Taiwan’s Phi-Chi Love & Care Foundation recently graduated over 200 local participants to its intensive basic computer training courses.
The foundation has been commited to providing basic computer training through converted container classrooms, which travel to remote areas, offering essential skills such as Internet use, word processing and basic computer operations, which significantly enhance the employability of participants and bridge the digital divide.
Over the past decade, the foundation’s computer classrooms have reached the fringes of northern Luzon, including Isabela, Aurora and Ilocos provinces; as well as in the Visayas, such as Bacolod and Iloilo.
The program is bankrolled by Taiwanese businesses and overseas compatriot community.
Tesda, meanwhile, would help certify the training courses, further improving the graduates’ qualifications and job prospects.
Taiwan representative Wallace Minn-Gan Chow commended the foundation’s dedication to reducing the digital divide in rural communities and enhancing employment opportunities.
He emphasized that the program not only improves individual skills but also contributes to the broader goal of social welfare improvement.
Chow also underscored the growing cultural, economic, and educational exchanges between Taiwan and the Philippines, noting that both countries are important partners in Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy.
Since its founding in 2012, the foundation has been dedicated to the flagship project, operating three 40-foot container classrooms, each equipped with 20 computers and a printer, serving remote areas across the Philippines.
Each session lasts approximately three weeks, and the foundation has successfully trained over 45,402 students to date.
Taiwan’s efforts have significantly improved the employment opportunities and quality of life for Filipinos at the fringes.
