Y8 Community project Assembly

18 Jan 2018
Community Project
 All Y8 Students

 Students in groups of 3, sometimes 2 - mixed across classes

 Community Service/Organisation based in Hong Kong

 4 Types of service to choose from

 Supported by a Supervisor

 Runs from January to April

 Exhibition on 20 April 2018

 Self assessed and moderated by the supervisor

4 types of service
Process:
http://vsacommunityproject.weebly.com
Addressing the immediate
issues
 Trusted Service Provider for Asian Migrants in Hong
Kong

 A bridge between the Migrants and the local

community

A Committed Advocate in Building a Caring an

Inclusive HK Society
In Central, HK
In Victoria park
TREATMENT: Physical and sexual abuse are not uncommon
 PHYSICAL SET UP:
Accommodation for some look like these:
Erwiana
Anis
  Crisis Intervention and
Prevention through Migrant
Empowerment
 (CIPME)
Calls for JUSTICE: higher wage, working hours
regulation, optional live-out arrangement…
Call to END Violence Against
Women
Opportunities to help:
 Introduction
to Splash
Swim School for the Hong Kong Community
 Who are our beneficiary
groups?

▷Adults ▷Young people

Migrant workers Under-privileged
Refugees Disabled?

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Why Splash?
Overco
me fear
Never Try
had somethi
chance ng new
to learn
to swim Be more
confident
Meet
watching
new
kids
friends
around
water

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And… because it’s fun!

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How it works?
▷ 12-week / 12-hour ‘Beginner’
programmes
▷ Adult classes held on Sundays
at various international schools
▷ Young people programmes
after school and at weekends
▷ Classes are FREE for
participants
▷ Run by professional coaches
and experienced swimmers

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Ways we can work together

▷Organise a kids swim-a-

thon (swim gala)
▷Bake sale / car boot sale
▷Goggle donation drive
▷Engage the Indonesians!
▷Video diary + fundraising
▷Photography + fundraising

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About Kids4Kids

“
Our Mission:
Through SERVICE and CREATIVITY we
develop platforms to EMPOWER all young
people to be socially responsible and
community conscious.
“ ● Started since 2010
● Weekly basis
● Community Centres
and Schools
● Read aloud to kids
from low-income
families
Sharing from VSA
students

“
Come Join
Kids4Kids
today!
 ADOPT
DONATE
F OSTER
VOL UNTEER
SPONSOR
Thank You for Listening
Give some thought to what type of
charity you would like to work with

Then move around the room and chat

to other students to find others with
the same interest as you

The google drive folder will be sent

to you this afternoon to sign up your
groups