2019-20 Funding Scheme for Children's Well-being and Development

One-year project (16 projects)

Alliance for Children Development Rights

Children Action

To encourage children to express their views/ opinions on matters of concern through drama acting and performances.

Primary school students (P3 – P6) and the general public

Chinese YMCA College

今日青年 明日青英*

To cultivate personal development of students, and to help Secondary 1 students to adapt to secondary school life through a mentorship programme.

Secondary school students

Christian Action

Be Child, With Child

To enhance children and parents’ understanding on protection against child sexual abuse, to strengthen the supporting role of parents to their children, and to raise public awareness on children protection through activity classes, a parent talk and a carnival.

Primary school students, parents and the general public

Friends of Man Hong

Sports in North District ~ Dodgebee Training Program

To improve children’s physical and mental health development through Dodgebee training activities, including classes and a fun day.

Children and the general public

Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF

UNICEF HK for every child, #EatPlayLove

To promote the importance of nutrition, protection and stimulation (Eat, Play, Love) for healthy brain development of children aged 0-8, and to educate parents and care givers on practical understanding on Early Childhood Development and nurturing care tips through volunteer orientation and training sessions and a one-day parent-child fun fair.

Children aged 0 – 8, parents, and the general public

Hong Kong Competence Education Research Institute

Let’s move! New sports experience

To encourage children to take part in sports activities through technology, to introduce and encourage children’s participation in new sports activities outside school, and to take forward the recommendation by the World Health Organisation, i.e. a minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity (MVPA 60) for children aged 5 to 17 through sports activities and sharing sessions.

Children aged 5-17

LST Leung Wong Wai Fong Memorial School

PLAYFUL PARENT 100

To promote the importance of games on children’s healthy development and enhance parents’ awareness of children’s emotional and social development through regular training and gatherings, to build a closer relationship between parents and children through games, and to encourage more play time with children to strengthen their physical and mental development through workshops, talks, games days and ceremonies.

Primary school students and their parents

Pentecostal Church Of Hong Kong Nam Cheong Nursery School

Play project for kids

To enhance parents’ understanding on the importance of “play” to the healthy development of children, and to equip parents with better skills for communicating with their children by means of “play” through training workshops, parent-child activities, a mentorship programme and a carnival.

Nursery school students, parents and the general public

Sam Shui Natives Association Huen King Wing School

FLY WITH HUEN, LOVE & DREAM

To develop artistic talents of students and enhance their communication and problem solving skills through the “train-the-trainer” programmes to raise students’ self-confidence and self-esteem.

Students of Sam Shui Natives Association Huen King Wing School

Tak Sun School

善意溝通・輕鬆FUN*

To promote non-violent communication and friendly expression of personal feelings among students, and to create a relaxed and playful campus culture through sports/outdoor activities and a sharing session.

Students and teachers of Tak Sun School

The Church of Christ in China Tuen Mun Church Kindergarten/ Nursery School

Happy & Healthy Children

To promote the importance of play in the healthy development of children, to enhance public awareness of emotional and social development of children, and to promote the benefits of sports in achieving a healthier life for children through talks, workshops, sports classes and a competition.

Students and parents of the Church of Christ in China Tuen Mun Church Kindergarten/ Nursery School

The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Jockey Club Verbena Youth S.P.O.T.

THE VOICE – Child Rights Development Campaign

To broaden the horizons of children and cultivate the sense of empathy of the participants, to provide a platform for children to actively participate in social affairs, and to raise public awareness and concern about children’s rights through workshops, forums, performances, voluntary services and day camps.

Children (aged 6 -18) and the general public

The Zubin Mahtani Gidumal Foundation Limited

Let’s Chat, Papa, Mama

To inspire ethnic minority parents to understand the needs of their children and to support them achieve their goals, to raise awareness on the issues faced by the young generation of ethnic minorities, to share how parents can support their children to achieve a better future, and to show inspiring stories of members from the community and help engage the parents to be supportive of their children’s dreams through production of videos and a marketing campaign.

The general public

VNSAA St. Hilary’s School

「正」想玩 - 幼兒正向心理培訓計劃*

To encourage and develop a positive attitude in students through class activities.

