Gusts and heavy rain carried by Typhoon Soudelor brought disasters to many areas in Anding District. Many roadside trees and roofs were blown down. Anding Charitable Group, affiliated with Anding District Office, Tainan City immediately visited previously aided households to inspect whether repaired places were damaged and in need of repairs. Among the visits, volunteers of Anding Charitable Group found that the Chens household of Gang-Wei Village was in need of repair again. After inspection, Anding Charitable Group volunteers began the repair work, one of which was to replace broken roof tiles with intact ones dismantled from the Wangs household of Chung-Sha Village. Such a win-win act enabled the aided households feel the caring power of “Love Action” immediately.
According to Tung Chu, Director of Anding District in Tainan City, Typhoon Soudelor’s disastrous gusts rendered roadside trees, signs, and roofs blown down in numerous places in the district. After Typhoon Soudelor left, Anding District Office staff immediately mobilized human resources and volunteers’ energy with the assistance of military forces to restore the environment. Moreover, house damages in Anding District came under to Anding Charitable Group volunteers who took action to visit aided families and provide assistance in inspecting and repairing their houses.
Bureau of Social Affairs, Tainan City Government promotes and is in charge of a plan, Improving Houses of the Disadvantaged, in order to involve public and private sectors and integrate their resources to provide the advantaged group with several social welfare benefits, including financial support, in-kind donation, house repair, career counseling, benefit consulting, and so forth. So far, many disadvantaged families have been benefited from this plan and improved their basic living environment and the quality of life. Because of this plan, Anding District Office staff actively explores the district to find disadvantaged families who need house improvement, and thereby has provided house repair for seven times so far. Moreover, this charitable plan is expanded to include other services. It is hoped that such action can plant seeds of Love Action that will germinate and spread out one day.
Contact: Social Affair Section, Anding District Office, Chia-Lun Lee, 06-5921116#128