One-year projects (10 projects) |
Creative Education Research Centre | The Future is Ours: A Collection of Children’s Hopes and Dreams | - To enhance young children’s self-confidence in their capability to do what they like and pursue their dreams with confidence in the future;
- To strengthen young children’s decision-making and problem-solving skills; and
- To strengthen young children’s ability in developing their areas of excellence.
| Story theatre, workshop and sharing session | Young children from kindergartens and child care centres |
Green Come True (Hong Kong) Limited | Children Tram Tour Guide Training Program | - To train children to be tram tour guides through relaxing and fun-filled workshops with a combination of classroom theories, field trips and guided tram tours with a view to stimulating their potential, talents and passion;
- To strengthen children’s skills in decision making, problem solving, presentation and organisation through formulating the routes of guided tram tours; and
- To boost children’s sense of satisfaction and self-confidence through guided tram tours.
| Workshop, field trip and tram tour | Primary school students, parents and representatives of the participating organisations |
Hong Kong Christian Service | Children Creative Nurture Program | - To enhance young children’s self-esteem;
- To encourage young children to express their potential, enthusiasm, and talents through art; and
- To strengthen young children’s decision-making and problem-solving abilities through artistic creation.
| Art tour, workshop and art exhibition | Parents from grassroots families and their children (aged 2 – 6), teachers, the general public, artists and art groups |
Lingnan University STEAM Education and Research Centre | Happy Child: Play, Talk and Understand | - To cultivate and enhance understanding of L.I.F.E. (love, insight, fortitude, engagement) education among school children, parents, and teachers, and to help them form habits that will benefit mental health and personal development;
- To engage children with parents in joyful and inspiring activities and facilitate family communication;
- To promote healthy family atmosphere from an early age by raising family members’ awareness of humans’ mental and physical needs; and
- To provide online access of L.I.F.E. education resources and Q&A interface to the general public.
| Seminar, workshop, and online training and platform | Primary and secondary school students, parents, teachers and the general public |
Loving Power Limited | Vitamin N Project 2.0 | - To help children express their emotions for healthy and positive development of their physical and mental health;
- To enhance parent-child relationship to foster family harmony; and
- To enhance public awareness of the importance and impact of children’s healthy emotional and social development.
| Experiential camp, workshop and fun day | Primary school students and parents |
Selective Mutism Association of Hong Kong Limited | Silent Feelings Expressing Project | - To enhance parents’ and teachers’ understanding of selective mutism;
- To help students understand their emotions and learn how to control them;
- To stimulate students’ creativity and develop their interest in art;
- To enhance students’ presentation and organisational skills; and
- To boost students’ self-confidence and sense of achievement.
| Talk, workshop and exhibition | Parents, teachers and primary school students |
Shatin Pui Ying College | Student Leadership Training Program in Shatin | - To enhance children’s self-confidence and sense of competence;
- To strengthen children’s problem-solving and leadership skills; and
- To encourage and help children gain a deeper understanding of the community they live in and care about its needs.
| Training workshop and day camp | Primary and secondary school students |
St. James’ Settlement Community Development Services | LovećBe with Kids | - To raise children’s awareness of safety and self-protection;
- To share carers’ stories, parenting skills and wisdom of childcare with reference to their experiences; and
- To publicise information on child abuse prevention and raise the community’s awareness of children’s right to protection.
| Competition, online story sharing, exhibition, carnival and publication | Kindergarten students, primary school students, parents/carers and the general public |
Wellness Social Service Centre Limited | Happy Music Child | - To inspire children’s musical and artistic potential;
- To provide a platform for children to learn musical instruments and perform, allow them to share the joy of music with others and showcase their talents with an aim to boost their self-confidence and enhance problem-solving, presentation and organizational abilities and skills;
- To enhance children’s sense of belonging to the community so as to cultivate positive values; and
- To raise public awareness of listening to and respecting children’s opinions and thereby connecting all sectors of society to pay attention to children’s development needs.
