Taipei City Government

On April 29, accompanied by the mascot bear Bravo, Mayor Ko Wen-je attended the sports day event cohosted by the Department of Social Welfare (DOSW), the Parent-Child Centers, and the Parenting Resource Center.
 
This year marks the fourth anniversary of the annual event with activities including a baby crawling contest, a walking contest, and the three-legged game. A children’s theatre show promoted the idea of sharing and reuse of resources was staged as well. There was even a sticker machine for participants to make a keepsake photo with the Parent-Child Center mascot.
 
During his address, mayor Ko noted that in addition to 13 parent-child centers across the city’s 12 districts, Taipei has the island’s first baby-toddler goods swap center and is keen in providing community-based, child-friendly service to support families. He furthered that the swap center has upgraded their service by teaming up with the logistics industry.
 
Residents who wish to donate secondhand toys can schedule a pickup. Other efforts to encourage sharing and reuse of resources include the setup of donation drop-off locations and regular donation displays.
 
For more child-care related information, please visit the following Chinese websites:
www.dosw.taipei.gov.tw (DOSW website)
https://kids.taipei/ (Taipei City Childcare Resource Center website)
https://parent-child.taipei/ (Parent-Child Center website)
https://www.facebook.com/taipei.parent.child (Parent-Child Center Facebook page), or download TCG App at http://apps.taipei.gov.tw/.