Guardians of children – the situation of Harmony Home

Harmony Home (關愛之家) was originally established to care for babies suspected of having AIDS and AIDS patients but has recently changed its focus to caring for migrant workers in Taiwan who have accidently fallen pregnant. Senior spokesperson for Harmony Home, Han Guo-qiang (韓國強), said that due to a steady decrease in AIDS sufferers, there are next to zero babies now suffering from AIDS. Nowadays, the women and children’s department of the home mainly cares for babies born to illegal migrant workers. As long as the mothers are still around, Harmony Home looks after the children until they are about two years old and provides assistance to mothers who wish to leave the country with their child. 

Currently, Harmony Home has an adequate supply of general goods and a number of volunteers provide assistance; however, it still lacks manpower on weekdays and funds to cover the cost of medical expenses. Despite all the difficulty involved in the job, Harmony Home remains steadfast in its commitment to care for each and every patient.

Guardians of children – the situation of Harmony Home

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(以下是中文對照)

孩子們的守護者 關愛之家現況

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關愛之家最初致力於幫助「疑似愛滋寶寶」與愛滋病患，近期服務對象轉為外籍移工在台意外懷孕為主。關愛之家資深宣傳講師韓國強表示，現在因為愛滋人口逐年減少，愛滋寶寶比例幾乎零成長，所以關愛之家婦幼部照顧的大部分都是非法移民勞工所生的孩子，並照顧他們到大概兩歲左右，只要母親還在，若她要出境，關愛之家就會協助她把孩子帶走。

關愛之家目前物資大致充足，也有志工提供協助，但仍較缺乏的是平日人力與醫療費用。儘管辛苦，關愛之家仍時時刻刻照顧著每一個服務對象。