| Training class and performance | Children (aged 6 – 14) from low-income families in Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong districts and their parents, and the general public |
Wonderful Green Limited | Upcycling - Children’s Eco-Friendly Tote Bag Design Workshop | - To cultivate children’s awareness of environmental protection;
- To encourage children to demonstrate their rights, potential, passion and talents through relaxing and fun-filled training workshops of tote bag design with a combination of classroom theories, field trips and an exhibition;
- To strengthen children’s skills in decision making, problem solving, presentation and organisation through the design and production of their own eco-friendly tote bags; and
- To boost children’s sense of satisfaction, self-confidence and self-esteem through showcasing their learning outcomes in the exhibition.
| Workshop, field trip and talk | Primary school students and their parents |
Two-year projects (15 projects) |
Changing Young Lives Foundation | “Story Wonders” - Resilience Building | - To nurture primary children’s literacy development, oral presentation skills, self-confidence and resilience building capacity;
- To raise primary children’s awareness and understanding of the importance and merit of resilience; and
- To fill the most needed service gaps in enhancing primary students’ capacities in creative writing, public speaking and resilience building in mainstream education.
| Workshop and contest | Primary 4 – 6 students and the general public |
Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong - Hin Keng Centre (Integrated Children and Youth Services Centre) | Together We Play with Kids | - To let children and parents understand that children have the right to lead play and games;
- To let children and parents understand that games can promote the physical and mental health of children, as well as their growth needs; and
- To promote children’s play rights through collaboration with volunteering child councilors and schools, promote parent-child play time, and facilitate healthy parent-child relationships.
| Indoor and outdoor group activities, sports training, parent-child workshop, fun day, game day, volunteer training and service, and project sharing | Students (aged 6 – 11) and their families, and members of the district |
DADs Network Limited | Child Guardian | - To enhance parents’ awareness of child protection, sense of responsibility and vigilance in identifying potential crises and taking preventive measures;
- To enhance children’s awareness of body protection and concept of safe boundaries, and to teach them the skills to express their thoughts and feelings; and
- To arouse public attention to the protection of children’s physical and mental health.
| Sharing session, art and sports workshop | Students of upper kindergarten to junior secondary schools and their parents/carers, educators and the general public |
End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation | ECSAF - Sex Education Program for Secondary School Students | - To instill correct values related to love and sex relationship in secondary school students;
- To teach students to make smart choices related to love relationship;
- To help students understand the consequences of sexual behaviours; and
- To help students understand and stay away from sexual abuse.
| Programme and workshop | Secondary school students |
Hong Kong Breaking Association Limited | Happy Breaking | - To promote the benefits of sports and encourage children to engage in sports activities that are good for their body and mind;
- To promote the importance of games and exercises in the healthy development of children; and
- To promote the positive impacts of games and exercise on aspects such as emotion regulation and social development.
| Workshop and competition | Children (aged 3 – 17), parents, educators and the general public |
Hong Kong Children and Youth Services | Protect Our Children – Community Education Project | - To raise children’s awareness of crises and learn how to protect themselves;
- To enrich children’s understanding of sexual assault and the ways to protect themselves effectively;
- To enhance parents’ knowledge on child protection; and
- To promote the message of caring for children and raise public awareness of child protection.
| Workshop, interactive theatre, publication of children’s picture book and mobile exhibition | Children (aged 2 – 12), parents/carers and the general public (including ethnic minorities (EM) and high-risk family groups) |
Hong Kong Education Association | Dreams of flying with Kids –Unleashing the talent of children scheme | - To encourage school children to show their unique potential, passion and talents, and to give them a sense of accomplishment and unleash their imagination;
- To enable children to showcase their achievements, provide them with more opportunities to communicate with others, strengthen their self-confidence and serve the society; and
- To let children make decisions as well as develop and demonstrate their ability to meet challenges.
| Workshop, volunteer training, volunteer service, booth game and carnival | Primary school students aged 8 – 11, parents and the general public |
InspiringHK Sports Foundation Limited | “InspiringHK!” Sports in a Box! | - To educate students on the benefits of exercise and motivate them to develop the habit of exercising daily;
- To encourage parents to be involved in the habit-building process and eventually extend the practice into a family habit; and
- To incorporate the habit of exercising daily into school culture.
