Friday, August 19, 2011

參訪日誌 Day15 08/18

今日行程:
0830  團隊行前討論
1130  抵達University of Cape Town,校園巡禮
1330  參訪Shawco合作社區
1630  景點參訪(Sea Point)
1900  返抵住處

記錄人員:
宗賢


        今日一大早因為開普敦大學原本大型的Campus Tour取消、改成比較小型的,因此ACTION團隊便利用空檔時間來進行開會、討論接下來的團隊行程與訪談大綱。同時也討論了學術分工的部份。11點中時前往開普敦大學,一開始團隊先在Food Court進行用餐,用餐結束後前往位於Steve Biko Building的國際事務處,由Catherine帶我們參觀了開普敦大學學生社團與學生活動空間。開普敦大學的學生活動亦相當多元,特別的是由於開普敦大學的國際學生相當多,有不少以國家為單位的社團、亦有帶有政治性色彩的ANC青年社團。

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

參訪日誌 Day13 08/16

今日行程:
0840  社區關懷及物資發放
1530  團隊討論
1900  獅頭山、Waterfront景點遊玩

記錄人員:
馨慧
  

        今日ACTION難得可以進入color的社區中,一般而言,南非的社會大抵分為三種族群:Blacks, whites and colorsColors是黑人與白人的混血,在南非的社會中屬於弱勢的一群,到開普敦的第一天時我們就遇到一位color的老太太在公路上乞討。這次透過慈濟的機會,我們首度進入color社區中,一方面觀察生活情形並與黑人、白人做個對照,二方面在關懷和訪視中也能了解這群弱勢族群對生活的態度。

Monday, August 15, 2011

參訪日誌 Day11 08/14

今日行程:
0900  酒莊品酒
1300  朝天宮祭拜活動
1700  Center city Shopping Mall
2000  賦歸

記錄人員:
筱隴


1、品酒
      
Cape Town因氣候、土壤、水質等自然條件與歐洲酒區相同,早在17世紀末歐洲人便把種植葡萄及釀酒的技術引進Cape Town,直至今日Cape Town隨處可見酒莊的蹤影,假日至酒莊成了當地人重要的休閒活動之一。不免俗的我們當然也安排了半天的行程至酒莊品酒。地點選在De Grendel Wine Farm,是由當地華僑ChrisPaul所推薦,此酒莊的特色除了其白酒頗富盛名外,即在於它是Cape Town唯一可以清楚看到Table Mountain全景的酒莊。到達該酒莊後,第一個映入眼廉的即是其廣闊的牧地及葡萄園,這種一望無際的感覺是在台灣難以見到的,可惜的是現時是南非的冬季,只剩葡萄的枝幹佇立於田野之上,而未見其葡萄懸掛其上。

Saturday, August 13, 2011

參訪日誌 Day9 08/12

今日行程:
0850  啟程至AISA
1000  參加AISA論文發表會
1200  餐敘時間
1300  參觀AISA機構
1440  返抵南華寺
1540  物資發放
1900  南華寺感恩餐會

紀錄人員:
宗賢




        今天ACTION團隊一大早前往AISA參加非洲在中國投資的研討會,主題是The chocolate city: African investment in China,會議中的與會貴賓相當多元,包括中國駐南非使館一等秘書李秘書秉新、來自印度、芬蘭大使館的代表與來自肯亞研究者等等。主講人是 prof. Lee,她敘述了非洲人,主要來自於奈及利亞,在中國投資時所遇到的不平等待遇、包含在法律上、文化上受到不公平的對待,以及小孩子因為文化差距而無法和當地中國小孩相處的很好。會議提問時團員李宗賢也對中國和非洲日後合作的契機進行提問,並在中午休息時對中國使館李秘書訪問中國對於非洲戰略佈局、中國與非洲互相投資的想法,李秘書也很熱心的回答問題。研討會中提到的中國與非洲的夥伴關係、非洲人在中國投資所受到的不平等對待、以及台灣、中國、非洲三者之間的關係,都值得我們好好去思考。

Friday, August 12, 2011

參訪日誌 Day8 08/11

今日行程:
0830  前往UNISAIGD
1000  IGD研討會:台灣與南非雙方四組報告
1400  午餐,與Dr. Lesley Masters討論氣候變遷與能源相關議題
1630  購物然後回南華寺
1840  團隊時間 

