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Achievements
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AEF Achievements for 2019
2020-05-07
Life Education ProgramsLife Education Programs
DPAG Life Education School ToursDPAG Life Education School Tours
The ADLINK Education Foundation (AEF) has been supporting the Disabled Performing Arts Group (DPAG) for a long time. DPAG is a performing arts troupe consisting of people with mental and physical disabilities. For years, it has been promoting the importance of life education in prisons, schools, hospitals and various organizations. The brave life stories of how the members overcome life’s obstacles are told through DPAG’s unprecedented performance, which combines elements of artistry and uniqueness. With a demonstration of perseverance and value of life, DPAG aims to motivate and show their audiences - inmates, youths, students and patients alike, that there are no limits on what they can achieve with their lives.
DPAG Life Education School Tours, sponsored by AEF, are designed for elementary school and junior high school students in rural areas of northern Taiwan, and are available to schools upon request. The goal of these tours is to teach students about love, gratitude and respecting differences.
In 2019, a total of 15 DPAG Life Education School Tours were made, including nine in elementary schools, three in junior high schools, two in high schools and one in a college. Among them, eight of them were held at the request of the schools.
The ADLINK Education Foundation (AEF) has been supporting the Disabled Performing Arts Group (DPAG) for a long time. DPAG is a performing arts troupe consisting of people with mental and physical disabilities. For years, it has been promoting the importance of life education in prisons, schools, hospitals and various organizations. The brave life stories of how the members overcome life’s obstacles are told through DPAG’s unprecedented performance, which combines elements of artistry and uniqueness. With a demonstration of perseverance and value of life, DPAG aims to motivate and show their audiences - inmates, youths, students and patients alike, that there are no limits on what they can achieve with their lives.
DPAG Life Education School Tours, sponsored by AEF, are designed for elementary school and junior high school students in rural areas of northern Taiwan, and are available to schools upon request. The goal of these tours is to teach students about love, gratitude and respecting differences.
In 2019, a total of 15 DPAG Life Education School Tours were made, including nine in elementary schools, three in junior high schools, two in high schools and one in a college. Among them, eight of them were held at the request of the schools.
The tour dates were:
March 4 Anping Junior High School
March 5 Tsengweng Vocational High School
April 2 Jiangcui Elementary School
May 20 Sheliao Junior High School / Liyu Elementary School
May 21 Tongtou Elementary School
May 24 Erqiao Elementary School
June 25 Laomei Elementary School
June 26 Houcuo Elementary School
September 19 Neipu Junior High School
September 25 Chunan Elementary School
October 4 Changkeng Elementary School
October 7 Taiwan Police College
October 23 Longtan Senior High School
November 12 Bengang Elementary School
November 29 Shangguan Elementary School
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Summer Camps and Cultural Exchange Programs
Nomadic Educational Tour on Tibetan Plateau
Co-organizer: Nomadic
Date:
August 12-25, 2019
Locations:
Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Jiegu Town in Yushu City, Maozhuan, Township in Nangchen County, Mijing Summer Ranch
Highlights:
- Immersing in Tibetan local village life
- Exploring the issues of stray dog rescue
- Experiencing life as nomads
- Visiting a sky burial site
- Roaming in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries
- Going on a Kora (pilgrimage)
Participants:
Participants were ed among those who had received AEF scholarships or had volunteered in AEF camps. In 2019, six students from Taiwan Police College, seven students from National Taiwan College of Performing Arts, two children of ADLINK’s employees, one student from Germany and one student from China joined the tour, making it a total of 17 students, along with three teachers and/or staff members.
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ADLINK Beijing Opera Workshop
Date:
July 13 and 14, 2019 (No overnight stay)
Location:
National Taiwan College of Performing Arts, Neihu Campus
No.177, Section 2, Neihu Road, Neihu District, Taipei City
Origin:
ADLINK Cross-Strait Summer Camp for Kids and Volunteer Pre-Camp Training are annual events at AEF. The primary purpose of this event is to provide a caring environment in which the ADLINK family can be brought together, and arts and cultural development can take place. Employees of ADLINK Technology, children of the employees, ADLINK volunteers, and participants from our former camps are invited to join the event.
Overview:
- The camp provides a range of courses through various performing arts workshops to teach traditional xiqu dances, Taiwanese fold opera, acrobatics, Taiko drumming, Chinese opera arts, Jingju make-up and costumes.
- Eligibility and Fees: Employees and children of employees of ADLINK, and volunteers and participants from ADLINK Cross-Strait Summer Camp for Kids can join free of charge.
