St. Raphael Opportunity Center
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About the project
St. Raphael Opportunity Center
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
ICYE TAIWAN is a non-profit and non-governmental independent organization now. ICYE Taiwan was founded in 1991 with the support of the International Division of Tainan YMCA. The office is located in Tainan.
The construction of ICYE Taiwan is for the expansion and development of the leadership of young people through living and volunteering abroad for one year. The exposure experience will certainly benefit both the out-going and in-coming exchangees a great deal.
💼 What the programme involves
St. Raphael is a day care center for children and young adults with developmental or multiple disabilities from moderate to severe degree. It was founded on 23 December, 1974 by the Catholic Diocese of Tainan and has been legally registered with the City Government of Tainan as a social welfare organization since 1982. At present the center has 220 students and a staff of 80 educators, therapists, office workers and drivers.
Aim : Through education, therapy and work training to help people with developmental disabilities to develop and unfold their potential, to become less dependent on others and to participate as much as possible in the everyday life of the community.
Tasks: Co-assistance in day-to-day tasks and rehabilitation course in the centre, such as feeding and playing with the children. They will also have to support the professional colleagues in teaching the handicrafts classes.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will stay with the host family. It’s getting difficult to find host families in Taiwan, and most host families are not exchangees’ families. This means that many families are open-minded enough to have you as one of their family members not as a guest. So, please try to be a part of the family. Take part in the activities of your host family and spend some time with them. If they don’t have so much time to be with you, you can also arrange your entertainment by yourself (just for reminding, there’s no perfect host family). The host families need to take responsibility for you because you are a part of their family members, so that they will worry about your life in Taiwan. Some rules to protect you, such as curfews (back home before 10pm.....), or mention in advance before your activity.
📍 About the location
The St. Raphael is situated in AnPing District, Tainan City. The southern of Taiwan.
⚠️ Requirements
• Age 18-28 (Exception must be negotiated beforehand)
• Mature and responsible, open-minded and adaptable.
• Motivating to be a volunteer, not a tourist or a student.
• Willing to fulfill the responsibilities of being an ICYE exchangee in the different country.
• Following the decisions taken by ICYE Taiwan.
• Interests in working with mentally disabled children and young adults.
• Positive, active and patient.
🤝 Meeting point
ℹ️ Additional information
Exchangees coming to Taiwan will receive a monthly pocket money. If you are over 20, you can open a bank account after you get your resident ID, so the money will be directly deposited to your own bank account in Taiwan. If you are not over 20, then the money will be sent by cash post or though your host family or project. The amount is not much so that you have to prepare some living expenses before you come.
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ICYE-DIS-03AUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 30/12/2025 at 00:00
ICYE-DIS-03AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2025 at 00:00 → 30/12/2027 at 00:00
ICYE-DIS-03
01/01/2022 at 00:00 → 31/12/2023 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–28 years old
Solidarity donation
450.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Anping District, Tainan City, Taiwan 708
Taiwan
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Taiwan New Dollar (TWD / NT$)
Exchange rate
1 TWD = 0.027269 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Taipei Standard Time
Local time: 21:12 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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