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20th Anniversary

TaiwanICDF Secretary General, Weber V. B. Shih, hosted the opening
ceremony for the Exhibition of Stories of Taiwan's Foreign Aid Endeavors
in Hualien. Retired foreign service personnel from eastern Taiwan who
attended the event also shared historical photographs in the anniversary
publication.

The Hualien exhibition highlighted foreign aid endeavors
from eastern Taiwan and the successful outcomes, attracting
many local residents and foreign students in Hualien. Eastern

Group photograph with TaiwanICDF Secretary General
and Executive Director of the Eastern Taiwan Joint
Services Center, Hsu Chuan-sheng, Legislator, Hsu Chen-
wei, Director of Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim’s Office, Chen
After completing the unveiling ceremony at the Hualien Cultural Ching-feng, and retired TaiwanICDF technicians during the
Creative Industries Park, the TaiwanICDF Secretary General opening ceremony of the Hualien exhibition.
accepted a special interview with the local cable television network.

2016

‧ Held the Exhibition of the Stories of Taiwan's Foreign Aid Endeavors and ‧ Received the Sustainable Tourism Award from the St. Kitts and Nevis
book launch event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the TaiwanICDF. government for the Agro-tourism Demonstration Farm Cooperation
‧ The Taiwan-El Salvador One Town, One Product Project was certified by Project.
the Austrian fair trade organization EZA and successfully became part ‧ Worked with Action against Hunger to improve solid waste management
of the European franchise system. efficiency in Jordan.
‧ Held the New Southbound Policy professional workshop in response to ‧ Signed a loan agreement for the Home Energy Efficiency and
the government’s New Southbound Policy program. Renewable Energy Project with the Government of the Republic
‧ Dispatched the first female technical mission leader to the Marshall of Marshall Islands. This is the first green energy loan project for
Islands. households for the allied small island states of Taiwan.
‧ Held the 2016 International Public Health and Medical Assistance ‧ Jointly implemented the Maternal and Infant Health Care Improvement
Practice Forum. Project in the Kingdom of Swaziland with Chiayi Christian Hospital.
‧ Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with EBRD to promote green
economy transition.
‧ Attended the second regular meeting of the WTO Working Group on
Trade and Transfer of Technology to provide a presentation on Banana
Black Sigatoka Disease Prevention and Treatment Project in St. Lucia.
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