台灣推動原鄉偏鄉健康促進，營造美善社區

人從小就生活在家庭裡，不管是經濟上條件、物質上的需求或身心方面的照顧，個人與整個家庭是息息相關。所以政府以戶來評量一個救助的單位，所謂高所得與中低收入戶。早期在農村社會，村莊務農或彼此的換工造就彼此親密依賴的關係，部落共勞共享更是原住民社會歷史上的美談。自從工商業社會到來，造成嚴重結構性的轉變，家庭更被孤立化，及因生活的壓力，家庭被分化，年輕人出去找工作，組成另一個小家庭，將父母放在家鄉，有的甚至因為工作壓力與流動性，將小孩交給家鄉的父母，造成今日原鄉偏鄉老人村與隔代教養的問題。

證嚴法師帶著慈濟志工多年來穿梭在台灣偏鄉陋巷，看到這個社會現象，推動社區志工，落實社區的整體關懷，啟發與引導社區部落有能力的居民來關懷與營造美善的社區，弱勢家庭在社區大家庭的陪伴鼓勵下，有了更多的支持與陪伴的力量。在營造偏鄉原鄉成為互助美善的社區的過程，慈濟也觀察到了酒在原民社會所造成酒害的問題，酗酒導致家暴與車禍，使家庭破碎，酗酒也讓原鄉居民失去健康與工作，使原鄉成為經濟的弱勢。慈濟以真誠的態度，在原鄉推動以茶代酒的運動，跨越宗教的藩籬，走遍花蓮所有原鄉，讓原鄉的居民對酒害有了覺醒；也在這些老人村推動長者居家安全、長者幸福共餐與長者樂齡學堂等一系列健康促進關懷活動；為了讓原鄉的青少年能對生命與族群有使命與責任，以及有更正確的人生方向與生活態度，在部落推動青少文康活動，部落教室；為了族群的文化傳承，慈濟協助部落鄉親文創提升。這一切皆為了在偏鄉原鄉培力在地力量，營造美善社區。
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家庭雖然是人類社會生活的基本單位，營造與培力互助互愛美善的社區才是人類社會脫貧，永續健康發展的根本方向。

A human being lives in a family from childhood. No matter of economic and material necessity or mental and physical care, the relationship is very close between individual and family. Therefore, the assessment of poverty is according to each family such as high income family and medium or low income family by our government. Former agricultural society, farmers changed their labors which made closely dependent relationship among them. The tradition of co-labor and share the gaining in the tribes especially were the proudness of the aboriginal society. Anyhow, the structural conversion was seriously occurred on account of the coming of the society of the industry and commerce. The family was isolated and even divided because of the work pressure. The youth leave hometown to seek the job and form the family far from hometown and the aged people as well as the children stay at hometown which made the aged village and the problem of grandparent raising.

Master Cheng Yen has been bringing the Tzuchi volunteers in the remote counties to care for the poor and needy families since several decades and has been well understanding of this social phenomenon. Therefore, Tzuchi gave the impetus of the community volunteers in order to carry out the care of whole community which enlightening and leading the capable residents to care the needy and build a community of goodness. The family of disadvantaged minority will be accompanied and supported by the big family of whole community. They will get more support and accompany. During the care for the aboriginal tribes, Tzu-chi discovered the harm of the abuse of alcohol. The abuse of alcohol cause the violence in a family and the traffic accident making a family broken. Especially, the abuse of alcohol make the aboriginal residents losing the health and jobs which make the aboriginal society become economic weak minority. In this connection, Tzuchi give an impetus of “drink the tea instead of alcohol” all over the aboriginal tribes in Hwalien by the attitude of sincerity that transcend the obstacle of religion. This activity originally became a campaign very soon in the society of Hwalien and arouse the people from the harm of alcohol. Tzuchi also give the impetus of a serial of the health promotion such as “The safe living surrounding for the aged”, “happy meal together for the aged”, “happy aged class” etc.. Meanwhile, Tzuchi has been giving the impetus of the activities of basketball teams and music groups for the youth and bring them to care for the sufferings and aged people every two months in order to cultivate the youth of the tribes with the responsibility and mission to their clan. Especially, this participation build up the right outlook and direction of their life. Tzuchi also enhance the folks of the tribe with the traditional arts for their livelihood. All the above mentioned projects are based on empowering of the people of the tribes in order to build a community of goodness.

Though the family is the basic unit of the society, to build and empower the community with mutual assistance and love that is the way to lead the society without poverty and to build an everlasting development society of health.