Learning and Education Support
“Education is the movement from darkness to light.” – Allan Bloom
Besides basic livelihood and physical conditions, education also crucial to children and families’ lifelong development. Therefore, TFCF is following SDG.4 Quality Education, which suggests equitable quality education opportunities, promoting sustainable development overseas.
Implementing Learning and Education Support, TFCF provides a series of educational services overseas, focusing on both school-related educational support and self-exploration learning opportunities. For school-related educational support, including learning supplementary programs from preschool (early childhood) to colleges, preschool education funding programs, scholarships, and career guidance and training, etc. We also provide opportunities for outstanding students to continue their studies in Taiwan or overseas through an elite cultivation program. Besides school education, cultivating children's self-exploration ability and strengthening the connection between parents and children are also our service goals. We conduct parenting education programs, talent incubation programs (sports, language, and arts), library programs, and youth capacity-building programs, etc. We also recruit residents and supported families to form volunteer teams to assist in our programs. Through the programs, we hope that children can access to more diversified educational resources, know themselves better, and find their own strengths and interests, exploring their unlimited possibilities for the reversible future.
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※Education Supplies
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Scholarships Program8,630 individuals
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Elite Student Program96 individuals
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Educational Supplies9,379 supplies
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※Capacity Building
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Academic Assistance/After-school Tutoring /Camps:2,288 individuals
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Talent Incubation723 individuals
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Youth Capacity Building53 individuals
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Child Development/ Early Childhood Development389 individuals
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※Reading Project: 1,166 individuals
3,340 books donated
※School/Orphanage: 5,236 individuals
※Volunteer Program: 97 individuals
For “schooling” to be more than just a slogan or a luxury, TFCF proactively implements learning support programs. Although compulsory education is in force in many countries, children cannot go to school if their families fail to provide uniforms, school supplies, and other educational resources. Through the education supplies programs, TFCF offered 18,282 school supplies in total, of which 51% were common school supplies; 29% were school bags; 15% were uniforms; and 5% were preschool health supplies and other supplies for schooling in 2022.
Regarding the scholarships and elite student programs, scholarships are available for students in higher education or middle schools to relieve their economic stress in schooling. Meanwhile, advanced courses and opportunities for higher education are available for students with outstanding academic performance. There were 8,726 students who benefited in 2022.
In line with the age groups and cultural needs of children in different countries, the Capacity Building Programs were developed varied in service provision and in scale. After-school tutoring, camps, youth capacity building, parenting education, talent incubation, early childhood development, etc. were provided in Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Eswatini, Cambodia, and Jordan with a total of 3,453 individuals benefited.
Extracurricular readings are hard to come by in developing countries. To cultivate the reading habits of children, the reading program supplies children with reading materials through procurement or donation and organizes reading activities to encourage children’s involvement. A total of 1,166 person-times participated.
