Project: Prepare Your Light
備光計畫
Project:
Prepare Your Light
備光計畫
A citizen-built, practical guide for everyday readiness in Taiwan.
In a landmark address at the Shangri-La Dialogue on 31 May 2025, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that “the threat China poses is real — and could be imminent,” a remark many observers called a “wake-up call.”
Prepare Your Light is one citizen-led answer. Launching on Flying V, one of the biggest crowdfunding platforms in Taiwan in July 2025, the project turns preparedness into an open, living resource for every household in Taiwan — and, we hope, a model for communities everywhere.
A citizen-built, practical guide for everyday readiness in Taiwan.
In a landmark address at the Shangri-La Dialogue on 31 May 2025, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned that “the threat China poses is real — and could be imminent,” a remark many observers called a “wake-up call.”
Prepare Your Light is one citizen-led answer. Launching on Flying V, one of the biggest crowdfunding platforms in Taiwan in July 2025, the project turns preparedness into an open, living resource for every household in Taiwan — and, we hope, a model for communities everywhere.
What We Offer
What We Offer
What We Offer
Light-Weight, Always-Live Resources
We publish interactive checklists mapped to our three-tier system (3-5, 7-14, and 30+ days), plus bite-size videos and auto-reminders. Everything is digital — so families stock only what they need, and our team can update the lists the moment realities change.
Inclusive by Design, Community Powered
Special modules cover pregnant people, older adults, young children, pets, and newcomers to Taiwan. A multilingual newsletter and real-time LINE alerts keep the whole community in the loop, while crowdsourced translations and resource swaps turn preparedness into a shared, ongoing movement.
Inclusive by Design, Community Powered
Special modules cover pregnant people, older adults, young children, pets, and newcomers to Taiwan. A multilingual newsletter and real-time LINE alerts keep the whole community in the loop, while crowdsourced translations and resource swaps turn preparedness into a shared, ongoing movement.
Built for Earthquakes & Blockades
Taiwan faces both natural disasters and rising cross-strait tensions. Our guides merge classic emergency know-how with civil-defense tips, turning the same everyday drills into readiness for typhoons, cyber-disruptions, or a sudden naval blockade. The tone stays calm and practical, never fear-driven.
Images are illustrative only; the project distributes knowledge, not prefab kits.
Images are illustrative only; the project distributes knowledge, not prefab kits.
Images are illustrative only.
Three Levels of Readiness
Concise, customizable resources — checklists, mini-videos, practical articles, and gentle updates — help every household feel calm and capable, whether you’re preparing for 3 days, 7–14 days, or 30+ days.
Three Levels of Readiness
Concise, customizable resources — checklists, mini-videos, practical articles, and gentle updates — help every household feel calm and capable,
whether you’re preparing for 3 days, 7–14 days, or 30+ days.
Three Levels
of Readiness
Concise, customizable resources — checklists, mini-videos, practical articles, and gentle updates — help every household feel calm and capable, whether you’re preparing for 3 days, 7–14 days, or 30+ days.
Glimmer Kit
（微光包）
3 days
Glimmer Kit
（微光包）
3 days
Glimmer Kit
（微光包）
3 days
"First step into readiness."
For grab-and-go emergencies such as earthquakes or fires. Pack ID, cash, phone, power bank, head-lamp, basic first-aid, and enough water and snacks to bridge the first 72 hours.
Your first step into readiness.
For grab-and-go emergencies such as earthquakes or fires. Pack ID, cash, phone, power bank, head-lamp, basic first-aid, and enough water and snacks to bridge the first 72 hours.
Your first step into readiness.
For grab-and-go emergencies such as earthquakes or fires. Pack ID, cash, phone, power bank, head-lamp, basic first-aid, and enough water and snacks to bridge the first 72 hours.
Warm Light Kit
（暖光包）
7- 14 days
Warm Light Kit
（暖光包）
7- 14 days
Warm Light Kit
（暖光包）
7- 14 days
"Stay safe, stay home, stay prepared."
For shelter-in-place during typhoons, cyber-induced blackouts, or short blockades. Adds shelf-stable meals, caregiving supplies, extra medicines, and multiple communication needs backups.
"Stay safe, stay home, stay prepared."
For shelter-in-place during typhoons, cyber-induced blackouts, or short blockades. Adds shelf-stable meals, caregiving supplies, extra medicines, and multiple communication needs backups.
