In this University Social Responsibility (USR) project, students in Taiwan are striving to create meaningful and sustainable actions with a healthy twist. Throughout different projects, within Taiwan and Malawi, students have an opportunity to learn from each other in an international context, together with our partners. Collaborating with local partners and communities is key in this project, to achieve mutual benefit.
Malawi fieldwork
A team of SHANTU students is currently in Malawi for fieldwork. Follow their experiences via updates below or our socials.
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Xinzhuang Elementary School
A team of SHANTU students is organizing a summer camp for elementary school students in Taiwan. Follow their updates here.
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Celebrating Global Impact: Joseph Wu Honored with 2024 Medical Dedication Award
Congratulations! Director Joseph Wu has been awarded the 2024 Medical Dedication Award for His Decade-Long Commitment to Local Medical Development. We are proud to announce that Joseph Wu, one of GRASP’s esteemed directors, has been awarded the 2024 Medical Dedication Award. Joseph, a global health development worker and researcher based in Malawi, working with a […]
Day 39 | Last Full Day in Malawi | SHANTU Archive
Today marks our last day in Malawi. We started the day by taking a tour of the mental health facilities at Saint John of God, a hospital and university that offers extensive mental health and special education services to adults and children in the surrounding areas. Among these include primary and secondary schools with certified […]
Day 38 | Saying goodbye to Chiputula Primary School | SHANTU Archive
Today was our last day at Chiputula Primary School. In the morning and early afternoon we administered the nutrition post-assessments and gave our syllabi and supplies to the teachers. After we collected all the tests we met with the head teacher, faculty, school management chairperson, community leaders, and head of the PTA (parent teacher association) […]
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University Social Responsibility
SHANTU (Sustainable Healthy Actions by National Taiwan University), is one of the social responsibility projects by National Taiwan University. The SHANTU Project aims to give university students in Taiwan the opportunity to collaborate with project partners in Malawi and Taiwan on healthy actions. Currently the SHANTU project has three main projects for students to participate in:
- Initiate a nutrition/WASH project in Malawi and Taiwan
- Build global health capacity in both countries throughout Global Health Alliance advocacy
- Support Malawi’s COVID-19 response
The SHANTU project is focusing on the establishment of a sustainable connection between students in Taiwan and students in Malawi.
