Bearing tears and nostalgia of the new immigrants and workers, “4-Way Voice” had gradually expanded to 80 pages from 16 in the beginning. The circulation also rose from 4,000 copies to 38,000 copies.

BIS is in charge of economic development affairs in the UK, including overall economic development, business, consumer rights, employment, EU affairs, extended education and skills (training), higher education (like our Department of Higher Education), law reform, technology & innovation as well as trade and investment.

Though the 921 earthquake in 1999 destroyed homeland of many indigenous tribes, optimistic aboriginal survivals didn’t get disappointed. On Sep 28th 2002, Indigenous tribes along with local tribal workers together founded “Association of Taiwanese Indigenous People’s Development” (hereinafter referred to as “the association”) for the promotion of indigenous tribal development and autonomy.

To boost the development of the tile industry and promote the use of traditional Taiwanese building materials, the Dashu Tile Kiln Society, San-he Tile Kiln, and San-he Tile Kiln Culture & Art Ltd., which was founded by multiple partners*, have joined together to launch a series of cultural and creative products based on traditional tiles and educate the public about ceramic tiles through various hands-on activities and distribution of educational materials. San-he Tile Kiln is a down-to-earth company full of hardworking, likeminded people.

To build a self-help and mutual-support platform and help disadvantaged families to escape poverty, the Taiwan Fund for children and Families, Hualian Branch, established the Hualian Love Shop.

Xinhua Community Development Society bases its development on indigenous Tavocan cultural and creative products, establishing its own sales channels and market. It also revives the old streets and old buildings with cultural memories, boosting community building and industry development in the surrounding area.