紀錄人員:
佩珊


         預計八點整準時出發但發生了小插曲,大家忙亂於影印今天早上將要在全球論壇機構(Institute of Global Dialogue, IGD)各自報告的簡報,所幸後來順利解決影印機卡紙問題,在八點半離開南華寺前往IGD

Thursday, August 11, 2011

參訪日誌 Day7 08/10

今日行程:
0750  前往約堡
1100  種族隔離博物館
1245  前往金山大學
1315  在學生餐廳午餐(POLI、皮卡丘、Annie)
1400  參訪SAIIA Thomas Willer大使
1615  POLI、皮卡丘、Annie在鄰近的MALL吃晚餐
1930  回到南華寺/開會檢討今日行程
2100  慧行法師的餞別晚晚餐
2200  討論SAIA的訪問大綱、IGD報告


紀錄人員:
佩珊


        不畏早晨的寒風,ACTION團隊7:50即整裝出發前往有「南非的台大」之稱,首屈一指的金山大學拜訪South Africa Institute of international Affairs (SAIIA)中心的Thomas Willer大使,今日希望從國際政治的角度深入瞭解南非的對外關係與外交政策的轉變。

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

參訪日誌 Day3-5 08/06~08

今日行程:
08/06~08/08 克魯格國家公園參訪

紀錄人員:
玉琦


Day 1 ,8/6

自從七月份盧醫師提及來南非一定要去克魯格國家公園safari後,大家滿心期待地策劃這次旅程,期待親身處於在「國家地理雜誌」上才看得到的非洲草原,感受動物原始生命力和野性。儘管前晚十點多才從豪華的大使官邸回來南華寺,我們仍精神奕奕地黎明即起,等待八點旅行社的到來。

Saturday, August 6, 2011

參訪日誌 Day2 08/05

今日行程:
0800  團隊討論
1000  參加南華寺電腦班畢業典禮
1300  前往Pretoria Union Building
1600  拜訪代表處
1830  至大使官邸用餐

記錄人員:
筱隴


1、團隊討論

        由於今日下午將拜訪代表處劉代表青雷,希望這個機會能夠了解於1997年後我國與南非斷交後,我國政府在外交上的困境與因應作為,以及在Apartheid時期前後,黑白人政權轉移後我國外交政策的變化。一早起來,我們利用上午大約兩小時的時間作整個訪問行程及問題主軸作最後的確認。

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Team Members 團員介紹

李宗賢

來自於台北,目前就讀於台灣大學,主修國際企業,三年級學生,因為對國際發展有高度濃厚的興趣,曾經前往印度做志工、至史瓦濟蘭做研究,並廣泛瞭解國際發展相關的議題。在修習政治人類學時興起了前往南非開普敦做研究的動機,因而組織了這個團隊,希望更多的年輕人能夠到第三世界走走,瞭解截然不同的一群人,是如何艱苦的生活著。也希望藉此行與同伴、南非的學生、NGO、政府、企業界的領袖們學習,交流彼此的理念。

Lee Tsung-Hsien
Born in Taipei, Taiwan. Lee Tsung-Hsien (Asien) is currently a student of National Taiwan University, major in international business. He has strong interest in international development study. Before, he has been to India twice for volunteer services and Swaziland for rural development research, which inspire him to initiate ACTION group to encourage students to learn the development issues and communicate people from the developing countries.  He would like to grab this perfect opportunity to exchange the ideas with South African people and build up the strong friendship. n the future, he eyes on becoming a professional manager of international NGOs.







李怡蓉

畢業於東吳大學國貿系。是一個開朗、自律的女孩!她喜歡旅遊,愛看書。喜歡和人互動,也喜歡花一整個下午什麼也不做;靜靜第在街上觀察來往的人事物。有機會,多跟她聊聊,也許彼此都會有不同的收穫。


Grace is a student graduated from International Business department at Soochow University. She is full of life, and is fun to hang around with. You will have a great time talking and joking with her. She has traveled throughout the world and has great stories to tell. She is an a observer, self-diciplined and desire to bring the happiness to friends, that has make her as an open-minded angel as well.