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Ninth Annual ADLINK Cross-Strait Summer Camp for Kids and Volunteer Pre-Camp Training
Co-organizer:
Mowgli International Volunteer Association
Date:
July 26-28, 2019 Volunteer Pre-Camp Training
July 29 - August 2, 2019 ADLINK Cross-Strait Summer Camp for Kids
Location:
ADLINK Technology Shanghai
300 Fangchun Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai
Overview:
Since 2011, ADLINK Cross-Strait Summer Camp for Kids has been AEF’s annual summer event at the ADLINK Technology branch office in China. Each year, 20 students with disadvantaged backgrounds from Shanghai and Taiwan are chosen to participate in the summer camp. The plane tickets, accommodation, living expenses and course fees are fully sponsored by AEF.
In Taiwan, five of the participants were ed by the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts while another seven were recommended by Boyo Social Welfare Foundation. In Shanghai, eleven participants were chosen from Anhui Primary School, making it a total of 23 campers in 2019. In addition, nine youth volunteers were recruited: five from Taiwan, one from Germany, and three from China.
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Scholarships and Awards Ceremony
AEF Scholarship Award Ceremony
Date:
Saturday, December 21, 2019
1:30 pm - Reception and Refreshments;
2:00-4:00 pm - Presentation of Awards
Location:
Importers and Exporters Association of Taipei, 1F Auditorium
No. 350, Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City
Ni Harn-fen, AEF Chairperson, and Liu Chin-Li, President of National Taiwan College of Performing Arts, attended the award ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of the students. The scholarship recipients were invited to speak and perform so as to share their joy with all of the honorable guests.
2019 AEF Scholarship
Eligibility:
Applicants must be children of employees of ADLINK Technology.
Brief Description:
The purpose of the AEF Scholarship is to encourage students who demonstrate diligence and outstanding achievement in academic performance.
Number of Awards and Award Value:
- High school students (including students in their first three years of junior college): NT$10,000 per recipient
- University students (including students in their last two years of junior college): NT$20,000 per recipient
- The award amounts of special cases will be reviewed and determined by the Board of Directors.
Three junior high school students and nine university students received the AEF Scholarship in 2019. A total amount of NT$200,000 was awarded.
Twelfth Annual Ni Zhong-xian Scholarship
Co-organizer:
Taiwan Police College
Brief Description:
The Ni Zhong-xian Scholarship was established in the will of Mr. Ni Zhong-xian to award students who have demonstrated a high degree of scholastic persistence and performance.
In 2019, AEF awarded 20 Ni Zhong-Xian Scholarships – each worth NT$20,000 – to students attending Taiwan Police College. The Foundation awarded grants totaling NT$400,000.
Sixth Annual Huang Yue-e Art Scholarship
Co-organizer:
National Taiwan College of Performing Arts
Brief Description:
The Huang Yue-e Art Scholarship is a scholarship that keeps the spirit of the late Huang Yue-e, AEF’s former consultant, and her commitment to charity work alive. The scholarship fund was created from AEF’s annual consultation budget and is open to students who demonstrate artistic merit and academic excellence at National Taiwan College of Performing Arts.
In 2019, AEF awarded a total of NT$300,000 in Huang Yue-e Art Scholarships to ten junior high school students, eleven senior high school students, and seven college students at National Taiwan College of Performing Arts.
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Other Partnered Social Welfare Programs
Boyo Social Welfare Foundation
A sponsorship amounting to NT$1,000,000 was provided to the Boyo Social Welfare Foundation in support of their Inclusive Education Program this year. Its main achievements are:
1. Offering direct tutoring sessions
2. Providing training to English and Math tutors in rural communities
3. Tracking post-graduation student outcomes
4. Extending tutoring services to cooperating institutes
Gaorong Social Care Association
This year, AEF financially supported Gaorong Social Care Association by donating a total amount of NT$600,000 to their after-school tutoring programs for elementary and junior high school students.
After-school tutoring programs were established in Chungping Elementary School and Guoling Junior High School, including courses such as elementary special education, elementary character education, ukulele, junior high school math, junior high school character and life education.
ADLINK DoGood
Co-organizer:
Employee Welfare Committee, ADLINK Technology
Brief Description:
ADLINK DoGood was a company event which invited employees of ADLINK Technology to be involved in charity events by taking 12 children with disadvantaged backgrounds on a day trip. Event expenses were covered by AEF.
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Publications
ADLINK Travel Journey: The Tibetan Plateau 3
ADLINK Travel Journey: The Tibetan Plateau 1 describes nomadic experiences in detail. The Tibetan culture depicted in Volume 2 is drawn from a close observation based on the participants’ academic backgrounds and life experiences. This latest volume consists of short stories and proses completed by 17 students. They are about to share the time they spent on the Tibetan Plateau in 2019.
