RURAL facilitates educational assistance in rural communities

The RURAL platform specializes in rural education and creating mass fundraising initiatives. Connecting rural communities with the rest of society, the platform encourages rural communities to post local needs to which enthusiastic teachers can reply, allowing people to do service in rural schools in exchange for accommodation. Each rural school has a unique character and flavor, so in addition to teaching at the school, teachers also benefit from getting to know about local cultures. For example, some schools use natural farming to grow their own vegetables and fruit, which helps teach students the importance of cherishing food and provides them with an understanding of the hardship farmers must endure.

RURAL reduces the distance between urban areas and local communities, providing a channel for teachers to give back to society through sharing their knowledge. By dint of the Internet, RURAL is not only helping bring visibility to educational needs in rural communities and raising resources for small schools, but also providing a bridge for enthusiastic individuals to express their spirit of service.

RURAL facilitates educational assistance in rural communities

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(以下是中文對照)

鹿樂RURAL平台 近距離協助偏鄉教育

「鹿樂」取自英文的rural，意思是偏鄉，是專為偏鄉教育而創的群眾協力募集平台。藉由平台的方式連結偏鄉與社會，將偏鄉所需的資訊放到平台上，而符合條件、有熱忱的老師，就能透過鹿樂以教學換住宿的方式服務偏鄉學校。每個偏鄉學校都有不同的特色，老師在教學之外，更多的是接觸並了解當地文化。例如在校園內以自然農法栽種蔬果，讓學生在過程中體會勞動的辛苦跟食物的珍貴。老師給予知識，到偏鄉回饋人文。透過鹿樂，偏鄉不遠，藉由網路讓教育的需求被看見，替偏鄉小校募集資源，也讓有熱忱的人才發揮所學服務偏鄉。