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Explanation of Poverty
Explanation of Poverty
Jane Lee 李梔言 601
Think about all your time doing activities, living
a normal happy life as a privileged person. Now,
think about how your life would be without all that
fun. Instead, spending the rest of your life on a bed,
unable to get up without help. There are people in this
condition; they are living in a vegetative state. This is
usually caused by suffering brain damage.
Being in a vegetative state is extremely hard. Your
family has to pay at least NT20,000 per month to stay
in the hospital. Some people can’t
afford that, so how can they continue
to survive? That’s where Genesis
Social Welfare Foundation comes
in. They can provide assistance to
people in a vegetative state.
How Charities Help
How Charities Help
Lena Lin 林熙甯 605
The Taiwan U-Life Association helps people who
live in poverty, especially elderly people and children
with disabilities. Since its establishment, the charity
has visited more than 10,580 elderly people living
alone or in nursing homes, 1,260 disadvantaged
children and children who have Down’s syndrome.
They have cared for 35,815 people in total.
Let’s talk about the elderly people they help. These
people are really pessimistic because of the conditions
of their lives, so in order to make them happier, U-Life
holds close-range caring interactions. They talk to
them, read with them, and even play games. But
even though the elderly people (and disadvantaged
children) get lots of care from U-Life, they also need
money for daily necessities, such as healthy food,
warm blankets and clothes, medicine, and more.
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Call to Actionto Action
Gabrielle Chang 張婕瑩 602
These poor people have been through many bad
things, so we should feel thankful to know that we are
so lucky to be able to come to school every day. So
if you want to help people who are poor or disabled,
you should sign up for the fundraising event! The
poor families need our help. Taking care of people
in a persistent vegetative state costs
between 20,000 and 40,000 NT dollars
per month, and that is a lot. Taking part
in the fundraising even can make a
lot of money that we will donate to the
charities. This can make the lives of
people in poverty so much easier and
better. With your help, we can improve
the lives of people in Taiwan and
maybe change their lives.
Thomas Wang 王顥翔 601
Accidents happen. Some people aren’t lucky enough to
survive, and some people survive but get injured. If a person
from a supportive (wealthy) family gets hurt, he or she probably
wouldn’t need a charity or government to help them. They would
have enough money to afford care. However, not everyone is
so lucky. If a person living in a bad situation or a poor family
gets hurt, they would need a lot of economic support. The bad
situation mentioned above is called poverty.
People experiencing poverty don’t have enough food, clothes,
or even safe shelter to stay in. Some of the accidents that might
happen are severe car accidents, strokes, heart attacks, or near
drowning incidents. People who suffer from those injuries
are likely going to injure their brains, which is called brain
damage. Brain damage means you may be unable to
think or even move, because your brain
controls your body’s actions. People in
this situation need a lot of help, and a
charity called the Genesis Social Welfare
foundation provides help to them.
Chloe Lu 呂沁妍 608
U-Life is a charity that was established by
famous Taiwanese celebrities. They help children
with disabilities and learning difficulties, as well as
old and homeless people. Some old people are
lonely and sad, so the charity will put on shows
and sing to them. Children with disabilities can’t
learn like other kids, so the charity will teach them
and take them on trips for special activities, which
makes them happy. They also do caregiving
activities like giving people medicine and food,
putting on shows, singing, and teaching them how
to take care of themselves. They do all of these
kinds of things, and as a result, they need money
and support from people like us.
Amelie Cara Ho 侯洣渲 608
Our school is holding a fundraising event
to help these people. This fundraiser is to raise
money for people in need in Taiwan. Every
dollar counts for these poor children and elders.
If you could donate just a little bit of your money,
it would help make their lives better. So please
ask your parents to support our
fundraiser by donating to U-Life
and Genesis for the sake of the
people in need. With the money
you donate, we could improve
the lives of so many others.
Thank you, and please donate!