Humanitarian Assistance from Taiwan's Private Sector

Organization Year Recipient Countries Incident Description
Meditation Association of the ROC 2001 US Afghanistan Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; US-Afghan war US$200,000 for the families of the US victims; US$50,000 for Afghan refugees
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation 2001 Afghanistan US-Afghan war US$50,000 for Afghan refugees
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation 2001 Afghanistan US-Afghan war Used clothing for Afghan refugees
World Vision Taiwan 2001 Afghanistan US-Afghan war US$100,000 for Afghan refugees
Field Relief Agency 2001 Afghanistan US-Afghan war 940 pairs of sports shoes (valued at US$13,905) for Afghan refugees
Taiwan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Association 2001 Afghanistan US-Afghan war Medicine (valued at US$8,804) for Afghan refugees
VIA Technologies, Inc. 2001 US Sept. 11 terrorist attacks US$1,000,000
Buddha's Light International Association 2001 US Sept. 11 terrorist attacks US$220,000
Kiwanis International, ROC District 2001 US Sept. 11 terrorist attacks US$30,000
Red Cross Society of ROC 2001 US Sept. 11 terrorist attacks US$554,000 for the families of the US victims; US$25,000 from private donations
Chinese Fund for Children and Families/Taiwan 2002 US Sept. 11 terrorist attacks US$2,000 for children and community psychiatric rehabilitation program
Chinese Fund for Children and Families/Taiwan 2002 Afghanistan Sept. 11 terrorist attacks US$12,210 for the Afghan Child Centered Spaces
International Association of Lions Clubs Multiple District 300 2002 US Sept. 11 terrorist attacks US$39,054
World Vision Taiwan 2002 Afghanistan   US$200,000 for school reconstruction in coordination with UNICEF program
World Vision Taiwan 2002 Afghanistan   Blankets, cooking utensils, buckets, plastic bags, winter clothing, shoes, and other relief provisions (valued at US$150,000)
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation 2002 Afghanistan Refugees 87.5 tons of wheat for 1,288 households totaling about 9,000 people in rural northern Afghanistan; medical supplies
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation 2002 Afghanistan Refugees 80,000 pieces of winter clothing, shipped in 7 containers, along with blankets, shoes, medical and other supplies from other charity groups
Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation 2002 Afghanistan Refugees Three 40-foot containers of medical equipment, stationery, 2,000 pairs of shoes, 20,000 pieces of clothing, 600 blankets, and other supplies