| Toolkit production and workshop | Primary 1 – 3 students, parents and teachers |
Oxfam Hong Kong | Kid Opinion Leader Project | - To let grassroots children learn children’s rights, community connection and technology application; to enhance their creativity, communication skills, etc.; and to boost their self-confidence through “key opinion leader” and theatre training; and
- To provide Chinese and ethnic minority children with opportunities for participation and exchange; to enhance the connection between individuals and the community; and to promote inclusiveness and a community that meets children’s rights and needs.
| Training, workshop, talk and theatre performance | Primary 4 – 6 grassroots children of different ethnicities aged 9 – 11 |
Sai Kung District Community Centre | Hi Kids! Let’s Move! | - To provide activities with different elements to take care of the developmental needs of children and the health of families living in rural areas;
- To develop rural mutual aid networks to support family caregivers through encouraging participating parents to promote the positive discipline skills they have learned to their neighbours; and
- To increase the penetration of rural services, bring community resources into rural areas and enable early identification of children and families in need.
| Workshop, outdoor activity, volunteer service, reward program, training, online sharing platform, carnival and contest | Children (aged 1 – 13) and parents living in the rural areas of Sai Kung, and the general public |
The Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong | JCE Leadership Training Program 2024-2025 | - To increase awareness on the importance and benefits of upholding children's well-being;
- To promote children’s participation in decision-making processes at home, school, and community levels;
- To empower children with knowledge and skills to advocate for their rights; and
- To influence policy changes to ensure better protection and respect for children's rights with the aim to create a child-friendly community in Hong Kong.
| Training camp, group gathering, community visit, press conference, volunteer service and community education | Primary 5 – Secondary 3 students, stakeholders and the general public |
The Salvation Army Tai Po Integrated Service for Young People | Listen to Child and Share Fun | - To enhance the resilience of parents of children with special educational needs (SEN);
- To strengthen the community network connection of families with children with SEN;
- To enhance the parenting knowledge of parents of children with SEN;
- To provide resources and support for families with children with SEN; and
- To enhance the social and emotional abilities of children with SEN.
| Experiential learning activity, design and production of board game, workshop, parent-child activity, sharing session, residential camp, day camp and sharing session cum community day | Children and youths (aged 6 – 24) with SEN and their parents, and members of the community |
The Society for Truth and Light | Walk with Children: Draw a Colorful Life | - To address the mental health needs of children;
- To help children in need and in difficulties to develop their potential and become more resilient; and
- To help children gain more self-confidence, teach them not to let difficulties become obstacles, develop their potential and strengthen parent-child relationships through participation in picture storybook creation and outdoor exploration.
| Workshop, production of picture storybook, video/animation and outdoor exploration | Grassroots families, kindergarten students, primary school students, teachers, social workers, parents and members of the public |
Yan Chai Hospital Social Services Department | Get Everyone Moving! | - To recruit children who are restricted by insufficient living space to help them build a positive life through establishing regular exercise habits to get out of their predicament; and
- To help children set training goals based on the SMARTS (i.e. Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic, Timely and Self-determined) principle to improve their healthy development through data-based training.
| Residential camp, training, workshop, experiential day and ceremony | Children (aged 8 – 14), primary and secondary school students, parents/carers and members of the community |
Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education Limited | Guardian Angel Project (GAP): Narrowing the information gap about Child Protection for vulnerable populations | - To develop a caregiver-friendly curriculum on child protection for caregivers of ethnic minority (EM) children or children with special educational needs (SEN);
- To provide ways for the caregivers to learn about child protection from a developmentally appropriate and intentionally crafted curriculum and through group sharing; and
- To provide an opportunity for caregivers to apply the newly learned concepts on child protection.
| Workshop, group discussion, free-play session and poster design | Caregivers of EM children or children with SEN (aged 3 – 8) |