Kids in rural areas get creative to give Laomei a new look

Local regeneration has been a hot topic in recent years. The community of Laomei in the northernmost part of Taiwan has been completely revamped thanks to the Changemaker Program at Laomei Elementary School, which was set up with the original aim of helping students build self-confidence and feel a sense of accomplishment.

Unlike traditional community transformations, in response to the new media era, Laomei cooperated with businesses and used the power of digital technology to promote its community transformation plan via social media platforms. This new approach has attracted a massive influx of tourists into Laomei.

Thanks to the success of this community transformation project, the outside world is finally taking notice of Laomei, and local children have developed lots of self-confidence during the process. Their efforts have made people realize that a little bit of strength has the power to inject lots of vitality into the community.

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偏鄉小學生創作 再塑老梅新風貌

在地創生是近年備受討論的議題，而在台灣最北端的老梅社區，因老梅國小的翻轉社區計畫，有了不一樣的風貌，而這個計畫的初衷，是為了幫助偏鄉學童建立自信心與成就感。

不同於傳統的社區改造，為因應新媒體時代的來臨，老梅社區更與科技集團合作，運用數位力，透過社群平台進行宣傳，將社區改造計畫的概念擴散出去，這樣的創意也讓老梅社區湧入許多觀光人潮。

因社區改造計畫的成功，位於遙遠台灣東北角的老梅社區終於被看見，老梅的孩子們也在學習的過程中跨出自信的一大步，他們的努力讓大眾看見，微小的力量也能為社區帶來蓬勃的生機。

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