROJECT To safeguard the dignity and respect of the impoverished and the disabled. VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS The volunteer should be patient and interested in working with disabled people. Volunteers with a background or interests in health care, long term care, medical specialty, physical therapy, nursing or social work will be good; otherwise, it will take longer to adapt to this special environment. VOLUNTEER TASK You’ll work as a co-assistance and help with day-to-day tasks in a group with 16 disabled adults. Your daily tasks will be assisted with and/or create activities, help the disabled people to organize and achieve their daily tasks (cleaning, doing laundry, gardening, creative art, etc.) and most importantly be a positive influence in life and assist them to be happy. Actual nursing chores (changing diapers, bath) are not part of volunteers’ daily tasks. At different times (2 to 4 days a month) will volunteer for the Taiwan Saint Foundation, and assist in half-day humanitarian activities at elementary schools in the rural Pingtung region. NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER IN THE PROJECT One to Two - male or female. HOST SITUATION The volunteer will stay at the project dormitory. You will have a room with single bed, bathroom NeiPu Township, and wireless internet access. There is also access PingTung County to the gym for those who is interested in fitness. The location is located in another building 20 meters from Canaan Disability Home. LOCATION The Canaan Disability Home is situated in NeiPu Township, PingTung County south of Taiwan. 4 St. Theresa Opportunity Center The St. Theresa Opportunity Center was founded by Rev. Brendan O`Connell, MM in 1988 and Sister Joan McCarthy, SP was the first director of the center. It is the first day care center, especially for people with disabilities in Tainan City. AIM OF THE PROJECT To protect and respect the dignity and privacy of people with disabilities. To educate and encourage people with a disability. To assist the people with disabilities to develop their potential To help people with disabilities to be included in the community. VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS Interests in working with mentally disabled children. Positive, active and patient. VOLUNTEER TASK The volunteer will help in rehabilitation class as a co-assistance of the preschool education. You would be mainly teaching some handicrafts in your classes with professional staff supported and helping day-to-day tasks in the center and some other more activities. Also, sometimes you will need to help doing some administration work or keeping the environment clean. NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER IN THE PROJECT One - male or female. YuJing District, HOST SITUATION Tainan City The volunteer will stay with the host family or project dormitory, subject to project’s arrangement. LOCATION The St. Theresa is situated in YuJing District, Tainan City. The southern of Taiwan. 5 St. Raphael Opportunity Center St. Raphael is a day care center for children and young adults with developmental or multiple disabilities from moderate to severe degree. It was founded on 23 December, 1974. By the Catholic Diocese of Tainan, and has been legally registered with the City Government of Tainan as a social welfare organization since 1982. At present the center has 220 students and a staff of 80 educators, therapists, office workers and drivers. AIM OF THE PROJECT Through education, therapy and work training to help people with developmental disabilities to develop and unfold their potential, to become less dependent on others and to participate as much as possible in the everyday life of the community. VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS Interests in working with mentally disabled children and young adults. Positive, active and patient. VOLUNTEER TASK Co-assistance in day-to-day tasks and rehabilitation course in the centre, such as feeding and playing with the children. Support the professional colleagues in teaching the handicrafts classes. NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER IN THE PROJECT One - male or female. HOST SITUATION AnPing The volunteer will stay with the host family. District, Tainan LOCATION The St. Raphael is situated in AnPing District, Tainan City. The southern of Taiwan. 6 Tobias Social Welfare Foundation Tobias Social Welfare Foundation is a day care center for adults with developmental or multiple disabilities from moderate to severe degree. It has been legally registered with the City Government of Tainan as a social welfare organization since 1982. AIM OF THE PROJECT A program for 25 individuals suffering from autism and severe/profound mental or multiple disabilities. This service is provided in the “Tainan Municipal Home for the Disabled“. Its indoor and outdoor activities are designed to reinforce the participants‘ daily living skill, functional mobility, communication, creativity and recreation in