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History
Since the International Cooperation and Development Fund
(TaiwanICDF) was founded in 1996 as Taiwan’s professional
development assistance organization, we have been dedicated to
assisting friendly or developing countries in economic, social and
human resource development, and in promoting economic
relationships among these countries through technical coopera-
tion, lending and investment, international education and training,
and humanitarian assistance. By utilizing the organization’s funds
and their yields to engage in direct and indirect investments, and
by implementing bilateral and multilateral technical cooperation,
humanitarian aid, or educational training programs, the Taiwan-
ICDF’s mission is to provide humanitarian assistance for countries
that suffer from natural disasters, or for international refugees.
To ensure that our core strategies can be implemented with tangible
effect throughout the normal course of operations, we have developed
a set of project planning principles (pictured below) designed to
improve effectiveness and results by standardizing the way we carry
out our assistance projects.
Partnerships for progress and
sustainable development.
Vision
Strengthen international
cooperation and enhance
foreign relations through the
promotion of economic
development, social progress,
and the welfare of all mankind.
Mission
Respond to international
development trends, draw
on Taiwan’s comparative
advantages.
Integrate public and
private sector resources,
and strengthen cooperative
partnerships.
Strategy
Respect the principle
of alignment
Implement the principle
of harmonization
Implement the
principle of ownership
Promote partnerships
from multiple
perspectives
1972
SATCC merged into
the Committee of
International
Technical Coopera-
tion (CITC), leading
Taiwan’s overseas
technical coopera-
tion work and
assisting partner
nations in their
agricultural
development.
1995
To integrate
Taiwan’s foreign aid
resources in
response to the
expansion of the
nation’s foreign
aid operations, the
government drafts
and passes the
Statue for the
Establishment of the
International
Cooperation and
Development Fund.
1996
The government
dissolves the
IECDF and establish-
es an independent
organization, the
International
Cooperation and
Development
Fund (TaiwanICDF),
on July 1. The
following year, the
CITC is incorporated
into the TaiwanICDF.
1989
At a time when
Taiwan enters
a period of rapid
economic growth,
the government
establishes the
International
Economic
Cooperation
Development Fund
(IECDF) to provide
economic
assistance to
developing partners.
1959
Republic of
China (Taiwan)
initiates overseas
technical
assistance,
sending its first
group of
agricultural
specialists to
Vietnam.
1961
Under Operation
Vanguard, technical
missions help to
improve agricultural
production in many
African countries,
expanding its
operations to
become the
Sino-Africa
Technical Coopera-
tion Committee
(SATCC) the
following year.
Coordinating
theUse of
Resources
Implementing a
Project-oriented
Methodology
Safeguarding
Project Outcomes,
Sustainable
Development
Considering
Effectiveness and
Efficiency
Replicating
Successful
Experiences
Project Planning Principles
Introducing the
TaiwanICDF