Tzu-wei Huang

2015.11.24

1. Common Accidents for the Teenagers in Community

2. How to Prevent Injury for the Teenagers

3. The Establishment of “Five Flavored House”

4. Why Teenagers Stay in the House?

5. Safe Community Cooperation Network

Outline

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I come from Shoufeng, a beautiful town in a valley.

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1 Common Accidents for the Teenagers in Community The teenagers in the community are more likely to be involved in accident during summer vocation in June to July for the reason that they don’t go to school during this period but parents are not able to be on leave to take care of their children at home.

1. Abandoned Spaces

2. Roads with Speeding Vehicles

3. Unsafe Waters

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Abandoned Spaces

Abandoned and

desolate spaces

Gatherings of teenagers

Verbal or physical conflicts

Spread of diseases

wild animals

Reptiles

Injury by bitten or stung

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Roads with Speeding Vehicles

They don’t know traffic rules

They don’t obey traffic rules

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Unsafe Waters

The teenagers tend to play in unsafe waters by friends’ instigation, and some of them are even incapable of swimming. As the river depth differs, with the instigation and ridicule of friends as a catalyst, drowning accidents may happen to those who are incapable of swimming

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How to Prevent Injury for the Teenagers

These accidents happen mainly because the teenagers lack for companion and a safe place to have fun; besides, they are not educated with correct safety knowledge. A safe space with companions, therefore, can reduce these accidents. An abandoned space is renovated to be a safe space for the teenagers in the first place; interesting activities are provided to attract them; and volunteers are recruited to accompany them; finally “Five Flavored House” comes to existence

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The Establishment of “Five Flavored House”

“Five Flavored House” came to existence on August 30th 2008 when the community strove for preserving a small hut roofed with sugarcane leaves, a traditional style of Japanese architecture known as “Feng Gu Dou”. With cooperation of National Dong Hwa University, the hut was transformed into an after-school education as well as recreation center for children and teenagers from local communities.

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A Safe Apace

The university volunteers lead the teenagers to run their own thrift store. Based on the idea “learning by doing”, the teenagers are educated with attitude and techniques of working and then enhance their self-confidence

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All are decided by the teenagers themselves. They have a safe place to stay and the proper and meaningful activities

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To be a thrift store. What to sell? Where are thy from?

What is the next step after cleaning of the building?

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• Why Teenagers Stay in the House? “Five Flavored House” is a community charity shop selling second-hand goods. It’s run by local children with the assistance from volunteers. The main idea of the shop is not about economic interest but providing children in rural area, via business transactions, with the opportunity to see the world outside, to accumulate a variety of interpersonal relationship and experience, to open up their visions, and to eventually boost their self-esteem. The teenagers come to the house, learn techniques and manage the goods in “Five Flavored House” together. As a result, the accidents involving children learning and working in “Five Flavored House” reduced

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1 • Cycling Travel around the Island

• Training and education on traffic safety

• Volunteers go with them to finish a safe travel

• Play Water safely • Volunteers teach them the

importance of a safe space

• Volunteers bring them to safe place for playing water

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With cooperation of community residents and university volunteers and teachers, the safety cooperation network not only develops sustainably, but also expands to the west part of Taiwan

To Establish a Safe Community Cooperation Network

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“Five Flavored House” not only reduces accidents, but also represents a loving home

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• “Five Flavored House” Makes Danger Preventable