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Figure 10-5 Number and Percentage of Elderly Volunteers in Recent Years
Figure 10-6
Proportion of Volunteer Workers Aged 65+ in the Population of People Aged 65+ in Recent Years
people 350,000
300,000 250,000 20,0000 150,000 100,000
(30.4%) %
317,349 9.00
(28.3%) 8.00 281,066
(23%) 7.00 6.18 238,294 5.63
7.20 6.94
8.57
7.50 7.32
10
(18.2%) 191,998
(25.4%) 6.00 264,241 5.00
(20.3%)
223,845
4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00
(17.5%) 166,243
50,000 00
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Year
In the last 5 years, the number of elderly volunteer workers has increased year by year, as shown in Figure 10-5. The number of elderly volunteer workers in the elderly population of Taiwan is also increasing year by year, as shown in Figure 10-6. This shows that the number of elderly volunteer workers has been increasing in recent years, and the government's efforts to encourage elderly volunteerism is a success. Servicing aged elderly people with young elderly people can not only encourage volunteerism engagement in society but also create elderly opportunities, wisdom inheritance, and social inclusiveness.
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Year
▏Section 3 Charity Donations Destined for Social Welfare Funds
In order to manage the behavior of contribution solicitation, and to properly utilize social resources, the government issued "Charity Donations Destined For Social Welfare Funds Implementation Regulations" in 2006. It stipulates that contribution solicitation activities shall be initiated for social and welfare services, cultural and educational undertakings, social charity, foreign aid, international humanitarian assistance, and other undertakings affirmed by other competent authorities. In 2021, the MOHW approved 550 applications for donations from 630 groups, with a total of donations amounting to NTD 7,369,378,058, 61 cases (10.7%) more than that in 2020, increased actual donations amounting NTD 1,884,212,736 (34.4%). (Table 10-5 shows the details).
Table 10-5
Statistics for Approved Fund-raisers between 2019 and 2021
Year
Number
Groups
Anticipated donations
Actual donations
2019
548
459
11,675,366,504
4,311,916,611
2020
580
491
11,286,939,232
5,485,165,322
2021
653
541
15,422,084,851
7,369,378,058
Source : Department of Social Assistance and Social Work, Ministry of Health and Welfare, R.O.C.(Taiwan)
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