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HandsOn Hong Kong Limited

Arts and Culture and Humanities

HandsOn Hong Kong is a registered charity in Hong Kong, founded in 2007. We develops service programs to help local, under-served non-profit organizations and connect them with the volunteer manpower they need to achieve their mission. With a record 1.65 million Hong Kong people living in poverty, it is critical that we each do our part to support communities in need. At HandsOn we harness the spirit to serve in our city by empowering everyone in Hong Kong to volunteer. Every month, our team runs 200 volunteer activities on the HandsOn calendar as a free service. Each activity mobilizes Hongkongers to support under-resourced local charities and the vulnerable groups they serve. HandsOn provides behind-the-scenes support and trusted advisory to our charity partners year-round, serving as a vital extension of their teams. The spirit to serve in Hong Kong is stronger than ever, with over 45,000 volunteers in the HandsOn community. They support and connect with tens of thousands of people in need and critical causes every year. We pledge to continue harnessing this people power and growing collective impact in our beloved city.

World Vision Hong Kong

Human Services

In 1962, Typhoon Wanda hit Hong Kong severely. World Vision distributed relief supplies in Hong Kong, and later set up its first field office in the territory. With the economic recovery in Hong Kong, World Vision Hong Kong turned itself into a fundraising office in 1982, supporting the relief and development work of World Vision offices world-wide. In 2018, the people of Hong Kong sponsored over 230,000 children living in poverty, helping to fund World Vision Hong Kong’s international long-term ‘Area Development Programmes’. World Vision Hong Kong also promotes public education, raising public awareness about global issues such as poverty, hunger, health and child rights.

Habitat For Humanity Hong Kong Limited

Human Services

Driven by the same vision as Habitat International that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat Hong Kong is dedicated to raising awareness of the need for decent, affordable housing and harnessing resources to improve living conditions for families across the Asia-Pacific region, including China since 2006. The local programme ‘Project Home Works’ also provides a hand-up to low-income families, the elderly and the disabled in Hong Kong through home repairs by local volunteers.

We focus on relief of poverty by letting out apartment units the Charity owned in Hong Kong at below-market rent for transitional accommodation to individuals or families who are proven to be in need of transitional housing, currently living in dismal and inadequate housing conditions, or low income and in urgent need for community support.

Sowers Action

Education

Established in 1992, Sowers Action is a non-religious, non-political and non-profit-making charitable organization in Hong Kong, committed to promoting educational development and supporting livelihood needs, to help disadvantaged groups around the world.

Pink Alliance Limited

Education

With core values of "Love of Life, Self-Respect and Care for Others", Rainbow Foundation integrates resources from corporations, schools, organizations, and individuals, while partnering with social welfare and charitable institutions to bring love and care to the underprivileged, and to improve social harmony in Hong Kong.

MakerBay Foundation Limited

Arts and Culture and Humanities

In 2017, MakerBay Foundation was established by Cesar Jung-Harada, a Japanese-French educator, environmentalist, and entrepreneur, in order help underserved youth to make an impact by developing their maker skills and mindset, as well as forming an inclusive maker community. We operate from one of the largest makerspace in Hong Kong to offer people the space, tools and training to become innovators. For our projects, we have developed a comprehensive innovation curriculum, backed by a large community of scientists, artists, researchers and experts from Academia. Apart from the makerspace in Tsuen Wan and a smaller one in PMQ Central, we also assist in setting up makerspaces in youth centers and schools, both in Hong Kong and abroad. We are convinced that everybody can learn to make something. Local innovation can create a global impact! Our Vision Empower the next generation of innovators to have a positive social and environmental impact Our Mission Innovate by offering the best resources for impact makers: 1. Building a community of makers 2. Proposing a hands-on education 3. Doing impactful projects Our Values We value creative confidence, collaboration, respect and passion in innovating solutions for the good of society and the environment Our Services At MakerBay, we provide a wide variety of services beyond education and membership, with the following goals: 1. To train professionals to teach future-proofing topics in public schools 2. To train professionals to support “blue sky” and “out of the box” thinking 3. To provide opportunities to use and experiment with technology 4. To help students to build up a positive identity 5. To build a connection between school curriculum and real-world problems

