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Shui On Seagull Club organised a one-day trip to North District with grassroots elderly

Many senior citizens prefer sticking to their own community and rarely have the opportunity to go out. Thanks to Shui On Seagull Club for organising a one-day trip which allowed grassroots elderly to explore North District. They visited different tourist attractions and enjoyed a delicious veggie meal with the volunteers. The participants spent a meaningful and wonderful weekend together. 

AEON "Yellow Receipt Campaign" raises funds for YWCA

Donate while you shop! YWCA participates in AEON "Yellow Receipt Campaign" and cordially invites your support. On the 11th of every month, customers will receive an extra yellow receipt after purchasing at AEON stores. By placing the receipts into the boxes given to YWCA, you can help raise funds for the Association, as AEON will donate products equivalent to 1% of the total transaction amount to our service users. 

Young mothers created YWCA supermarket with their handcrafted fishes and fruits

YWCA joined HKCSS’s S+ Summit cum Expo and introduced the Association’s career and life development supportive service for young mothers. The Expo was divided into four major zones under the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our booth was located at the zone on “Decent Work and Economic Growth”, and was transformed into a supermarket stocked with crochet vegetables, fruits and fishes by young mothers. The creative and exquisite handcrafts made our booth very popular and attracted many corporate partners to pay a visit.

CITIC Pacific organised environmental protection workshop

Wood is a natural raw material that we have at our fingertips. We consume a large amount of wood and paper every day. How can we reduce wastage, recycle and give new life to wood or used paper? CITIC Pacific held an environmental protection workshop for volunteers and elderly to learn about recycled wood, understand how to make good use of readily available wood, and experience the recycling of paper products.

YWCA launched “Embrace Emotions Programme for the Youth” to help teenagers release negative feelings

According to the data from the Education Bureau, the number of teen suicide cases has been on the rise in 2023. To tackle with the growing mental health problems among secondary students, the Association has launched the two-year “Embrace Emotions Programme for the Youth", which incorporates music therapy, art therapy, mental health workshops, etc. A series of activities will be organised to raise participants’ awareness of one’s own mental health, and to guide them to establish a good mental state by relieving their negative emotions.