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Other Projects

Echoing the implementation methods of sustainable Youth Overseas Service) and TaiwanICDF Overseas
development and the importance of developing global Volunteers programs. The alternative military service was
partnerships advocated by the UN Sustainable Development launched in 2001. For years, this program has provided
Goals (SDGs), given that human resources and capital opportunities to young Taiwanese to participate in
are important pillars of economic growth in developing international affairs and broaden their worldview and has
countries, the TaiwanICDF implemented effective and become an important supplement of human resources for
focused capacity building programs in these countries. Taiwan’s overseas offices. In the one-year term of service,
Through offering scholarships and organizing workshops, we these young adults are able to gain better proficiency in
introduced Taiwan’s strengths and development experience foreign languages, sharpen professional competence and
to our partner countries to assist them in fostering human boost their adaptive ability to life in foreign countries.
resources and promote national development. Among these, With a view to achieving international cooperation and
the Healthcare Personnel Training Program is one of the long-term development, the TaiwanICDF invested in the
TaiwanICDF’s ongoing, long-term humanitarian assistance Taiwan Agricultural Global Marketing Co., Ltd., a company
programs. founded by the Council of Agriculture, in December 2016.
Launched in 2005, the Program offers training for The aim is to promote development projects with enterprise
medical personnel from Taiwan’s allied and friendly nations as the main investment entity. This organization, on one
in collaboration with domestic medical institutions and hand, is expected to help Taiwan mitigate the impact on the
professional health care agencies, aiming to improve the agriculture industry brought by trade liberalization and ensure
quality of health care in these countries. Starting in 2012, the sustainable agricultural development and, on the other
TaiwanICDF took a further step to combine this Program with hand, provide Taiwan the opportunity to join in international
public health projects to develop subject-specific training. agricultural cooperation through this platform. Through
This Program prioritizes training for administrators playing a mutual learning and sharing of resources and experience,
role in future collaboration and seed teachers through various Taiwan will continue to work with international development
modes, including specialization-specific training in Taiwan partners to promote agricultural progress and development.
and participation in project planning.
To make smart use of Taiwan’s human resources and
encourage citizen diplomacy, the TaiwanICDF has long
promoted the Diplomatic Alternative Military Service (Taiwan

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