Association collects toys for children in EswatiniBy Lee Rong-ping and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Taiwan Toy Library Association on Wednesday said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the group is still collecting secondhand toys and other items to donate to Eswatini. Students pose for a photograph beside a shipping container with a mural depicting African animals at Vanung University in Taoyuan on Tuesday. Due to the pandemic, the association extended the collection period for the project to gather more donations of masks, sanitary napkins, mobile phones, dry goods and other items in addition to the toys, association chairman Yeh Kuo-fang (葉國芳) saidThey also plan for the items to arrive by Christmas, he added. A mural in Taoyuan depicting African animals, painted on a shipping container by students and teachers from Vanung University’s Department of Commercial Design, is pictured on Tuesday. School principal Chen Wei-an (陳濰安) said that the 40-foot shipping container temporarily housed on the school’s campus has gained considerable attention as a popular photo destination for students, and is even attracting alumni, parents and local residents to come visit.

Source: Taipei Times September 17, 2020 15:56 UTC