Give burn survivors access to rehabilitation

In 2011, after 30 years of working locally in Taiwan to offer burn survivors comprehensive rehabilitation services, Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation decided to become involved at the international level and contribute to address the global problem of burns. Indeed, most of the burns occur in low-middle income countries, affecting the most vulnerable segments of population: women and children.

What are we doing to address the problem of burns?

Skilled and knowledgeable burn rehabilitation professionals can help improve services for burn survivors in their country. Sunshine Foundation helps like-minded organizations in other countries by sharing our experience in burn rehabilitation and prevention.

Through international cooperation projects based on knowledge transfer and capacity building, Sunshine helps burn professionals in low-middle income countries build their capacities to offer better services to local burn survivors and ensure that no one misses receiving appropriate care due to poverty or lack of resources.

What have we done so far?

• In Nicaragua, we have been implementing since 2011 a training program to teach seamstresses and therapists from Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and the Dominican Republic advanced pressure garment production techniques. As a result, burned children in these countries benefit from better fitting, more comfortable and more efficient garments to control scar growth, thus diminishing the risk of contractures and deformities, and avoiding unnecessary surgeries.
• In Chennai, India, we initiated a cooperation project in 2013 to help a local organization set up a Care Center for women burn survivors. By training their staff in Chennai and holding internships for them in Taiwan, as well as sharing our service model, we are helping this local organization address an unmet need in their community: provide comprehensive physical and psychosocial rehabilitation services for women burn survivors after hospital discharge.

Your support over the last year has been crucial to the development of these international projects and you have helped bring changes in the lives of burn survivors worldwide. Now during GlobalGiving’s Bonus Day on February 12, you have the chance to maximize the value of your support because GlobalGiving will be matching gifts made to Sunshine Foundation at 30%. This means that your donation of $100 will receive a $30 match!

We invite you to support Sunshine Foundation’s efforts to help improve burn rehabilitation services in low-middle income countries by donating to our project Help Train Burn Rehabilitation Professionals.

Bonus Day will be held on…

Taiwan time: from Wednesday, February 12 at 10:00 PM to Thursday, February 13 at 11:59 AM.

US time: from Wednesday, February 12 at 9:00 AM EST to Wednesday, February 12 at 11:59 PM EST

On behalf of Sunshine Foundation and its international partners, a huge thank you for your support!

PS: We encourage you to make your donation early, because matching funds will likely run out before the end of the day.