The Association was glad to be invited to participate in AS Watson Project LOL Elderly Visit again, to share love with 2,000 elderly living across the territory. YWCA's Deputy Chief Executive Ms. Emily Lee joined Mr. Dominic Lai, Chairman of AS Watson Group, Dr. Malina Ngai, Group CEO of AS Watson Group and representatives from other participating companies and organisations, to kick off the visit and cheer for the volunteers.
YWCA promotes elderly wellness and community health by offering all-round services. The Association will raise fund to help frail elderly and patients who need rehabilitation and nursing care, and carers who require support from the community, by joining the Care for The Elderly Charity Ticket Campaign 2024 (the Campaign) from Oct 26 to Dec 1.
YWCA Tsing Yi Nursery School, YWCA Tsing Yi Integrated Social Service Centre and Mr. & Mrs. C.F. Tao Neighbourhood Elderly Centre moved to the new premise and shared their happiness together with Tsing Yi neighbourhood in their joint open day.
YWCA Tsing Yi Nursery School
YWCA organised an event to celebrate the 75th National Day with traditional Chinese art performance. Mr. Zou Jian, representative of the Department of Social Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, and Miss Chan Lai Chu, Assistant Director (Youth & Corrections), Social Welfare Department officiated at the celebration event together with Ms. Yvonne Yeung, Chief Executive of YWCA.
Ellen Li District Elderly Community Centre has been serving the North District for 30 years, and held a carnival and a banquet for celebration. Apart from the participation from the elderly, the Association was grateful that representatives from the Labour and Welfare Bureau, various rural committees and community partners joined us in this joyful time.
Kerry Project Management (Hong Kong) Limited organised an activity called "Children's Life Experience Series: Let’s Go Grocery Shopping". Volunteers went shopping with SEN kids in the supermarket, so that the children could learn from the experience to cope with social norms and daily challenges.
YWCA has started operating Jockey Club Carer Space in Tsing Yi, Sheung Shui and Sai Wan Ho respectively since March this year. They adopt a carer-centric approach to provide appropriate services to carers. Professor Patrick Nip, Convenor of the Advisory Committee of the Jockey Club Carer Space Project, accompanied by Ms. Yvonne Yeung, Chief Executive of YWCA and Mr.
“Railway 101” was jointly organised by MTR Academy and the Hong Kong Island Elder Academies Cluster, operated by YWCA. 40 elder participants acquired basic knowledge of the railways and enhanced their safety awareness when riding on the MTR. They became "Caring Ambassadors" at the end of the programme and promoted safe and smart mobility.
Do you know how to cope with minor ailment such as colds, gastrointestinal upset, apart from seeking medical help or purchasing medicine on your own? Do you know any community pharmacy where pharmacists provide advice on medication?
"Inside Out 2" has been very popular since its launch. This August, Sinomax organised a parent-child movie screening and invited Tuen Mun families to join. All the volunteers, parents and children liked this movie very much. It dispelled misunderstanding of emotions by the general public and encouraged people to face one’s own true feeling. Apart from the movie itself, the debriefing activities on emotion management was also educational.
If God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. (1 John 4:11)
