Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai has been actively participating in charitable activities, providing assistance through donations and other means whenever disasters occur in her home country and neighboring countries. She has also been enthusiastic about participating in public interest activities, covering children's rights, elder rights, women's rights, LGBT rights, disability rights, animal rights, public health and safety, etc.
Charitable assistance
1990s
In September 1999, Taiwan was hit by the 1999 Jiji earthquake, she donated all the proceeds from the autograph session of her 1999 album 1019 for the earthquake relief, and the music video of the track "Living with the World" featured the video clips of the post-earthquake rescue work and expressed her gratitude for the assistance from all walks of life.
2000s
In May 2003, when the SARS epidemic broke out globally, she and 85 other artists sang the charity song "Hand in Hand". In May 2003, she, on behalf of the 86 artists who sang the song "Hand in Hand", went to Taiwan Centers for Disease Control to express condolences to medical staff and donated 100,000 copies of the single. In December 2004, she made anonymously donations to several charities for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami relief. In January 2005, she participated in a fundraising event held by Azio TV, in which she donated money for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami relief again. In May 2008, she and her friends jointly donated RMB 1 million for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake relief. In May 2008, she participated in a fundraising event held by CTV for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake relief. In July 2008, she was invited by World Vision to endorse the 30 Hour Famine, she also visited Guangyuan, Sichuan, China to express her condolences. In August 2009, Taiwan was hit by Typhoon Morakot, she and her friends jointly donated NT$3 million.
2010s
In April 2010, she participated in a charity concert held at Workers' Stadium in Beijing, China to appeal for help in the educational reconstruction in the 2010 Yushu earthquake-stricken area, all the proceeds from the concert were donated to Chinese Red Cross Foundation for the student aid program in Yushu and Wenchuan earthquake-stricken areas. In March 2011, she and her management company jointly donated US$50,000 for the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami relief. In April 2013, she donated RMB 1 million for the 2013 Lushan earthquake relief. In July 2013, she donated RMB 150,000 through Sichuan Charity Federation for the reconstruction of elementary schools in the 2013 Lushan earthquake-stricken area. In August 2014, she donated NT$2 million for the 2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions relief, of which NT$1 million for the rescue work of police and firefighters, and the other NT$1 million to help victims affected by the accident. In February 2018, she donated NT$1 million for the 2018 Hualien earthquake relief.
2020s
In January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in China, she donated RMB 1 million. In April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic broke out globally, she was invited by Yunnan Television to sing the charity song "Fight as One" with Eason Chan. In May 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in Taiwan, she donated NT$1 million through the Taipei City Department of Social Welfare to purchase the first ever smart constant temperature bento box vending machine in Taiwan for Wanhua Social Welfare Service Center.