成果 What We’ve Done

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2011 August: First visit to ChingChuan as part of Malinda Schultz’s “Wufeng Project” raising funds to renovate the youth community centre.

2012
October: Started our first workshop “Stop Motion Animation” in ChingChuan with the Atayal kids.
December: First cooperation with Santa Jia-Xin for our annual end of the year necessities drive to provide warmth and love to those who will benefit the most.

2013 December
Began our first workshop and our friendship with MuHsiang’s Children’s Home. Submitted our paperwork to register as an official association in Taiwan.

2014
July: Our successful BUILD A HOME project with a turnaround of only 6 weeks.
November: Officially registered as 社團法人臺灣嚮光協會 in Taiwan after almost 11 months of work and meetings.

2015
January: Featured in Taipei Times article “Look on the bright side” After 2.5 years of vegetarian meals, future workshops will now feature vegan meals
November: First workshops in Orchid Island and Taitung

2016 November: Kids for Kids fundraising by YuTsai Bilingual Elementary School for our Santa Jia-Xin Year End Events

2017
January: First workshop with MiaoLi’s YuAn Children’s Home, a shelter providing services for youth and adults with disabilities.
September: First workshop cooperation with Taichung TzeKuang Halfway House in our BUILD A HOME series.
October: Our fifth year, almost to the exact date of our first workshop in ChingChuan and 100th edu-course!

2018
August: Our first Animal Welfare x Art under the “Advocacy for Art” Series, this first one an amazing class at Taoyuan; video here
October: Kicked off our first「為愛而創意 Create for Love」workshops, Taiwan’s first charity plant-based empowerment creative education workshops. Joining a paid workshops supports a child’s creative education.

2019
March: Bright Side Brighter Futures tuition and internship for 16+ program launched
April: First celebrity photoshoot campaign “Choose Love” with world renowned actors Kelly Hsi-Lei Lin and Shu Qi
September: Joined the online charity platform GlobalGiving

2020
February: Workshops begin in Wanhua, Taipei

2021
May: Officially launched our online platform and classes Brighter Together 
December: Celebrated our 10th year of Jia-Xin’s Gifting and Necessities 

2022:
October：Bright Side Project’s 10th Year, one in which we also go back to our Manifesto roots and begin creative education workshops for Older Persons in addition to youth and young adult programs.  

2023:
Celebrating our 10th year in Taoyuan Muhsiang Children’s Home!

2024:
10th Year Anniversary for Taoyuan’s BUILD A HOME; starting our first daily afterschool program in Taitung FUKID.

2011年8月
因緣際會參與了米蘭達蘇茨的五峰計畫，首度到訪位於新竹山區的清泉部落，為的是替社區青少年中心的修建進行募款。

2012年10月
我們首度在清泉為泰雅族的小朋友們開課，名為「定格動畫創意課程」。

2012年12月
首度展開「聖誕使者佳欣Jia-Xin」的年末送愛心活動，在贈送生活必需品和禮物的同時，也傳遞溫暖與愛。

2013年12月
首度在桃園為睦祥育幼院的小朋友們開課，搭建起友誼的橋樑。
向中華民國內政部送出正式立案的申請文件

2014年7-9月
在短短六周之內完成了驚人的「睦祥新家改造大作戰」。

2014年11月
經過長達11個月的文書往返與會議，終於通過內政部暨台北地方法院的審核，正式立案為「社團法人台灣嚮光協會」。

2015年1月
完成聖誕使者Jia-Xin佳欣的專案，和孩子們一起嚐試了繽紛的紮染、創作了表達感謝之意的黏土森林，部分大朋友體驗在當地的民宿過夜，台北時報新聞報導“Look on the Bright Side”出刊。協會之後提供純素食餐。

2015年11月
首度踏足東臺灣， 新馬蘭部落及蘭嶼。不但在蘭嶼島上創作了一棵由回收保特瓶作為主結構的環保聖誕樹。

2017年1月
第一次在財團法人苗栗縣私立幼安教養院安排了活動

2017年9月
第一次在台中市私立慈馨兒少之家

2017年10月
嚮光協會滿5歲，100場活動！

2018年8月 「藝術教育，為動物發聲」嚮光將藉由全日藝術創意課程，以及全素餐點，致力提升動物與環境的愛護意識，更教導孩子們如何付諸行動。

2018年10月
第一次舉辦「為愛而創意 Create for Love」台灣第一個以純素為中心的兒童培力創意課程

2019年3月
Bright Side Brighter Futures | 嚮光遠景計畫 是我們終身培力計畫的第三階段，為需要的人們提供生活技能和支持系統。
2019年4月
林熙蕾 x 舒淇 x 嚮光 「選擇愛」公益攝影

2019年9月
參加國際公益平台GlobalGiving