1. Wheelchair Donations
   Since 1996, Eden has donated wheelchairs to Afghanistan, Mozambique, Malaysia, Korea, Jordan, Vietnam, etc. As of March 2006, Eden had helped 9,848 people with disabilities through wheelchair donations with the “Love without Borders” project.
2. Disaster Response
   In 2001, Eden actively raised resources for victims of the El Salvador earthquake, and invited El Salvadorian delegates to Taiwan for a study tour on the post-921 earthquake reconstruction. Eden also sent delegates to El Salvador to coordinate the reconstruction project
3. Food Aid
   Since 2003, Eden has cooperated with an international enterprise to operate a food aid program for poor and malnourished children. More than 47,000 packs of “Vita Meal” —an expertly designed, great tasting, rice-lentil formula— have been sent to Lanyu Island (Taiwan), Shanghai, Vietnam, and Inner Mongolia.
4. Rehabilitation for War Injured People
   In 2003, Eden established the “War-Injured Children‘s Fund” for Khaldon-Kh-Thiab, a 12-year-old Iraqi war-injured boy, to receive medical and rehabilitation treatment in Taiwan. He received a new artificial leg, and is now able to play his favorite sport—soccer

According to the estimates of the United Nations, one person is killed or injured by landmines every twenty-two minutes. Since 1996, Eden has donated wheelchairs to Afghanistan (where the number of landmines is reportedly largest), Mozambique, Malaysia, Korea, Jordan and Vietnam. On July 30, 1998, Eden became the formal representative of the International Anti-Landmines Organization. So far, Eden has helped 9,848 people with disabilities through “Love Without Borders” activities.

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1. Holding international conferences
   Through holding international conferences on a variety of issues, Eden invites scholars and experts all over the world to Taiwan to exchange experiences and knowledge. Through developing expertise and contacts in these conferences, professionals in Taiwan are able to keep up with new trends in disability welfare and improve their services for people in need.
2. Bringing up international issues at home
   Eden brings important international issues to the attention of the Taiwanese public, including the campaign to ban landmines, the war in Iraq, SARS and the bird flu, and other issues, in order to encourage the Taiwanese to turn compassion into action for people in need.
3. Reception of foreign guests
   After many years of hard work, Eden has become one of the Taiwanese NGOs that attract foreign visitors. Recently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recognized Eden as an organization that represents the achievements of social welfare in Taiwan.
4. Participation in international organizations
   For years, Eden has consistently found opportunities to participate in suitable international organizations, developed international friendships, and cooperated with other organizations.

  At the moment, Eden is a member of the following international organizations：

1. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines（ICBL）
   The ICBL, founded in1992 and a co-laureate of 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, is a network of more than 1,400 groups in over 90 countries. It calls for a worldwide ban on the use, production, stockpiling, and transfer of antipersonnel landmines.
2. Asia and Pacific Disability Forum（APDF）
   Eden joined APDF in 2000, when it was called the RNN (the Regional NGO Network). It promotes the 2nd Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2003-2012), a UNESCAP initiative set up in 2003 and due to run until 2012.
3. Rehabilitation International（RI）
   Founded in 1922, RI is a global network of 700 members and affiliated organizations in more than 90 countries. RI promotes the rights of people with disabilities through international collaboration, advocacy for policy protection, and work towards a UN convention on the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities.
4. Workability International Asia（WI-Asia）
   Workability International (WI) is the largest international network of providers of work and employment services to people with disabilities. In 2004, WI members operating in Asia created a regional subgroup—Workability Asia—hoping to improve employment services for people with disabilities through regional networking and collaboration.
5. International Association Volunteer Efforts（IAVE）Taiwan
   Founded in 1970, IAVE is the largest volunteer network in the world, celebrating and promoting voluntarism. IAVE Taiwan is the 5th largest national representative of IAVE worldwide.

1. Accessible Accommodation
   Our initiatives include Digital Family, Caring Houses, Accessible Accommodation, and the Eden Welfare Express.
2. Accessible Transportation
   Accessible buses in the Asia Pacific region, Three-Wheeler Motorbikes, Assistive Facilities, and Accessible Transportation (e.g. collaborating with the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation).
3. Accessible Education
   Social Education, Accessible Cities, Wheelchair Dance, and E-EDEN.
4. Leisure Activities
   Accessible Tourism, International Conference on Accessible Tourism, and Accessible Tours in Asian Countries.

With the official opening of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in 2005 and Beijing‘s hosting of the 2008 Olympics and Paralympics, the Asia Pacific region will receive an increased number of travelers with disabilities and their families. Therefore, it is now crucial to promote accessible tourism in the region.

Eden hosted the 2005 International Accessible Tourism Conference in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Disability Forum (APDF). During May24-27, 2006, Eden organized an “Accessible Travel Experience and Study Tour to Hong Kong Disneyland”. A group of 15 Taiwanese visitors, including volunteers and people with limited mobility, visited tourist attractions and then consulted with welfare organizations for people with disabilities in Hong Kong.