朱玉琦

來自台灣大學財務金融系的她,始終對人文社會科學心懷嚮往。她心思恬淡,閒睱時喜歡看古典詩集,更喜歡假日和慈青一同做志工。大四時被台大經濟所的學術氣氛吸引,讓她愛上這以科學方法關懷社會現象的學科,目前她將眼光擴展至社會,期許成為擁有「溫暖的心、冷靜的腦」的經濟學者。

Yu-Chi Chu is graduated from National Taiwan University. Although her major is finance, her aspirations towards social science never change. She loves simple life and enjoys peaceful pace, reading Chinese poetry and being a volunteer with Tzuchi is her best interest during weekends. After graduated from finance department, she decides to devote her life making contributions to society and doing research related to social welfare. Her Journey to South Africa surely will help her gain insights into South Africa society and culture, and do research not only with scientific approach but with a real kind heart.




羅文瑾,目前就讀國立政治大學外交系,喜歡體驗和了解各種不同的文化,並深深享受箇中趣味。文瑾很感激有這次的南非計畫,可以和姜老師及身邊的夥伴一起到南非親身訪查和蒐集資料。文瑾希望透過這次的經驗學習如何在當地做研究,更重要的是和當地的學生、老師和政治界人士等請益和交流,了解當地的觀點。文瑾對南非在聯合國和非洲的角色特別有興趣,如衝突解決和發展的議題。



Wen-Chin Lo (Lucy) studies in the Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University. She embraces diverse cultures and seizes every moment of experiencing them. She is grateful to have this opportunity to visit South Africa, the rainbow nation, to feel the unique spirit, hoping to give her first try to conduct research by taking advantage of local resources. She looks forward to learning from her fellow members of different major backgrounds, ACTION project’s instructor Prof. Alex Chiang, and above all, knowledge and perspectives from the academia, government agencies and nongovernmental communities in South Africa. She is interested in South Africa’s role in the United Nations and Africa in terms of conflict resolutions and development.





江佩珊

來自於熱情港都高雄,目前就讀於政治大學歐語系德文組,大二生,雙主修國際貿易。樂觀、喜歡新挑戰,加上對國際事務的強烈興趣,近兩年參與不同的國際性活動。希望透由參與這次南非研究團隊,進一步培養敏銳的觀察力、深度分析力以及解決問題的能力,並多關注發展中國家的國際性議題。閒暇時喜歡旅遊、聽音樂、打籃球還有和好朋友們消磨快樂時光。


Pei-shan Chiang is a sophomore at National Cheng-chi University, majoring in German and international business. Her strong interest in international affairs has propelled her to participate in various international programs and extracurricular activities. She aims to further develop keen observation, indepth analysis and problem solving ability, especially in the ACTION project in South Africa. She also hopes to pay more attention to unignorable issues in developing countires. In her spare time, Pei-shan enjoys traveling, listening to music, playing basketball and hanging out with friends. 


胡念慈
國立政治大學外交學系/國貿系
身為一位雙主修國際貿易與外交的大四生,他對於國際貿易法與東亞區域經濟整合有濃厚的興趣,也因此曾經至經濟部經貿談判代表辦公室實習,也多次參與了國內外的國際模擬聯合國會議並討論經貿相關議題,他希望在研究計畫、參訪當地組織以後,針對南非在種族隔離時代後的公平貿易議題上,能夠更清楚的了解台灣與南非共同遇到的挑戰和困境。

Tony Hu is a senior student majoring in international relations and international business in National Chengchi University. With strong interests in international trade law and the regional integration in East Asia, he took internship in the Office of Trade Negotiation, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan and had seven Model United Nations experience both in Taiwan and abroad. The field of the research in this project that Tony would like to carry out is the fair trade issue in South Africa. He hopes to take the experience discovered in South Africa back to Taiwan and learning the common challenges both countries face as well as master the research method and interexchange with local South Africans.




邱馨慧
來自於溫暖的國立台灣大學社會工作學系,喜歡或短或長地在世界各地駐足,但最終還是最喜歡台灣這片寶島。喜歡人也喜歡書,喜歡大自然也喜歡誠品大樓。夢想是希望以社會企業的方式推動環境保護、幫助弱勢族群、推廣自然農法。

Hsinhui Chiu
Graduated from National Taiwan University, majoring in social work. For long or for short period, she savors every moment in foreign countries and cultures with keen desire to learn, to experience, and to taste. Having placed her footsteps in several countries, her favorite nation never changes; it will always be her lovely hometown, Taiwan. Social entrepreneur is her dream lifelong career. She wants to devote her whole life to helping disadvantaged people, promote organic farming. This journey to South Africa will definitely make her stronger, closer to make a better world.  


