World Vision hails Taiwan's big heart

Similar to Taiwan College graduates with their fortune lined up in the science parks, Hirsch first joined the World Vision as a manager of computer operations.

“I came to World Vision to fix a computer problem,” Hirsch told The China Post in his recent visit to Taiwan, “but I did it for only one year because I got so interested in the children and Africa that my wife and I moved to Africa. We lived and worked there for five years.”

Thirty-three years later, today Hirsch is the Global Ambassador of the international relief organization after he retreated from his position as the group's CEO. Such dedication and generosity to the good course is another similarity between the man and the island.

“There are about 100 World Visions in the world and World Vision Taiwan is very important,” he said. “In terms of the total partnership, World Vision Taiwan is amongst the top seven members of World Vision. It is famous in the partnership for (raising the awareness of) famine. World Vision Taiwan and Hong Kong are probably the best organizations we have that engage with young people.”

According to Hirsch, World Vision Taiwan has done outstanding work not only with the aboriginals locally but also in Africa and the recent relief work in Haiti. “(The Taiwan organization) is very good in the underdevelopment program and long term development. It is also excellent in terms of relief for emergency disasters,” he explained.

Taiwan is in good position to deliver help. “First of all, Taiwan is one of the richest countries in the world,” Hirsch noted. “The people and the government in Taiwan also want to be global citizens. Your present government gives money to help the people in Haiti. The other is that the people in Taiwan love children.”

“I say the people in Taiwan have big hearts,” he remarked. “There are many children who are alive today, in Africa particularly, because of the people of Taiwan. There are children who have food, who have water, who are going to school for the first time because of the generosity of the people in Taiwan.”

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