原住民族貧困青年培力參與經驗初探──以家扶基金會新竹分事務所為例

Empowerment Experiences of Impoverished Indigenous Youth: A Preliminary Study Based on the Hsinchu Branch of Taiwan Fund for Children and Families

隨著社會經濟結構變遷、高教擴增，原住民族貧困青年移入都市就學比例增加，他們離鄉背井，進入教育場域，面臨不少風險與挑戰。
財團法人台灣兒童暨家庭扶助基金會新竹分事務所以培力觀點，發展原住民族貧困青年培力實踐計畫，陪伴就讀原住民文化產業與社會工作之家扶青年，透過安心生活、支持團體、培力團體、返鄉計畫等服務，完成自我目標與團體福祉。
本研究採質化研究，探討原住民族貧困青年培力實踐之參與經驗，以及各項培力的發展歷程。研究發現，原住民族貧困青年參與培力，有助於「減輕負擔及增進參與」、「青年能力的提升」、「形成生命共同體」、「深化青年和文化的連結」，以及「體認文化傳承的重要性」等成果，充分體現個人培力、團體培力和文化培力之內涵。

With shifts in socioeconomic structures and the expansion of higher education, the number of impoverished indigenous young people migrating to urban areas for education has markedly increased. Upon leaving their hometown, these individuals face numerous risks and challenges. In response, the Hsinchu Branch of Taiwan Fund for Children and Families developed the“Empowerment Program for Impoverished Indigenous Youth”to support indigenous young people enrolled in indigenous cultural industry and social work courses at the college level. This program empowers participants by offering a stable living arrangement, support groups, group-based empowerment opportunities, and hometown return initiatives, helping them achieve professional goals and enhancing collective well-being with resilience and purpose. In this qualitative study, the empowerment experiences of impoverished indigenous young people were explored, and the development of empowerment in multiple dimensions was investigated. The findings indicate that these experiences contribute to the formation of peer support networks, alleviation of financial stress, enhancement of pertinent skills, deepening of cultural connections, and understanding of the need for cultural transmission, thereby achieving empowerment at the individual, group, and cultural levels.