Sustained Light Kit
（恆光包）
30+ days
Sustained Light Kit
（恆光包）
30+ days
Sustained Light Kit
（恆光包）
30+ days
"A system for long-term readiness."
For prolonged grid or supply-chain disruption. Focuses on self-sufficient living for 30+ days: bulk staples, solar power, water filtration, and community sharing strategies that keep households resilient beyond a month.
"A system for long-term readiness."
For prolonged grid or supply-chain disruption. Focuses on self-sufficient living for 30+ days: bulk staples, solar power, water filtration, and community sharing strategies that keep households resilient beyond a month.
"A system for long-term readiness."
For prolonged grid or supply-chain disruption. Focuses on self-sufficient living for 30+ days: bulk staples, solar power, water filtration, and community sharing strategies that keep households resilient beyond a month.
Each kit merges the essentials —
water, power backup, communications, medical supplies, and emotional well-being support.
It’s tailored for real-life homes in Taiwan and adapts to families at different stages of preparedness.
Each kit merges the essentials —
water, power backup, communications, medical supplies, and emotional well-being support.
It’s tailored for real-life homes in Taiwan and adapts to families at different stages of preparedness.
Each kit merges the essentials —
water, power backup, communications, medical supplies, and emotional well-being support.
It’s tailored for real-life homes in Taiwan and adapts to families at different stages of preparedness.
A Civil Readiness Movement
Across Taiwan, families are quietly preparing — not out of panic, but with care, clarity, and everyday wisdom.
A Civil Readiness Movement
Across Taiwan, families are quietly preparing — not out of panic, but with care, clarity, and everyday wisdom.
A Civil Readiness Movement
Across Taiwan,
families are quietly preparing-
not out of panic, but with care, clarity, and everyday wisdom.
In recent years, Taiwan has seen a steady shift. More and more families — from urban apartments to rural towns — are beginning to prepare for an uncertain future.
Some start by storing clean water for 3 days. Others list emergency contacts and place them on the fridge. Many help their elders organize daily medications. A few join neighborhood chat groups to share updates and supplies.
These actions are simple, practical, and deeply human. They don’t reflect panic; they show a steady, citizen-led approach to readiness — shaped by lived experience and a shared sense of care.
Real moments from Taiwanese families: storing water, buying medicine, asking questions, sharing checklists. These small acts are steadily adding up.
“We skipped the ready-made kit and just started with water.”
"Knowing which shelter to head for helps us stay calm — and we hope we never have to."
“Knowing who to call helps us feel calm- even if we never need it.”
“This small bag isn’t about fear. It’s about care.”
Sometimes, readiness begins with a small message — and a shared invitation.
Real moments from Taiwanese families as they begin to prepare: storing water, buying medicine, asking questions, sharing checklists.
These small acts are steadily adding up.
Real moments from Taiwanese families as they begin to prepare: storing water, buying medicine, asking questions, sharing checklists.
These small acts are steadily adding up.
WHY IT MATTERS-
HERE AND EVERYWHERE
WHY IT MATTERS-
HERE AND EVERYWHERE
WHY IT MATTERS-
HERE AND EVERYWHERE
This isn’t just about Taiwan.
It’s about what democratic self-reliance might look like —
in Asia, and in a world facing disruption.
This isn’t just about Taiwan.
It’s about what democratic self-reliance might look like —
in Asia, and in a world facing disruption.
This movement in Taiwan may look simple — such as storing water, sharing checklists, and offering small acts of support — but it points to something deeper: readiness that is civic, collective, and calm. Across the island, initiatives like Prepare Your Light mark a steady shift led not by governments, but by everyday people.
Early signs are already visible: community bulletin boards, shared lists, steady momentum. Taiwan must contend with earthquakes, typhoons, and rising geopolitical tension; yet what’s emerging isn’t panic — it’s measured participation, rooted in care.
In a global era defined by shocks, we believe this story matters because it shows how communities can prepare not with fear, but with wisdom.
This movement in Taiwan may look simple — such as storing water, sharing checklists, and offering small acts of support — but it points to something deeper: readiness that is civic, collective, and calm. Across the island, initiatives like Prepare Your Light mark a steady shift led not by governments, but by everyday people.
