弘道國際工作營(原名微孝營) Hondao International WorkCamp

What we Hondao IWC do

1. 1. Community Care station seek to provide a space where senior citizens could socialize, attend activities, and obtain care-giving information and resources. 
2. 2. Recruit oversea youth and Taiwan youth to serve to the elderly in the community, to spend the summer time with them and other workcampers together. 

The main contents of  workcamp 

    In September 1993, Taiwan’s population of 65 years and older reached 7% nationwide, which officially made it a rapidly aging society by UN’s definition. According to the Executive Yuan’s Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics’ projection from a few years ago, the aging population was expected reach 10% by 2010, 14% by 2020, and 20% by 2031, where 1 out of 5 person in the population would be a senior citizen. In reality, Taiwan’s aging rate is far more rapid than it was projected. By March 2007, the senior citizen population has reached 10.05%, which is 3 years earlier than projected. At this aging rate, it is highly likely that Taiwan’s aging population will reach 14% as early as 2016. Rising from 7% to 14% in merely 23 years could create a world record in the aging rate, surpassing the rapidly aging Japanese society by a year, and ranking first amongst the world in this respect is a highly alarming sign.

    As these worrisome numbers constantly appear in the new statistics, we clearly sensed the immense shift in population structure and were aware that senior citizens’ issues could nott afford to wait any longer. It was under these circumstances that Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation was founded in March 31, 1995. To better serve senior citizens who live alone throughout Taiwan, the core members of the Foundation created Republic of China (Taiwan) Hondao Volunteer Association with local volunteer stations island-wide by October 18, 1998.

 活動&培訓相關時間、地點

 親愛的志工們，

今年的六個微孝營，相關時間、地點都已整理成下表，

志工說明會暨面試時間、地點

如果過去，你都只是經過某些地方，快速拍照留念，那你可能錯過許多。

如果，你願停下腳步，與在地長輩接觸，而產生關係，那他們的故事，將融入你的生命故事中，成為一輩子的回憶。

LOHAS 2013 in Xindian, take care the elderly

and truly experience the beauty of Taiwan.

Rock Fuhe Grandparents Happy school

福和社區位於台灣的第三大城市臺中市，在2010年首次招募海外志工來到福和，今年期待繼續有海外志工來「搖滾」爺爺奶奶，帶來快樂並再度讓社區煥然一新，尤其是一些獨居或弱勢的長輩。

HOPE & HAPPY @HOUPI

大林國際微孝營

Fall In Love With Grand-Dalin

-Filial Piety Month Project-

2013福興老助盟國際微孝營

Lights Up the Life with Color

大寮特聊，臨時孫子好貼心

Be a Temporary Grandson! Pass Down Elders’ Know-how