新學期，新展望！　New Semester, New Prospect!

新學期，新展望！　New Semester, New Prospect!

(2020/09/26 溫暖白色巨塔的小螺絲釘-文藻國際志工共創就醫無障礙 Wenzao Healthcare Communication-USR)

雖然新冠病毒的後續發展依然難以預知，世界各地的學校在長久等待後，多已陸續恢復運作。我們的合作夥伴-柬埔寨的KKS也不例外，已於2020/09/21快樂返校。我們今年雖無法與我們柬埔寨的好友們相聚，然WHC-USR團隊一秒都不浪費，在此後疫情時代傾全力嘗試各項可能，不斷就可行方案集思廣益，希望能夠繼續連結在地球另一端我們所關心的柬埔寨KKS師生們。除了每日為KKS的摯友們祈福禱告，WHC-USR團隊更在旗山國小舉辦防疫衛教英文營，讓台灣偏鄉旗山的孩子們藉由防疫愛心卡與口罩套與柬埔寨孩童們相遇！WHC-USR國際志工學生們，在上半年也為無法回到學校就讀的 KKS孩子們提供線上英語課程！

這學期ㄧ開始，團隊就已在第一週招募了12位相當優秀又具利他精神的國際志工，預計十月起由今年的新血志工接續線上英語課程。志工們將複習暑期英語課程、設計適性新教材、執行教學，也為學童培養語文學習的熱情！團隊另一項努力是喚起大家對柬埔寨現況的了解，在後疫情時代的此刻，其財務挹注和物資協助皆嚴重不足，特別是學童的食物供應，不僅是因為許多國家都已自顧不暇，也肇因於外國資源的進口與運輸均十分艱難。

日前團隊一知曉KKS辦學的困境，便與Asanga NPO合作，已發起文藻教師之捐款，目前已累積2,200美金。而國際志工學生們也準備結合12月文藻校慶園遊會進行愛心義賣募款活動，希望能夠吸引更多學生關注新冠病毒疫後的國際問題，並更積極參與志工服務，成為世界公民。當細數生命中的種種恩典時，我們應當感激台灣未像其他國家深受疫情的影響，更感謝還有機會運用我們的餘力能夠協助遠在柬埔寨的夥伴學校和好友們。

Although the Covid-19 pandemic continues in an unpredictable development, most schools around the world have resumed operation after a long period of waiting. Our partner KKS in Cambodia is no exception; on September 21, 2020 KKS faculty and students finally returned happily for the first day of school. Although we have not been able to gather together with our Cambodian friends since the beginning of 2020, WHC-USR team members have not wasted any time, preparing for our international volunteering service with all possible efforts on all feasible projects in light of extending our care consistently to KKS faculty and students and from a post-pandemic perspective. In addition to the daily prayers for the wellbeing of dear KKS friends, WHC-USR team have already simulated KKS conditions and conducted in Cishan Elementary School, Taiwan, an English camp featuring pandemic prevention and hygiene education. In this camp, the rural Taiwanese kids were able to feel truly connected with the Cambodian children when drawing on facial mask covers and writing on heart-shaped greeting cards with pandemic prevention information. In addition, WHC-USR international volunteering students offered online courses of English in the first half of 2020 especially modified for those KKS students, who were not able to return to school for studies

In the first week of the fall semester 2020, we recruited 12 outstanding students full of enthusiasm for altruistic events as our international volunteers. Starting from October, these new recruits will continue the online courses; they will review the English units of the summer sessions, design new materials in accordance with kids’ needs and abilities, conduct the courses, and motivate children for their learning of languages. Another effort we have made is to arouse the attention to the current condition in Cambodia. In view of the current and post-pandemic development, the insufficiency of financial support and material assistance has become and will continue to be severe in Cambodia, especially the food supply for the kids, resulting from the critical conditions and tight resources in every country as well as the difficulty in importing resources from other nations and local transportation.

After learning about the KKS’s financial predicament in operation, WHC-USR immediately cooperated with Asanga NPO and initiated funding KKS for food supply. Currently the donation from the Wenzao faculty has reached USD$2,200. Our international volunteering students also intend to incorporate their efforts as a fund-raising event at Wenzao Charity Fair in December. Hopefully, we will get more students to be better aware of the post-pandemic global problems, to be more positively engaged in volunteering service, and to fulfill global citizenship. When we count the numerous blessings in our life, we appreciate that Taiwan, unlike most other nations, is kept nearly unaffected by the pandemic. Moreover, we are grateful for the chance of being capable of mobilizing surplus resources to help our partnering school and dear friends, who are remote from us in Cambodia but never forgotten.