Early signs are already visible: community bulletin boards, shared lists, steady momentum. Taiwan must contend with earthquakes, typhoons, and rising geopolitical tension; yet what’s emerging isn’t panic — it’s measured participation, rooted in care.
In a global era defined by shocks, we believe this story matters because it shows how communities can prepare not with fear, but with wisdom.
A small wall. A shared hope.
(Illustration shown in English for international clarity; community boards in Taiwan typically feature Chinese notices.)
How This Began
How This Began
How This Began
This project started as a low-key conversation between two young Taiwanese families—caring for elderly parents, newborns, and pets—asking whether everyday preparedness could be both thorough and calm.
Leveraging backgrounds in writing, teaching, data science, and development, they began to organise knowledge: gathering research, interviewing households, drafting clear checklists, then field-testing what worked.
Aware of their limits, they invited local doctors, civil-defence trainers, and neighbourhood leaders to review the material, positioning themselves as connectors and curators from an everyday, citizen-level perspective.
They soon discovered a silent undercurrent: many neighbours worried they hadn’t done enough. Prepare Your Light showed them they weren’t alone—that others were just beginning to prepare, and that it wasn’t too late to start. With clear, respectful tools, readiness spread naturally, without fear.
Today, Prepare Your Light is becoming a public resource. Scheduled to launch on Flying V, one of Taiwan’s largest crowdfunding platforms in July 2025, it could reach hundreds of thousands of members and is already spreading through neighborhood chats, private groups, and social media.
Not a campaign—just quiet connections, steady support, and a simple idea ready to grow.
This project started as a low-key conversation between two young Taiwanese families—caring for elderly parents, newborns, and pets—asking whether everyday preparedness could be both thorough and calm.
Leveraging backgrounds in writing, teaching, data science, and development, they began to organise knowledge: gathering research, interviewing households, drafting clear checklists, then field-testing what worked.
Aware of their limits, they invited local doctors, civil-defence trainers, and neighbourhood leaders to review the material, positioning themselves as connectors and curators from an everyday, citizen-level perspective.
They soon discovered a silent undercurrent: many neighbors worried they hadn’t done enough. Prepare Your Light showed them they weren’t alone—that others were just beginning to prepare, and that it wasn’t too late to start. With clear, respectful tools, readiness spread naturally, without fear.
Today, Prepare Your Light is becoming a public resource. Scheduled to launch on Flying V, one of Taiwan’s largest crowdfunding platforms in July 2025, it could reach hundreds of thousands of members and is already spreading through neighborhood chats, private groups, and social media.
Not a campaign—just quiet connections, steady support, and a simple idea ready to grow.
Just two families, a few questions, and a quiet table in Taiwan.
Keep in Touch
Keep in Touch
Keep in Touch
Prepare Your Light is quietly growing—through shared conversations, practical resources, and small, thoughtful actions.
Leave your email below for occasional, gentle updates on our progress and launch. No spam, just calm reminders.
Prepare Your Light is quietly growing—through shared conversations, practical resources, and small, thoughtful actions.
Leave your email below for occasional, gentle updates on our progress and launch. No spam, just calm reminders.
Support the Work
Support the Work
Support us
Prepare Your Light is run by a small, mission-driven team.
Your contribution supports expert review, monthly updates, and interactive tools development; much of the day-to-day work is still volunteer-powered. You can help us light the way.
Please note: we are not a registered charity, so donations are not tax-deductible, and we cannot provide goods or services in return.
Prepare Your Light is run by a small, mission-driven team.
Your contribution supports expert review, monthly updates, and interactive tools development; much of the day-to-day work is still volunteer-powered. You can help us light the way.
Please note: we are not a registered charity, so donations are not tax-deductible, and we cannot provide goods or services in return.
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You can enter any amount freely.
If you would like an official PDF receipt in addition to the PayPal confirmation email, please fill out
this form
.
You can enter any amount freely.
If you would like an official PDF receipt in addition to the PayPal confirmation email, please fill out
this form
.
Suggested donation amounts:
$5 (a small gesture of support)
$10 (to keep the lights on)
$25 (to help us reach more families)
This project is built by an independent team in Taiwan.
Suggested donation amounts:
$5 (a small gesture of support)
$10 (for continued support)
$25 (to help expand our reach)
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Share the Light
Share the Light
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