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T
he TaiwanICDF’s main partner
countries in the Pacific region
include Nauru, Tuvalu, Kiribati,
the Marshall Islands, the Solomon
Islands, Palau, Fiji and Papua New
Guinea. Of these, Nauru, Tuvalu,
Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the
Solomon Islands, and Palau are
considered fragile states by the
Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development (OECD).
The strategy adopted by the
TaiwanICDF in this region focuses
on reducing poverty, promoting
econom i c de v e l opmen t and
increasing employment opportunities.
Given that most fragile states lack
resources and skilled human capital
are limited, our approach in this
region concentrates on promoting
production projects and capacity
building that meet the partner
countries’ needs. For example, when
planning the Integrated Hog-raising
Project (Solomon Islands) and the
Vocational Training Project for Youth
in the Pacific, we took into account
the partner countries’ development
needs, environmental conditions and
labor market demand.
In Southeast Asia, our main partner
countries are Thailand, Indonesia
and Myanmar. Economically, the
countries have risen to become
middle-income countries. However,
unbalanced regional economic
deve l opmen t has resu l t ed i n
significant gaps in these countries’
levels of development, and both the
number of people living in poverty
and the percentage of population
engaged in vulnerable employment
are high, which are problematic for
future development. Therefore, the
TaiwanICDF’s primary strategy in
the region is to strengthen technical
cooperation and supplement this by
providing the funds needed to further
the effectiveness of the implemented
projects.
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A village in Guadacanal, the Solomon Islands.
Asia Pacific