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Garden of Hope wins top spot in Changemakers award

 

The Garden of Hope Foundation has received the top place among five winners named in the Changemakers Innovation Award for our role in the Anti Child-Prostitution campaign in Taiwan.

 

We would like to thank all our friends and supporters who voted for us and made this award possible. We would also like to thank Changemakers.net for creating their own innovative program for sharing experiences so that "everyone wins."

 

The Garden of Hope was selected from some 99 entries from 39 countries worldwide, with Changemakers.net choosing 12 finalists, and the public invited to select the final five winners. The award was organized as an initiative of the widely respected Ashoka group. Thank you again to Changemakers.net and all our supporters. Together, we can change the world!

 

Visit the changemakers.net website or click here to read the full story in our Media Release section.

"Vagina Monologues" set for Taipei premiere

World V-Day movement aims to raise awareness, funds "until the violence stops"

The Garden of Hope urges our friends and supporters not to miss the Taiwan premiere of the "Vagina Monologues" which will be performed for two-nights only at Taipei's Red House Theater. The performances are organized as part of the worldwide V-Day events aimed to end violence against girls and women.

 

According to a media release from V-Day, building a world community aims to "empower women to find their collective voices and demand an end to the epidemic levels of violence and abuse in their communities."

 

The award-winning play "dives into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement buried in women's experience." 

 

The play will be performed in Chinese on Friday March 25, and in English on Saturday 26th.

 

Where: The Red House Theater (紅樓劇場), 10 Chengdu Rd, Taipei, (台北市成都路10號).

When: 7pm, Friday, March 25 (Chinese), and 7pm Saturday March 26th (English)

Donations: Entrance is by a minimum donation of $500 for one performance, or NT$800 for two performances. For reservations please call (02) 2369-0885 (Chinese performance) or 0936-997-459 (English performance).

 

To learn more about V-Day, the "Vagina Monologues," or V-Day Taipei, please visit their website at: www.vday.org

Please note: The link is provided for general information only. Clicking on this link will transfer the viewer to an outside site. The Garden of Hope does not take responsibility for the content of any outside site.

 

"Social enterprise" offers a hand up not just a hand out
Regional NGOs meet in Taipei to discuss development programs with a difference

The Garden of Hope joined more than 30 representatives from regional non-government groups (NGOs), who met in Taipei recently for talks on using "social enterprise" for development programs.

 

The Garden of Hope welcomes enquiries from the business community or individuals seeking more information about social enterprise opportunities. For more information, please see our contact page for more details.

 

 February Newsletter
"Little Chiu" cases urges everyone to report abuse
 January Newsletter
Original artwork from "Mimi and the six alarm clocks"
 December Newsletter
Garden of Hope attends international conference on empowerment of young women
 November Newsletter
President Chen celebrates the Garden of Hope's "Best NGO" award