Lifeline Express Hong Kong Foundation

Health

Lifeline Express Hong Kong Foundation is a registered charitable organization (IRD File No: 91/4895) established in 1997 in Hong Kong, to raise funds to support the operation of the Lifeline Express. Lifeline Express is a well-equipped hospital eye-train, aiming to provide free operations for the underprivileged cataract patients in Mainland China. This purpose-built four compartments eye-train consists of an Examination Room, two Operating Theatres, a Patient Ward, a Multi-function Conference Room and a Living Quarter for medical team. In July 1, 1997, the first hospital eye-train embarked on its mission of light to Fuyang City, Auhui Province, China. In 1999, 2002 and 2009 the second, third and fourth hospital eye-trains come into service.

ImpactHK Limited

Human Services

At non-profit ImpactHK we have a vision for an inclusive Hong Kong where everyone has a safe place to call home and cares for their neighbour. We work with people experiencing homelessness to help them settle in a safe home, restore their mental and physical wellbeing, build their self-esteem and social capital and discover their purpose. To do this we: - Provide direct holistic support to people experiencing homelessness and empower them to transform their lives - Build community connections to increase collective understanding of homelessness and empathy towards the people who experience it - Stand up with those who lack the basic human right to safe housing

Hope of the City Foundation Limited

Human Services

Hope of the City works to transform the lives of the underprivileged by partnering with local nonprofits, social service welfare centres, or church organisations to pool resources for depth of impact. By collaborating with other on-the-ground workers, we are able to ensure that the families we are serving have consistent support networks. Mission: Our Vision is to see a Hong Kong city in which all people experience social and educational flourishing. Our Mission is to mobilise volunteer and financial resources, and collaborate with NGOs to serve the poor in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Seagull Scholarship Limited

Education

Hong Kong Seagull Scholarship was established by Mr. Lo Yuk Tong, Executive Advisor of The Toys Manufacturers' Association of HK. His idea originated during a visit to Gansu Hope School project activities in 1998.During his time there he heard that a university student had fainted in class and he learned that she had been selling her blood in order to pay for her studies. This touched Mr. Lo’s heart and on his return to Hong Kong he was determined he would do something to help students in similar situations. He set up “Seagulls” which is a voluntary organization to collect funds to provide grants for impoverished students in China to complete their studies and prepare them for a worthwhile place in society. Purpose: The aim of the "Seagull" group is intended to motivate students in poor areas to be like the seagulls bird, fearless with a strong spirit and constantly striving for ideals. Together with this the passing through of love for students with the action called "little candles" which brings warmth and light. The assisted student with ability can enjoy helping others by passing on the candlelight, a flame burning with flourishing spirit forever, so that more students can complete their studies.

Hong Kong Family Welfare Society

Human Services

Established in 1949, the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society (HKFWS) is one of the major charitable non-governmental social welfare organisations in Hong Kong. Mission: With a family perspective, we are committed to delivering quality and professional social services to enhance the well-being of families and individuals in Hong Kong and to foster a caring community.

Foodlink Foundation Limited

Human Services

To ensure that every person in need has access to a hot, healthy meal. We collect safe-to-eat surplus food from FB outlets and deliver to those in need. Our role is to connect the supply to the demand effectively. While reducing hunger, we also reduce the pressure on city's landfills

Community Chest of Hong Kong, The

Public and Societal Benefit

The Community Chest of Hong Kong is a corporation established under the Community Chest of Hong Kong Ordinance in 1968. It is an independent, non-profit making organisation neither funded nor operated by the Government. The Community Chest is governed by a Board of business and community leaders. Role - to ensure that 100% of all donations go to the member agencies, without deduction of administration expenses; - to develop a stringent and transparent allocation and monitoring system to ensure that donations are put to best use in funding services of greatest needs, and to those not supported by the government; - to develop a stringent and transparent system to review the applications of, and admissions of new member agencies; - to work towards building a caring society by fostering a culture of giving by the community Mission - to raise funds through community wide appeals on behalf of member social welfare agencies; - to act as trustee of the donors and allocate funds prudently to our agencies - to provide quality services to those in need; - to serve donors who wish to support a wide range of services funded by the Chest in six major areas

ComHome Social Housing Platform Limited

Human Services

ComHome Social Housing Platform believes that suitable housing should be enjoyed by every Hong Kong person. The organisation provides different types of housing services to people in need in society on a non-profit basis, and researches and promotes suggestions for improving and upgrading housing standards.

