2022-11-14

2022-11-07

2022-10-06

HOPE worldwide is invited by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) to become one of the service partners of the Family Support Service Scheme for Subdivided Units.  Sponsored by the Hongkong Land, this two-year project provides diversified activities and supports for the young people living in the subdivided flats through five themed activities, thereby expanding their life experience and insights, and striving for better opportunities.

 

HOPE worldwide has designed a series of activities, including ‘Interesting Chinese, English and Maths Improvement Course’, ‘Multiple Social Improvement Course’, ‘Healthy Family Workshop’ and ‘Oral and Joint Muscle Health Workshop’.  The first phase mainly targets primary and secondary school students living in Sham Shui Po.  Through interesting teaching activities and games, this would help the youths to enhance their academic knowledge and interest in learning, and develop better characters.  Parent-child activities and parent support services are simultaneously arranged.

 

Our Program takes into account the oral and dental health needs of the school children.  Dental check-ups are arranged at the HOPE worldwide Dental Clinic, whilst our physiotherapist provides muscle training to help them to grow up healthily.

2022-09-08

According to a survey conducted by the Chinese University, one out of ten elders has sarcopenia. Subsidized by The Hong Kong Jockey Club and in cooperation with Sham Shui Po health centres, ‘JC InnoPower@ Healthy Ageing in Park’ program has screened 120 elders in the community.  More than 40 of them are identified as suspected sarcopenia, whom are then assessed by our physiotherapist.  Analysis and physical test are adopted to find out which part of their body has inadequate muscle mass and strength.

This group of sarcopenic elders are now followed up by 4 students from the Department of Physical Education of the University of Education.  Exercise classes are regularly arranged in a public facilitated park near their residence, for pinpointing and strengthening their physical weaknesses in order to restore the functions and reduce the risk of falls.  These elders are encouraged to go to the park to regularly practise on their own.

2022-08-11

HOPE worldwide is committed to promote the concept of ‘Healthily Ageing at Home’, helping the elders to regain their self-care ability so that they could happily live at home despite of ageing.  Immobility and dietary restrictions due to dental problems are very common among the elders.  The Elderly Mobility Booster Program has been underway for nearly two years and it has successfully helped many elders to walk again without any assistance.  Some of them could even go outdoor, regaining the basic needs of their life and thus reducing the pressure on the caregivers.

 

The Elderly Mobility Booster Program starts with walking.  It trains the elderly to walk on their own, so that this could relieve their pressure of going to toilet, thus enabling them to eat and drink freely.  Proper exercise, suitable eating habits and worriless of toileting at night could improve sleeping quality.  This cycle of self-care ability supports the elderly to have a healthy and quality life.  At present, we have evaluated more than 300 seniors, and 140 of them are currently undergoing exercise training.

2022-06-02

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2022-04-21

Agnes’ job used to provide rehabilitation and cognitive impairment training for the elderly.  Unfortunately, many services were suspended earlier on this year, and Agnes' job was also affected, and along with it she lost her regular income.

 

HOPE worldwide received a subsidy at that time to specifically support the unemployed women through offering short-term jobs to them.  Not only attracted by the job opportunity, Agnes saw the increasing needs in the society at that time.  So, she participated in the meal delivery service.  Her working experience was well applied in this service.  Other than delivering meals for the elders with mobility problem, she also visited those suffering from chronic illnesses with bags of food and anti-pandemic supplies.

 

Agnes was unable to meet the service targets in the beginning as they were anxious and reluctant to contact other people.  What impressed Agnes most was the human touch among the neighborhood.  The elders shared the food and supplies with their neighbors when the pandemic was getting stable.  When the relationship was established, many elders would even wait at their door a bit earlier in order to chat with Agnes, and sometimes with a small surprise.

2022-04-07

We deeply appreciate the selfless service provided by the medical staff to the general public during the pandemic.  The surge in medical demand had made their works seriously overloaded.  To avoid inadequate support for the vulnerable during this period, and to reduce the pressure on public hospitals, HOPE worldwide obtained funding from the Hong Kong Jockey Club.  We invited Dr. Louis Lui to provide online diagnosis service and medication to the patients living in Sham Shui Po starting from March, so that the elderly and the disadvantaged patients could receive timely treatment.

2022-03-21

When the whole city was frantically rushing to buy food supplies, we were very grateful for the funding from the Hong Kong Jockey Club, letting us to provide supplies for the sick people, the elderly and the low income families living in the Sham Shui Po area.  

Bags of anti-pandemic supplies including rapid test kits and face masks, together with noodles and canned food were given out, trying to meet the basic daily needs of the disadvantaged during this difficult time.

Thank you for all the supports.  Despite tight manpower and rampant germs, our colleagues and enthusiastic volunteers rushed to the home of the elderly to deliver bags of supplies.

2022-03-17

Under the fifth wave of coronavirus, more than one million Hongkongers have been infected (as of March), and the daily number of confirmed cases is still hovering at a high level.  The poor families and the elders need anti-pandemic supplies for protecting themselves and meeting the testing guidelines.  Many thanks to the kind-hearted people and organizations for donating different kinds of materials, letting us to donate to the disadvantaged and helping them to solve their immediate needs.

 

We would like to thank the following organizations and individuals (not in order):

 

Lee Hysan Foundation - masks, rapid test kits, air purifier

Citi Hong Kong - rapid test kits

Sino group - masks, rapid test kits

Mr. Guo (Farnova Group Holdings Limited) - rapid test kits

Mok Wing Yau - rapid test kits

Wong Kwok Ying - rapid test kits

Polly - mask, hand sanitizer

Irene Tang - rapid test kits

Ray - hand sanitizer

Ruby Wan - oximeter

Ringo Wong - Lianhua Qingwen capsules

Anonymous - rapid test kits

2022-01-06