Kindergarten students

Yan Chai Hospital Social Services Department

Protect - We Can

To enhance parents and teachers’ awareness and strengthen their skills on child protection, to enhance children’s awareness of self-protection, and to provide professional assistance to kindergarten students in need through talks/ workshops, a contest and day camps.

Kindergarten/ nursery school students, parents and teachers

Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service Yau Tsim Mong Integrated Centre For Youth Development

Project Dare – EM Children Social and Sports Programme

To encourage participants to act proactively, enhance their abilities and participation in the society, to enhance ethnic minority children’s awareness to health development and sense of self-worth, and to promote physical and mental health in the community through sports training, sports exchange, a workshop and a carnival.

Primary school students, including both local and ethnic minority children

Two-year project (26 projects)

Buddhist To Chi Fat She Yeung Yat Lam Memorial School

The Soul

To strengthen the role of family and enhance support for students with special needs as well as their parents and carers, and to provide support for ethnic minority families and build up a mutual support network in the community through therapeutic groups and sharing sessions.

Primary and secondary school students with mild intellectual disability, parents, carers and teachers

Changing Young Lives Foundation

“Story Wonders” - Rights and Responsibilities

To cultivate primary students’ literacy and oral presentation skills, self-confidence and moral values as well as their awareness of children’s rights and responsibilities through storytelling workshops and contests.

Primary school students (P4 – P6) and their parents

Children Chiropractic Foundation Limited

“Active Your Spine” spinal fitness exercise campaign

To raise public awareness of spinal health and protection and promote spinal fitness exercise among young children, and to enhance the knowledge and skills of parents and teachers on spinal health protection of young children through workshops, games and a contest.

Children aged 2 – 7, their parents and teachers, the general public

Dramatic English Education Repertory Theatre Limited (DEER Theatre)

CHERRY STREET: Unleash talents of children by Puppetry Shows

To unleash the talents and creativity of children through design and making of puppets, to raise children’s self-esteem, arouse awareness of their rights and potential, as well as the needs of other special needs children through performances, and to improve children’s communication and presentation skills through workshops and performances.

Kindergarten and primary school students

Fotologue Culture Limited

童聲童戲 – 遊戲文化推廣計劃*

To promote the importance of play to children’s physical and mental development through play tours and a public exhibition.

The general public

Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service

Supportive community project for SEN children

To enhance the communication skill and social ability of special educational needs (SEN) children, to enhance parents’ understanding of the learning needs of SEN children and create a support platform for parents, and to raise public awareness on the need of SEN children and their family through exhibitions, workshops and a residential camp.

Children with special educational needs and their parents, the general public

International Social Service Hong Kong Branch

Look Kids Up

To enhance children’s understanding on their rights, to enhance participants’ knowledge and ability on self-protection, to provide training for children ambassadors to promote message on children protection, and to enhance public understanding on children protection through workshops, seminars, discussion groups, training programmes and promotion booths.

Children, parents and the general public

Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service Agape Community Care Centre

Play Master Junior

To encourage children to make their own decisions for realising their dreams, and provide them training to becoming ‘game engineers’ through site visits, workshops, training and an exhibition.

Primary school students and the general public

Life Workshop

“Good Good Growth” Children’s Picture Books and Rights Education Campaign

To increase children’s and their parents/ carers’ understanding on the values of children’s rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and to increase public awareness on the values of children’s rights through promotional activities and book sharing.

Kindergarten children (aged 4 to 6) and their parents/carers

Methodist Epworth Village Community Centre, Social Welfare Epworth Integrated Youth Team

“Heart-to-Heart” Company with Children Project

To raise public awareness on the importance of play to children’s mental health needs, and to relieve stress of and allow children to express their feelings through outreaching activities, parent-child workshops, art workshops and art groups.

Children, parents and the community

PathFinders Limited

Promoting awareness of children born to migrant workers

To heighten awareness about child protection, in particular with respect to children born in Hong Kong to Foreign Domestic Workers (FDWs), amongst school students and the general public, to enhance knowledge for school children on the values of child protection, and to promote community inclusiveness, acceptance and harmony relating to FDWs and their Hong Kong-born children through workshops, a youth ambassador scheme and publicity activities.

School children and teachers, the community of Foreign Domestic Workers and the general public

Pentecostal Church of HK Tseung Kwan O Nursery School

Spread the seeds: Training programme for parents who are raising children with language delays

To enhance parents’ communication with young children with language delays and provide intensive training to families in need by adopting the “train-the-trainer” approach through workshops, camps and training courses.

