Community Engagement

ASEH is committed to caring for society and aims to facilitate social integration through its four main pillars: Community Development, Charitable Care, Emergency Assistance, and Cultural Development. These pillars promote community building by establishing a two-way communication platform for the local community and the public. Our goal is to ensure uninterrupted communication, enhance community cohesion, create a healthier and better community, and promote sustainable social development.

We partner closely with the ASE Charity Foundation, the ASE Cultural and Educational Foundation, and the Chang Yao Hong-Ying Social Welfare and Charity Foundation, to promote community welfare projects that demonstrate respect for social diversity, and support for vulnerable groups. In 2022, we contributed over US$2 million for community engagement activities. We provided after school care for 263 students and financial assistance to 9,281 students from disadvantaged families, and made donations to 46 charities. ASEH strives to construct a conducive learning and living environment for all, expanding our influence on society and creating an environment that thrives on coexistence and integration.

To raise the profile of women and to encourage entrepreneurship and sustainable innovation, we established the Women's Sustainable Innovation Talent Cultivation Competition and Dream Building Project. The project focused on supporting business proposals that are forward looking, and centered on technology, sustainability, and inclusivity. Women entrepreneurs are encouraged to develop innovative technologies to address existing social problems, and promote environmental sustainability. The competition offers a total prize of NT$10 million, drawing a total of 195 teams. After two stages of reviews, evaluations and extensive discussions, 10 teams emerged as winners. The top three teams will receive entrepreneurial subsidies of NT$3 million, NT$2 million, and NT$1 million, respectively. In addition to subsidies, ASEH partnered with Ming Chuan University to establish a “startup incubator” that incorporates the industry-academia resources of both parties. In the next year, ASEH will plan a series of visits to provide guidance and consultation for the winning projects. These follow up activities will provide further support to ensure that the winning teams realize their entrepreneurial dreams to the fullest extent.

During the pandemic, SPIL mobilized approximately 300 volunteers from the SPIL Volunteer Club to participate in the creation of the SPIL Story Castle, an initiative to help the blind. They completed the recording of nearly 100 audiobooks and the publishing of braille books, as well as created an online library for the Huei Ming School for Blind Children. SPIL was awarded the 2022 National Sustainable Development Award (Education category) for this initiative.

After receiving training, the volunteers began to record reading materials, narrating new horizons and the world to the blind and people with reading disabilities. This initiative not only helps children develop their listening skills and expand their vocabulary, but also enhances their focus and imagination. Additionally, the initiative addressed the long-standing shortage of braille books in the market by helping with the conversion of braille books. Under the guidance of club advisor Mr. Lu, a skilled storyteller, and in collaboration with the school, books were meticulously selected, graded for recording, typesetting and proofreading. In September 2022, the braille books were successfully included in the teaching curriculum of Huei Ming School. On November 15th, the SPIL Story Castle Audio Book and Braille Book Ceremony was held. The entire project spanned six months and received recognition and positive feedback from the school.

The United Nations believes that increased digital literacy is necessary to alleviate social exclusion in the digital era. Recognizing the technology gap in rural areas, USI launched a new program called Rural Technology Education Project. Since 2018, we have been utilizing technologies to support rural education by donating computer classrooms to rural schools. This initiative aims to improve the teaching environment, enrich teaching resources, and create better educational opportunities for rural students. Through this project, we have built computer classrooms in three schools in Gansu Province and two schools in Qinghai Province.

In 2022, we further constructed three computer classrooms in Henan and Gansu, and donated 197 computers. The upgraded and optimized facilities and equipment also helped cultivate teaching staff and technology talents in the rural areas. We assisted school teachers in leveraging technology to develop instructional videos and related materials on technology applications, and organize fun competitions to reinforce learning outcomes and improve students' technological literacy. In 2022, a total of 1,573 students benefited from this program, with a cumulative number of beneficiaries reaching 2,444 individuals.