Creating Pinatas with our 2020 Spring Summer indigenous Atayal youth in ChingChuan and learning about commodifaction of cultures Photo by Aching Taiwan Ministry of Interior Filing No. 1030234173 Taipei District Court Registry Yr. 103 No.141 Remain Positive! Without a doubt, the start of 2020 has been difficult for not only Taiwan but the world. Bright Side Projects is almost entirely based on face to face interaction with our communities as we believe in a world that’s increasingly online, personal engagement is still one of the key ways to build trust and compassion. Taiwan was on the forefront of recognizing the dangers of COVID-19 and was able to crack down in January. Thus, the country was able to currently slow down COVID-19 but government mandates also limited our ability to conduct creative education with the kids and prepare meals with them. Donations were also down by over 90% but Bright Side Projects adapted as best as we could taking the measures on COVID-19 to product and support the community. Only core staff and members were permitted to provide meals and education; we focused on kids cooking for themselves in the orphanages. Bright https:// docs.goog le.com/ forms/d/ Side staff were required to not have travelled outside of Taiwan and have a clean bill of health for a minimum of 28 days prior to the workshop. We took taking temperatures before workshops and mandating mask wearing in addition to alcohol sterilization. Despite these hurdles we were determined to continue to provide essential services to our youth and even truly kickstart the next level of our Brighter Futures program. In June, we hired one of our youth that have joined our creative education workshops since 2014 as a paid apprentice and will be navigating him through website creation, basic financial management, and writing presentations. Funds will support his future education. We hope that everyone can continue to support each other and especially the youth in these times! Daisy H. Lin / Founder Content Wrap Up P.A.Creative Edu Brighter Futures Seasonal Special Full Hearts Interviews Thank you’s Support kids 2 3-5 6-8 9 10 11-14 15-16 17 Scan the QR code or to sign up for newsletters and updates! 2012-2020 Copyright All Rights Reserved. No material or images can be reproduced without prior written authorisation by Bright Side Projects. http://BrightSide.tw
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