Kindergarten students with special needs and their parents

Po Leung Kuk

Action Now!-“Executive Sports” Promotion Project

To enhance the executive skills, namely response inhibition, working memory, self-regulation of affect, sustained attention, task initiation, planning/ prioritisation, organisation, time management, goal-directed persistence, flexibility and metacognition, of primary school students through “executive sports” – a set of middle to strong aerobic exercise.

Primary school students and their parents and teachers

Po Leung Kuk Tong Nai Kan Junior Secondary College

Smart Teens @TNK – Personal Growth & Whole School Service Learning Project

To raise the self-confidence of students and unleash their potential, and to develop the leadership capability and sense of responsibilities of students through voluntary work training and services.

Secondary school students, teachers and the general public

Pok Oi Hospital

Dream with Flying Colors

To improve children’s self-esteem and encourage them to demonstrate their rights, potential, enthusiasm and talent, to enhance children’s financial management, decision making and problem solving skills, and to broaden children’s horizons and develop their abilities in areas of excellence through workshops, activity classes, and voluntary services.

Children aged between 6 and 14

Precious Blood Kindergarten (Sham Shui Po)

Healthy Physical Fitness Campus

To promote the holistic development of children, especially in the physical fitness aspect and to encourage parents to pay more attention to their children’s health and learn about physical activities through workshops and parent-child games days.

Kindergarten students and parents

Save the Children Hong Kong

Netizen Academy

To raise public awareness on online protection for children in Hong Kong, and to encourage the public to browse Netizen Academy so they can learn more about the knowledge and skills to protect themselves from online threats through school talks.

Children aged 12 to 18

St. James’ Settlement

Growth with Child Scheme

To equip children with multiple skills to inspire their potential to enhance self-efficacy, to help children establish a sense of positive identity with a peer support system, and to enhance children’s decision-making and problem-solving skills though workshops, competitions and training on voluntary services.

Children aged 6 - 18

The Boys’ Brigade, Hong Kong

Hand in Hand with SEN

To enhance public awareness on the early identification of children with special needs, and to provide support to cater for the developmental needs of children with special educational needs through community activities and workshops.

Children with special educational needs, parents and the general public

The Church of United Bretheren in Christ Whampoa Integrated Children and Youth Service Centre

Project Dream Start

To raise the self-esteem and self-confidence of children with special educational needs or lack of parental care, and to support their parents by building a community network for mutual support and assistance through workshops, voluntary services and support groups.

Students of G.C.E. Past Students’ Association Whampoa Primary School and their parents

The Methodist Church Hong Kong – The Methodist Centre for Quality Life Education

Not Yet – STEM X Life Education

To develop students’ creativity, leadership and problem-solving skills through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education activities and community promotional events.

Students of primary and secondary schools, parents, teachers and the general public

The Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council

Fun. Play. Kids

To enhance children’s emotional and social development through play, and to promote public awareness of the importance of play in the healthy development of children through workshops and exhibitions.

Kindergarten and primary school students, parents and the general public

The Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong Social Service

Walking Hand in Hand

To strengthen support for parents and teachers of children with special educational needs (SEN), to provide therapeutic and support services to parents at risk, and to improve the abilities of SEN children with assessment and diversified training/ support programmes through talks, workshops and support groups.

Pre-primary children with special educational needs, their parents and teachers

Tin Shui Wai Methodist College

Health for all, Strive for excellence

To develop healthy life style of students and build up their self-confidence, and to promote the benefits of sports through training, workshops and a fun fair.

Students of Tin Shui Wai Methodist College and Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School

Trelos Theatre

Kids’ Play

To develop children’s problem-solving skills in face of adversity, improve their ability of positive thinking and promote physical and mental health, to enhance the coordination of muscles, concentration and imagination of children, and to encourage children to learn more about their emotions and social interactions through interactive theatres, workshops and group training.

Students of kindergartens and primary schools (P1 – P3)

Yan Oi Tong Community Centre

「童」聚融‧社區遊*

To establish a support network between children and adolescents at different levels, and to develop a sense of unity and participation among residents in the community through training, workshops and support groups for parents of children with special needs.

Students of primary and secondary schools, the general public