St. Theresa Opportunity Center
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About the project
St. Theresa 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
The St. Theresa Opportunity Center was founded in 1988. It is the first day care center, especially for people with disabilities in Tainan City.
AIM OF THE PROJECT
• To protect and respect the dignity and privacy of people with disabilities.
• To educate and encourage people with a disability.
• To assist the people with disabilities to develop their potential
• To help people with disabilities to be included in the community.
The volunteer will help in rehabilitation class as a co-assistance of the preschool education. You would be mainly teaching some handicrafts in your classes with professional staff supported and helping day-to-day tasks in the center and some other more activities. Also, sometimes you will need to help doing some administration work or keeping the environment clean.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will stay with the host family or project dormitory, subject to project’s arrangement.
🍲 Food
You may eat out or at your work placements at noon. Some may live and eat at your work placements. It’s all depending on the different situations which the projects can offer.
📍 About the location
The St. Theresa is situated in YuJing District, Tainan City. The southern of Taiwan.
🎒 Leisure activities
Exchangees may travel inside/outside the country ONLY during the weekends, official holidays, or in the free time.
⚠️ 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.
• Positive, active and patient.
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-02
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022
ICYE-DIS-02AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
02/01/2026 at 00:00 → 02/01/2027 at 00:00
ICYE-DIS-02
01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 31/12/2024 at 00:00
ICYE-DIS-02AUTO-EXT
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023
ICYE-DIS-02AUTO-EXT
01/01/2025 at 00:00 → 01/01/2026 at 00:00
ICYE-DIS-02AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
03/01/2027 at 00:00 → 03/01/2028 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
Yujing District, Tainan City, Taiwan 714
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: 21:27 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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