During Hualien visit, TSMC Charity chair Sophie Chang promises to help victims rebuild
During Hualien visit, TSMC Charity chair Sophie Chang promises to help victims rebuild
2024-04-09
TSMC is known for its world-leading semiconductors, but the high-tech giant also has a charity foundation that has committed itself to helping post-earthquake Hualien rebuild. Sophie Chang leads the charity, and she was part of a team that traveled to eastern Taiwan to inspect the damage done by last week’s quake.
Almost a week after the earthquake, TSMC Charity Foundation Chair Sophie Chang took a train to Hualien to inspect the damage; she expressed that the charity is determined to help with recovery.
Sophie Chang
TSMC Charity Foundation chair
I came to see the damage done for the primary reason of seeing what we can do. We won’t get involved in anything the government is working on. As for what the public desperately needs, we’ll be sure get to work on that as quickly as we can.
Chang led a team that carried out on-site inspections of damaged places to determine the extent of damage done and what disaster victims require. The foundation will help the area rebuild by working with the government so that the public and private sectors can get separate projects done.
Sophie Chang
TSMC Charity Foundation chair
We have experts who specialize in post-disaster recovery. Their department will be leading the effort, so they know what the work entails.
An apartment complex on the Milun Fault was chosen as the group’s first stop. As they stepped into the common area they saw the walls’ large cracks; the building was left absolutely battered by the violent quake. A resident teared up as she described what happened one week ago.
Chang promised to help. In the afternoon the team visited a center that cares for youth. Just six years ago, the TSMC Charity Foundation had donated NT$3 million to upgrade the building’s seismic resistance to intensities of 7. Even then the structure sustained heavy damage by last week’s tremor.
Sophie Chang
TSMC Charity Foundation chair
Something just popped into my head: every time I come to Hualien it’s to help with disaster relief. I’ve never come here for pleasure, so today has been very emotional for me.
Chang emphasized that the team didn’t want to further burden emergency responders by potentially putting themselves in a dangerous situation, so the team only visited spots within urban Hualien. The charity hopes to start a positive domino effect in which other corporations will lend a helping hand and help provide peace of mind to disaster victims.
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張淑芬率團隊赴花蓮勘災 災民淚訴家園慘狀
2024-04-09
403花蓮震後第七天，台積電慈善基金會董事長張淑芬，帶著團隊，親赴花蓮勘災。災民看到張淑芬，情緒激動，哭訴家園受到重創。張淑芬自己也很有感觸，因為每次來花蓮都是救災，沒有來玩過，這次勘查後，會立刻動起來，協助花蓮災後重建。
震後第七天，台積電慈善基金會董事長張淑芬，步出花蓮火車站，要親自到現場勘災。
[[台積電慈善基金會董事長 張淑芬]]
“就是來看災情，那最主要是看災情以後，看我們能做些什麼，政府在做的我們不參與，那對於民眾比較有需要的話，我們會比較快一點”
張淑芬自稱是領隊，帶著專家團隊親赴現場，確認災情跟災民需求後，基金會就會立刻動起來，與政府分工合作，協助災後重建。
[[台積電慈善基金會董事長 張淑芬]]
“我們有一個專家，是專門就是(勘災)完了以後，就他們的部門會帶著做了，所以他心裡就會有數”
勘災行程首站，張淑芬選在”民意甲社區” ，這個社區位在米崙斷層上，一踏進公共區域，牆面嚴重剝落，整棟建築滿目瘡痍。住戶看到張淑芬，難掩激動情緒，泣訴慘況。
張淑芬心繫災情，承諾會盡力幫忙。下午來到這次受到重創的”凱歌園少年中途之家” ，六年前的花蓮強震，台積電慈善基金會就曾捐贈三百萬，幫助中途之家強化防震，無奈即便耐震係數拉高到7級，仍是躲不過。
[[台積電慈善基金會董事長 張淑芬]]
“剛剛有個感想說，我每次到花蓮來都是救災，我沒有來玩過，所以今天感觸也蠻大的”
避免增加救難人員負擔，張淑芬強調，團隊只會在市區看點，不會把自己陷入危險之中。也希望藉由基金會拋磚引玉，讓更多企業慷慨解囊，早點讓災民的心，能夠安定下來。
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