Christian Concern for The Homeless Association

Human Services

Christian Concern For The Homeless Association is founded in 1987, which the United Nation named it “International Year of Shelter for the Homeless”. Mission: Through the integration of Christian belief and social services, it gives the homeless a holistic concern, to make response to their physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Also, to share the Gospel with them, so that they can grow up in the mightiness of the Gospel.

Our mission is to serve those who are disadvantaged, marginalized, displaced or abandoned. Our aim is to give them hope, dignity and self-reliance. Our services are based on the example of Jesus Christ who came to serve all people, regardless of their age, gender, nationality and religion.

China Peniel Missionary Society Incorporation

Education

本會接受基督所託傳福音的使命，藉教育、恤孤、頤老、出版等事工以達資傳福音、領人歸主、培育信徒、發揚真道為宗旨。 創會簡介 1914年11月22日上午11時，為該堂舉行開幕奉獻典禮。是時亦聘得華人傳道一人，與李牧師夫婦等，開始聚會，三人站立禮堂中，而門外站滿華人弟兄姐妹，彼輩不願入禮堂，為求坊眾獲益，故同唱詩：「有福的確據，耶穌屬我。」當唱畢一節時，全堂告滿，其餘會眾有站於門外通道上，此乃本會初創時之情況！

Association of Chairmen of The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, The

Health

We will continue to uphold and spread the philanthropic spirit of TWGHs; to strive to build a better community to serve all walks of life; and to continue to stand as the most trust-worthy charity organisation of Hong Kong. Mission: - To heal the sick and to relieve the distressed; - To care for the elderly and to rehabilitate the disabled; - To promote education and to nurture the youngsters; and - To raise the infant and to guide the youth

Amity Foundation, Hong Kong

Human Services

The aim of our foundation is to contribute to education, rural development, poverty alleviation, providing disaster relief, medical and health services in China, and provide opportunities for exchange visits and service learning with a view to facilitating personal development, and enabling a better understanding of the development in China

Amber Foundation Limited, The

Education

The Amber Foundation is based in Hong Kong and is the charitable arm of a locally based, Canadian family with deep roots in the city. Our mission is to provide support for a variety of underserved communities in Hong Kong and across South Asia. ​ The Amber Foundation has two major projects: 1) Environmental Project: rescuing and repurposing airline kit and hotel toiletries for street sleepers, women in shelters, refugees, and the elderly in Hong Kong; and 2) EMPOWER: providing scholarships and workshops to build a business network for ethnic minority women in university.

Agape Ministry Company Limited

Education

Agape Ministry is a grassroots charity aiming to restore the lives of broken people; creating HOPE to Transform. We aim to raise leaders who inspire others to transform and build social capital in the community.

Action Care International Limited

Human Services

關愛動員於2008年12月正式成立，是一間香港註冊的慈善機構。我們不分宗教、種族、國籍，致力連結不同的伙伴，服務社區有需要的人。現時的服務項目集中在港島東區，主要藉著資源轉贈、外展探訪、兒童及家庭服務等等，支援區內的無家者、拾荒者、新移民、獨居長者、單親及低收入家庭。

Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association Limited

Human Services

Mission: Advocate mutual assistance and help neighbours; educate talents to serve the society; develop physical and mental health. The organization is dedicated to providing convenient and reliable welfare services to the public with the professional spirit of caring and helpfulness, so as to achieve sharing. Vision: To become an excellent comprehensive service organization to create a sustainable society.