財團法人張榮發慈善基金會

Mr. Sun, single, has no kids, lives in a rented property, is barely literate with only a few years’ education in elementary school. He could only find low-wage jobs like manual work. Cleaning. A few years ago, he had a scooter accident and ended up with a left lower leg fracture, followed by a fall from the stairs in a construction site resulting in injuries on both feet and a fracture on the left knee. After that, he was given dramatically fewer assignments. For the past three years, the pandemic has practically put him out of work.

A 53-year-old burn victim, Ah-Chun, suffered 45% burns in an accident in 2019. At that time, case investigators from the Chang Yung-Fa Charity Foundation provided extended assistance to help him overcome the difficult period. After undergoing a challenging rehabilitation process, Ah-Chun returned to his hometown of Ruisui in Hualien three years ago to work in the pomelo orchard.