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Special Reports

Focus 4

Project-based volunteer dispatch

ince the establishment of assist with implementation of Affected Health Posts Project, is a
Sthe TaiwanICDF Overseas programs in accordance with successful example of a project-
Volunteers Program in 1996, the project requirements. The duration based volunteer participating
program has dispatched volunteers of service will vary depending in project implementation. One
in the five priority areas of agriculture, on project needs. Volunteers can volunteer specialized in construction
public health and medicine, readily be mobilized to supplement was dispatched to Nepal to take
education, ICT and the environment. the manpower a project requires at part in the rebuilding of four health
Up to date, a total of 683 volunteers every phase, giving greater flexibility stations and one clinic and was
have been sent to 38 countries. In in terms of both time and manpower responsible for providing opinions
2016, 29 long-term and project- use. about the construction work, guiding
based volunteers were dispatched Common volunteering activities the site supervisors, supervising
and a total of 60 volunteers provided of TaiwanICDF project-based work progress and quality and
overseas services throughout the volunteers include carrying out assisting in the preparation of related
year. stakeholder surveys during the reports. During the service period,
Looking at the overall project fact-finding or assessment the volunteer was on the international
achievements over the past year, phases and assisting with related humanitarian assistance frontline and
both long-term and project-based activities in the implementation was directly involved in construction
volunteer services have been closely phase, such as holding educational commencement ceremonies of the
connected to the SDGs of health and promotion activities. various posts and made speeches
well-being, education, clean water In 2016, we dispatched project- as a representative of Taiwan. He not
and sustainable use of terrestrial based volunteers to assist with only promoted exchange between
ecosystems. five projects, including a volunteer the people of Taiwan and Nepal,
each to St. Lucia and St. Vincent to but also allowed the local people to
Volunteers bring flexibility to assist the Research, Development learn about Taiwan through directly
program and Evaluation Office in carrying interacting with them.
In recent years, the TaiwanICDF out surveys on implementation Project-based volunteers have
has dispatched pr oject- outcomes, combining the Office’s clear tasks and goals for their
based volunteers with related agricultural and horticultural project term of service. Despite the high
backgrounds or expertise to post-evaluation missions. By means expertise threshold, professionals
of questionnaires and interviews, are drawn to the program because
the opinions of various stakeholders it offers short-term assignments.
on the results of the projects In particular, through actual
were collected and experience participation in projects, volunteers
summed up to serve as reference can help the TaiwanICDF with on-
for the TaiwanICDF in formulation site observations, and assist us in
of strategies for future agricultural understanding the overall project
cooperation projects with Caribbean implementation synergies and
countries and in planning and confirming project progress. They
management of similar programs. also help the TaiwanICDF grasp
current international trends and
Harnessing professional skills in deepen project breadth through
volunteer service contribution of their skills.
The TaiwanICDF’s humanitarian
Volunteer Li Cheng-han, who has a professional
assistance project, Assisting the
background in architecture, visiting site of health
posts in Nepal with partner INGO staff. Recovery of Nepal Earthquake

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