Sponsored by Women Helping Women Hong Kong, HKYWCA Women Affairs Team held a microfilm competition and award ceremony to show the public stories of single mothers and divorced families, through the hands of the creative youth.

The Association had provided trainings on filming and editing for 29 teams of participants since last November. Eight microfilms were shortlisted for the final awards, which were announced at the ceremony.

The Association’s Wan Wah Care & Attention Home for the Elderly organised a thanksgiving ceremony cum fun day to celebrate its 25th anniversary and shared the happiness with the Board members, partners, family members and volunteers.

Sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, a three-year project named “Jockey Club YouthCreate Series” has been implemented. HKYWCA Tuen Mun Integrated Social Service Centre and Butterfly Bay Integrated Social Service Centre was invited to organise the “Maker Education Programme”.

HKYWCA CLAP Team organised the first Taiwan tour of CLAP MILES programme with Coffee as the theme. The programme aims to empower the youths, identify their career interests and help them to better plan their future.

Participants earned CLAP MILES for an exchange tour to Taiwan by attending a variety of activities, including coffee brewing classes, handmade soap classes, coffee shop visiting and work internship in Hong Kong to acquire more knowledge about the coffee industry and understanding about its job duties.

The Employees Retraining Board (ERB) hosted the ERB Annual Award Presentation Ceremony to recognise the industry's unyielding mindset in overcoming odds. Apart from receiving an award itself, 13 corporate partners, 1 instructor and 3 trainees that the Association nominated were also honoured.

With sponsorship from the Innovation and Technology Fund for Better Living, HKYWCA launches HOPE Chinese Words and Sentences Game Mobile App to help dyslexic children in their learning process. A launching ceremony will be held on April 27, 2019 (Saturday) at HKYWCA Jockey Club Social Service Building, to share the news with education workers, social workers, counselors and parents.

HKYWCA has been invited to be one of the beneficiaries of the 13rd “JESSICA Run”, and was honoured to receive fifty thousand dollars from “JESSICA” and “JESSICA Charitable Foundation” to support the service of the Association.

YWCA Jockey Club Family Wellness Centre has launched the self-financed Y-SENse services to support and empower children with special educational needs (SEN). It provides comprehensive, quality and interdisciplinary support to SEN children, parents, teachers and social welfare workers, to build a healthy environment for kids to develop their talents.

Art Tour 2019 was successfully held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza in March, offering a platform for youths to showcase their potentials in art and creativity, and encouraging them to chase their dreams.

The Association was pleased to have Ms. Wong Ka Lai, Kaire, Social Work Officer 1 (Planning & Coordinating) of Social Welfare Department, Kowloon City & Yau Tsim Mong District to officiate at the ceremony. Bands, dancers, stall owners and makers attracted more than 6,000 visitors.

Hang Seng Volunteer Team organised a birthday party to send the warmest blessing to the elders from Cheng Pon Hing Care & Attention Home.