Participants' Topic Group Presentation: Poverty (Taiwan)

2011.06.29

AUSL 2nd Orientation

[Poverty Group] John/Jo/Chelsea

Today’s Agenda1.Definition & Situation

2.Social Welfare Foundation

3.Our main objectives

Definition of Poverty

Each household’s average income per person < The minimum cost-of-living per month

NT﹩14,794

112,200 residents (273,361people)

41% of the households (1.18% of the population)

Amendment of Social Assistance Act

Amendment of Social Assistance Act

Voted through on 12/2010, enforced on 7/1/2011

(1) Revise the calculation of the minimum cost-of-living(COL)

(2) Update the definition of low-income

1.5 times the minimum COL

Include the definition of "low-income households“ into Social Assistance Act

Amendment of Social Assistance Act

After the Revision

Poverty Gap

Syin-Lu Social welfare foundation心路基金會

MainObjective

Groups

Intellectual Impairment

Dow Syndrome(唐氏症 )

Autism(自閉症 )

Syin-Lu Social welfare foundation心路基金會

Early cure for children

• Babysitter program• One on one education• Recovery program

Assistance for adult sufferers

• Pre-society training• Jobs training in shelter

factors

Family care program

• Encouraging family activities

• Living expense support

The Link Between Disability and Poverty

Poverty

1.Limitation in occupation

2.Decrease in productivity

by time3.Disbility of getting jobs

for the disabled

Analysis For Our Main Objective

Babysitter for the disabled

Career abilities training

Recovery cure process

Main concept

Graduates From Resource Class In High School特教生

• Study shows that there are 1461 graduates from resource high school. However, there are only 38 people can get into the shelter factory. This implies that graduation almost equals unemployment. In contrast, the unemployment rate in Taiwan is 4.27%.

Is there something wrong?

What Is Shelter Factory

• Shelter factory is a place offering jobs for the disabled-Those who are willing to work but without required ability.

一家工廠 喜憨兒烘焙工場

Lack Of Shelter Factory

Disproportion!

The disabled Sheltr Factory0

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700000

Number

Which Problems Are Shelter Factories Going To Face?

Which comes first? Establishing ability or

maximizing profit

Law problem: Is minimum wage

suitable?

Support of government is scarce

Law of rights for the disabled身心障礙保護法

1.Non-profit organization becomes a enterprise employer?

2.After the amendment of the law, does employment rise?

3.Does the law force shelter factories to close?

4.Should the service and training be emphasized more than profit maximizing?

Current Questions Left To Solve

3.Should we reconsider the meaning between shelter factory and the disabled? Is the current laws suitable for sufferers?

1.Is it enough for the fund support by the government? How to convince the support?

2.Does the disabled have enough opportunities to learn skills so that they can become independent in the future? How to increase the opportunities?