Our DNA What sets us apart? KITCHEN TABLE Freshly cooked nutritious plant-based meal options from our Kitchen Table at all events, especially during workshops with children. Veering towards local, organic, Indigenous Atayal youth in ChingChuan enjoying plant-based burritos Photo by 1D What we’ve been doing overall… Since the end of 2012, here’s a quick recap of those who have joined us on our journey in face to face interaction in the workshops to make friends: Number of activities: 209 Number of creative edu classes: 173 Number of Community spots: 1825 Number of Big Friend spots: 1516 Big Friend overall return rate: 50% 2020 Friendship Meter While we may spend 60-95 hours for each workshop regardless if it’s half day or full day and could easily execute a 300-500 person event during the same amount of planning, we limit each of our workshop attendance to approximately 15 members in the community and 15 Big Friends. This increases enhance the quality of interaction and depth of engagement, making everyone a memorable individual instead of simply a “volunteer.” 2012 Q4 2015 2018 135 180 45 90 0 Bright Side Creations 2013 2016 2019 2014 2017 2020 SS unprocessed foods. Junk food and candy items are not permitted to be brought by Big Friends. No. of creative edu classes 2020 SS: 12 No. of Plant-based Meals served to Youth and Community: 153 Big Friend Volunteers: 69 Training: 2 sessions / 16 pax Plant-based noodles donated: 510 packs Plans for FW 2020 - Solidify services in providing quarterly plant-based food staples previously hampered by COVID-19 - Expansion in to Taipei City Wanhua District - Inclusion of senior citizens for plantbased nutrition - Continued development Brighter Futures Programs for our 16+ Youth - Continue creative education workshops with focus on fundraising for expansion of services - Office expansion hiring more of our previous Bright Side Youths as paid interns and to do more to give back to communities 500 1000 1500 2000 0 Big Friends Kids SOCIAL AWARENESS Workshops always have a deeper message by trying to raise awareness of different social issues and how our lives are impacted by it. INTERACTIVE & INTIMATE We don’t have just one teacher facing 30 kids. We attempt to bring a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio of “Big Friends” to “Kids,” to get more people involved and to enhance engagement. 30 people maximum per workshop. Everyone shares in the task of setting up, sharing food, bringing workshops to fruition, and cleaning up. GENDER EQUALITY We maintain a gender neutral zone and respect so that no one is limited or discriminated of their full potential based on a social construct. CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (CRC) This sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. In serving the best interest of the child, this benefits all. Bright Side safe spaces empowers everyone to speak up, abolishing a hierarchal “talking down” mentality.
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