FISAT Book sponsorship project – December 2010
Location:Lugu township, Nantou, Central Taiwan
Sponsor:Activated Ministries, USA
Organizers:Family International Service Association of Taiwan; Lugu Tea Farmers Association
FISAT, in collaboration with the Lugu Tea Farmers Association, conducted a book sponsorship project in the Lugu township during December this year. The Lugu Tea Farmers Association arranged with the education department for books to be distributed to all 900 primary school students in the township & outlying villages. FISAT volunteers, accompanied by executives from the Lugu Tea Farmer Association, visited the various schools for the presentations & gave an explanation of the books & the sponsorship program to the staff & children the schools. The event was attended by the local media with coverage on television & local newspapers.
The 900 beautifully bound & illustrated children’s story books were made available due to the generous sponsorship from US charity foundation Activated Ministries. This popular story title The Garden – The Secret to Happiness is an ideal beginners English story book & features both English & Chinese text with vocabulary listing of key word in English. During the past year, FISAT has distributed over 2,500 of these books to children of Taiwanese aboriginal communities in different remote regions of the island.
Local media coverage:
http://tnews.cc/049/newscon1_15403.htmhttp://www.rvn.com.tw
http://www.thecommonsdaily.tw/
