DreamStarter and students from St. Paul's College initiated the “KOL Project”, and invited Verint Systems (Asia Pacific) Limited and the Association to work together for implementation. The students designed the programme to bridge the communication between generations by promoting life hacks of the solitary elderly to the young people.

While psychological distress is becoming increasingly prevalent among Hong Kong children, play therapy is proven a potent treatment. HKYWCA presented the findings of a research on play therapy and shared frontline experience in a seminar for teachers and social workers, to increase the awareness of children’s mental health.

Sponsored by SOCAM Development Limited and Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged, HKYWCA Chi Po Neighbourhood Elderly Centre launched a programme to give away insect repellents to grassroots elders in Sham Shui Po, to help them tackle mosquito and pest problems.

Dr. Choi Yuk Lin, JP, Under Secretary for Education visited the Association’s Tsuen Wan Nursery School, in the company of Mr. Sze Chun Fai, Jeff, Political Assistant to Secretary for Education and Ms. Wong Lai Kuen, Vicky, Senior Service Officer, to learn about the school curriculum and operation.

HKYWCA’s Women Affairs Department and Youth and Community Service Department co-organised the 6th Hong Kong Glocal Y Kick-off Ceremony, and announced the official start of the recruitment for the programme, which nurtures young women to concern themselves with different societal problems between genders.

A.S. Watson Group has been supporting HKYWCA for years. Other than organising PARKnSHOP Free Food Coupon for the Elderly Programme, and sending out gifts and products to our service centres, placing donation boxes and implementing the MoneyBack Charity Programme are other channels to help the Association to raise fund.

The Free Food Coupon for Senior Citizens Programme has served the 7 consecutive years. Underprivileged elders have benefited greatly from the scheme and the Free Food Coupon Shopping Day, co-organised by PARKnSHOP and HKYWCA.

Y Senior Care is set up under the Enhancing Self-Reliance Through District Partnership Programme of the Home Affairs Department. Recently, the advisory committee of the Programme paid a visit to Y Senior Care to learn more about our services and operation.

Sponsored by Women Helping Women Hong Kong, HKYWCA Women's Affairs Department held a party to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Self-strengthening Club (the Club), and to gather single mothers to share their stories.   

Supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the Association set up a new centre in Sha Tau Kok to provide one-stop services for the underprivileged elderly and their care-takers in the district. It provides an integration of healthcare, social support and day care services and aims at arousing awareness on health related issues, and introducing usage of fitness and mind training equipment among the elders. Our staff will also visit rural area nearby to promote health management and the importance of exercise.