張筱隴
國立台灣大學經濟學研究所
其自大學階段接觸經濟學後,對於經濟學在社會科學的廣泛應用十分有興趣,特別是在分析經濟發展及教育制度之區塊。亦曾修習過“教育經濟學”課程,並針對我國大學學生對於多數選擇補習教育之決定因素進行分析。於此次活動中,希望能透過實地走訪當地觀察,得以更加了解南非教育政策對於消弭族群間甚或區域間經濟發展歧異之影響,進而反思台灣在原住民或少數弱勢團體之教育政策之執行成效。

Hsiao-Lung Chang is now majoring in economics in graduate school. Since he took the lesson in the economics in the period of university, he was very curious about the wild application of economics, especially in analyzing the relationship between economic development and educational policy. Also he used to take the courses of educational economics and made an analysis of the determinants of choosing whether took supplementary education of the senior students of university. With this project, he wishes to have more comprehensive knowledge about the South Africa’s education policy, which is focused on eliminating the difference of economic development, by the observation in the field work. Furthermore, it will be great that if he could make some reflection on the effectiveness of the education policy on aboriginal or disadvantage minority in Taiwan.

Friday, July 8, 2011

Who are we? 團隊介紹


Comprimised by 8 Taiwanese undergraduate and graduated students and one professor, we are the team of ACTION 2011, our vision is to
我們是由八位來自台灣的大學生、研究生以及一位教授所組成的,ACTION 2011的願景:

1. Develop interdisciplinary and area research abilities overseas.
培養青年學子海外研究能力、跨領域與區域研究能力
2. Cultivate cross-cultural communication skills and leadership.

培養跨文化溝通與協商能力
3. Understand the cross-boundary contemporary issues in South Africa

4. Establish the international research network between Taiwan and South Africa.


What is ACTION?
(Act in Cape Town, International Observation and Network)
·             Act: Overseas research & fieldwork
         行動,青年學子們要走出海外做研究、勇敢前往發展中國家
·        Cape Town: The center of African contemporary research
               開普敦,非洲研究的大本營                           
·             International: International perspective & awareness
                 國際化的視野
·             Observation: Understand the contemporary issues and testify the theory.
                               觀察、見證這世界的重大的轉變、驗證所學的理論
·             Network: Establish the research network between South Africa and Taiwan.
                          建立非洲學術研究網絡

We hope to deepen our understanding of South Africa and complete our research through workshops, group discussions, visits to locally based organizations and field work thereby enhancing research network between Taiwan and South Africa.

鑒於目前台灣青年在發展中國家的發展研究領域著墨較少,多半國際服務與志工的方式呈現,且對非洲的投入參與程度較低。面對崛起的非洲,其已成為各國競相前往的一塊大陸,擁有廣大的發展研究學術網絡。且開普敦目前為種族隔離最嚴重的地區,從荷蘭人、英國人先後來到此地後一直存在者種族隔離問題,而自1994年曼德拉執政以後,三任黑人總統不斷倡導去種族隔離政策,至今仍為多數白人的居住地,但其政策是否有效依舊為值得研究的當代議題。南非不論在非洲經貿、種族隔離、台商在地發展、多元文化與族群衝突上,都具有重要的研究地位。台灣是知識密集的瑰寶地,國人應可以提供更多的專業知識前往海外,此行希望能激發青年學子的非洲研究浪潮。並培養跨領域與區域研究之能力,藉由海外實察的實踐建立基礎的海外研究能力與學術網絡。

Basic information

Project Duration: 8 months (May-December, 2011)

May-Jun., 2011
Recruiting members and initiating the project
Jul., 2011
Preparation: weekly meetings, workshops and group studies/discussion
Aug. 3-29, 2011
Field study
Sept.-Dec., 2011
Processing data and publishing our research results

Places: Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town, South Africa

健全台灣國際發展(International Development)研究國內與海外學術網絡
瞭解南非當代議題