In order to narrow the gaps in learning resources for students in rural communities and support enthusiastic teachers' long-term commitment to such, Cathay Life has sent out volunteers and teaching resources to these areas in order to motivate local children to pursue their dreams and help them discover more possibilities in life.
Dreams Come True Program
Since 2013, Cathay Life has used funds of this program to support schools in rural areas, cultivating students' courage to pursue their dreams and take on challenges. It also extended the program to community development to foster co-prosperity for local communities.
Furthermore, we began organizing Documentary Awards in 2020 to encourage teachers to record children's progress in carrying out projects through filming to raise their visibility and drum up support for their projects, thereby expanding the scope of influence.
After-school care programs
Since 2011, Cathay Life has worked with the Chung Wen Women's Association in Yunlin, Spread Love Cultural & Creative Social Care Association in Hualien, Sustainable Urban and Rural Care Association in Sanxia to offer afterschool care programs. Children get access to an environment where they can focus on learning to bridge their education gap caused by slow progress and lack of after-school care due to the financial difficulty of their families or other reasons. Cathay Life not only funds operating expenses, but also leverages core competencies to offer finance and insurance courses in the after-school care programs in Hualien to help students develop correct financial concepts.
Focus story
To date, over NT$28 million have been disbursed to help 163 elementary schools in rural areas, benefiting nearly 4,000 children.
In 2023, we invested a total of NT$1.5million and cared for 101 local students in After-school Care Program.