After graduating from the Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University, Ms Chang participated in a long-term overseas volunteer service program with the International Cooperation and Development Fund. She witnessed the importance of gender equality to the sustainable development of a country in Central America, inspiring her to join the ranks of the Foundation of Women's Rights Promotion and Development after returning to Taiwan. Chang is in charge of promoting international participation of women's groups and aiding the international export of Taiwan's experience and inducing global interaction. Chang met a group of energetic predecessors in the fight for women's rights and passionate youths fighting for the gender equality social movement in her work, affirming her belief that promoting gender equality is the only way to implement sustainable development. The Foundation of Women's Rights Promotion and Development was established in 1998 as to the hub for bridging dialogues and facilitating information exchanges between the government and the private sector. Their efforts in recent years to promote women's economic empowerment focus on strengthening the economic power of aboriginal women and female immigrants by combining governmental resources with private funds and resources as well as local women's groups to create the "Taiwan Indigen Women Style" brand and the " Woman Immigrants' Entrepreneurship Accelerator" program. It aims to build a more friendly and attractive employment environment for women.

1. Women in Social Enterprises:
A platform for resources & information
Foundation for Women’s Rights Promotion and Development
2019.05.11

2. fast facts about FWRPD
ü established in 1997
ü a government funded NPO
ü Our vision and mission

3. we link
Those who
HAVE
resources &
information
to
Those who
NEED
resources &
information

4. related projects
ü NPO social innovation
information platform
ü Women owned
handicraft workshops’
network
ü new immigrants’
business accelerator
ü Youth_ sustainable
entrepreneurship program

5. Practice sharing_嫄 TIWS

6. uOrigin
- Typhoon Morakot (2009)
- Promoting Women’s Handicrafts Program (2010)
- APEC Women’s Micro-enterprise Trade Network
Pilot (2010-2011)
嫄 TIWS

7. uChallenges faced
- In need of product development
- Limited access to resources and market
- Lack of peer support
嫄 TIWS

8. uTarget Group
- Indigenous women who run handicraft workshops
but lack of access to market
uObjectives
- create local job opportunity
- build economic resilience in local communities
- respect and promote indigenous culture
uStrategy
嫄 TIWS
Communication
& Trust Building
Branding &
Marketing
Collaboration &
Network

9. Communication
& Trust Building
Supported mainly by government funding
and government’s Empowerment
Employment Program

10. Branding &
Marketing
ü Make 嫄 (TIWS) a visionary brand
ü Create brand value and market the
brand

11. Collaboration
& Network
Build in a mechanism that will constantly
and automatically self-run the business
and a network for peer development

12. 嫄 TIWS_ workshop network

13. 嫄 TIWS_ sale spots

14. Thank you.
We believe in women and girls’ empowerment because we believe

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