Rehabilitation for burn survivors in Taiwan

2015 was an eventful year for Sunshine Foundation...

We have been providing rehabilitation services for burn survivors in Taiwan since 1981 and have built strong expertise in that domain but in 2015, we faced our biggest challenge yet. Indeed, the June 27th explosion at a water park near Taipei City injured 499 people in what was probably Taiwan’s biggest major burn disaster.

In the six months following the disaster, Sunshine Foundation opened 3 new Rehabilitation Centers and 1 new Half-Way House, expanding its service network to help over 400 victims over a five-year period. In the first three years, services for the victims will focus on physical and psychosocial rehabilitation, while focus will shift to career development and employment in the last two years.

Although a lot of efforts have been directed towards helping the victims of the Water Park Explosion rebuild their lives, our services for other burn survivors have not been interrupted and in 2015, we’ve thus been able to help a total of 657 burn survivors.

We would not have been able to do it without your support. Thanks to you, Sunshine Foundation was in the top 20% ranking of partners on GlobalGiving in 2015. Your donations not only keep us going, but also bring attention to our work and in the process, help raise awareness about the needs of burn survivors in Taiwan.

Now you can make your donation to Sunshine Foundation achieve an even bigger impact during GlobalGiving’s Bonus Day. Starting on March 16 at 9:00am US Eastern time (March 16 at 21:00 Taiwan time), GlobalGiving will be matching gifts made to Sunshine Foundation.

Support Sunshine’s efforts to give burn survivors in Taiwan access to rehabilitation: https://goto.gg/10558

When does Bonus Day take place?:

• US Eastern Time: March 16 at 9:00am to March 16 at 11:59pm

How will GlobalGiving be matching funds?:

• A total of US$75,000 is available as matching funds.
• GlobalGiving will use the Pro-Rated percent, which is based on the total amount of funds raised on Bonus Day, the amount Sunshine Foundation has raised, and the amount of matching funds that are available.
• Here is the formula: (amount of funds raised by Sunshine Foundation/amount of total funds raised on Bonus Day) x $75,000 = matching funds received by Sunshine Foundation.
• This means that the more donations Sunshine receives, the bigger the amount in matching fund it can receive.

What is the maximum amount for a single donation that is eligible to be matched?:

• Online donations of up to $1,000 per individual donor per organization are eligible to be matched.

How can I donate?:

• Only online donations made by credit card, PayPal, or a GlobalGiving official gift card are eligible for matching. Donations made by check or text-to-give are not eligible.