The Passion and Energy of Youth
October 2009
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Typhoon Relief in Taiwan
TSA volunteers walk through flooded streets [TSA] In response to the devastation caused by Typhoon Morakot, which caused heavy flooding and landslides in the central and southern parts of Taiwan on August 7 and 8, SGI organizations in Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong responded with humanitarian assistance and donations.
TSA volunteers [TSA] On August 9, the Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) created temporary Emergency Centers in five of its community centers in cities in the disaster area such as Tainan, Chiayi and Kaohsiung. Local TSA members traveled on bamboo rafts to help people escape their flooded homes; some distributed food and drinking water to the victims, others donated first-aid materials and some helped victims clean their homes of mud from the flooding. Hundreds of people participated in these relief activities over a five-day period.
Cleaning mud from homes [TSA] On August 13, TSA General Director Lin Chao donated 1,000,000 New Taiwan Dollars (US$30,300) on behalf of TSA members to Taiwan's Ministry of the Interior to support relief efforts. Members of SGI-Hong Kong also raised HK$402,000 (US$51,900) in support of Taiwanese government relief activities.
On August 17, SGI-Macau presented HK$100,000 (US$12,900) to the Macau Red Cross in support of relief in Taiwan.
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