Chi Hui-Jung

Biography

Chi Hui-Jung is the CEO of the Garden of Hope Foundation and a well-known Taiwanese activist, who pioneered advocating for the establishment of laws to prevent gender violence, initiated plans to build shelters for domestic violence survivors, and founded the Formosan Daughter Awards to encourage girls to challenge gender stereotypes.
Over two decades ago, when Chi entered the Foundation, it consisted only of a dozen staff members, one shelter room, and one tiny office area. At the very start, the Garden of Hope’s focus was primarily providing shelter services for sexual assault survivors. However, Chi felt more radical change was needed to improve the overall situation of survivors. That was why she decided to combine policy advocacy and social services into the Foundation’s missions, initiating a series of campaigns to push for the establishment of laws in relation to gender violence.

In line with the broadening its mission, she expanded the Foundation’s structure to include departments in charge of public relations, research, educational activities, international affairs, advocacy, publications, and marketing. The Garden of Hope has grown to become a well-established organization with a total of 13 branches in Taiwan and one office in New York. It now has more than 500 staff members and has provided assistance to hundreds of thousands of survivors of gender violence.

Furthermore, Chi brought the Garden of Hope Foundation onto the international stage. She launched an English version website to introduce the Foundation to international audiences, set up branch offices overseas to conduct exchanges between social workers, and has participated in global forums. In 2005, under Chi’s leadership, the Garden of Hope Foundation won the prestigious Citigroup #1 Asian NGO Excellence Award.