Non-GMO Volunteer Training Workshop Now Enrolling for 2015

Non-GMO Volunteer Training Workshop

Taiwan's self-sufficiency rate for coarse grains is extremely low, and it relies almost entirely on imports. Among the approved imported GM crops are corn and soybeans. More than 90% of imported soybeans are GM, and imported corn is over 50% GM. Although Taiwan does not grow GM crops, GM foods have long been ubiquitous in our lives.

GM technology remains endlessly controversial, but do we truly understand it correctly? And how should we choose? Since 2008, the Homemakers United Foundation, together with the NTU Seed Laboratory, the Green Formosa Front Association, and the Homemakers United Consumers' Cooperative, has jointly launched the "Taiwan Non-GMO Promotion Alliance," calling attention to the importance of food sovereignty, continuing to raise public awareness of GM foods, and carrying out related policy advocacy work. Considering the need to continuously build up follow-up promotion capacity, this year we will train non-GMO seed volunteers and gradually increase the number of future promotion lecturers.

• Organizer and Co-organizer

Organizer: Homemakers United Foundation

Co-organizer: Homemakers United Consumers' Cooperative

• Target Participants

Members of the general public interested in non-GMO promotion.

• Course Dates: April 23 (Thu) to April 24 (Fri), 2015, 09:00-17:00
• Course Location: NGO House Multi-purpose Reference Room (No. 8 Qingdao East Road)
• Fees:
• Registration fee 300 yuan. Includes meals and materials.
• Deposit 1,000 yuan. 500 yuan will be refunded upon full participation in the course, and the full deposit will be refunded after completing the internship. If you fail to attend all sessions or participate in the internship, the deposit will be donated to the Homemakers United Foundation for non-GMO promotion.
• How to Register
• Online registration: http://goo.gl/forms/DfAmjhCyoL
• Payment method: Please use a postal giro and note that you are participating in the non-GMO volunteer training. Giro account: Homemakers United, Giro account number: 1294898-3.
• Registration deadline: From now until 4/19 (Sun).
• Contact phone: (02) 2368-6211*12 Zhou Jiahui
• Course Content

• Rights and Obligations After Training
• Rights: Members who complete the full training will have non-GMO promotion volunteer status and may continue to participate in non-GMO-related learning courses offered by the foundation and the cooperative.
• Obligations: Regularly participate in the promotion group's monthly meetings.
• Internship: Participate in at least one GM product survey or serve once as a lecture assistant.

• Notes
• Meals provided during the course are vegetarian. If you require a fully vegan diet, please indicate this when registering.
• The event promotes environmental protection, so please bring your own reusable bowls, chopsticks, and cup.
• The course deposit will be refunded only after full participation in the training course. If you must take leave for special circumstances, please inform us in advance before the course, and the deposit will still be returned.
• If special circumstances prevent you from participating one week before the course, you may apply for a refund of the related fees. If you notify us within one week, the related fees cannot be refunded in consideration of the rights of other participants.