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Captivating International Foundation Limited

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

Formally established as a registered charity in Hong Kong in 2008, Captivating International began with a mission to support children and families in remote regions of China. Fast forward to today, we’ve expanded our reach to include Nepal and the Philippines. We are proudly registered in Hong Kong, Australia, and the USA, with independently audited accounts and tax-deductible status available for donors. Captivating’s work starts by finding a grassroots local partner already doing good work in their location, but through lack of finance and administrative support, is unable to make the impact the community and its children desperately need. We help stabilize their work, strengthen their capacity, and expand their impact. Sustainability is always central—ensuring both partners and the families they serve can eventually generate their own income and maintain long-term progress. Our programs focus on empowering women, educating children, and elevating communities. Together, these three pillars work to break the cycle of poverty and transform lives. EMPOWER WOMEN We believe that when women are given the tools and opportunities to succeed, they create lasting change for their families and communities. Through microfinance and skills development programs, Captivating helps women achieve financial independence and resilience. In Nepal and the Philippines, we fund microfinance expansion programs that support women living in high-poverty areas where the risk of human trafficking is high. To date, more than 4,000 women are part of these programs—and that number is growing every year. In China, we support remote women in Sichuan and Qinghai provinces through animal husbandry and tailoring training programs. Every year, around 200 women gain skills that help them start small businesses, earn income, and support their children’s futures. EDUCATE CHILDREN Education is one of the most powerful ways to protect children and unlock brighter futures. In China, while the government now provides nine years of compulsory education, many rural students are unable to continue to senior high school due to costs associated with boarding and tuition. We partner with local registered organizations to provide scholarships to these students—helping 500 scholars in China complete high school or vocational education. In Nepal and the Philippines, we run targeted awareness and advocacy campaigns to educate children and communities about the dangers of trafficking and online exploitation. So far, over 140,000 students have participated in these programs. ELEVATE COMMUNITIES From anti-human trafficking efforts to community development projects, this strategy is essential to building a future free from exploitation—a world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. In Nepal, we’ve partnered with local organizations to establish anti-human trafficking border monitoring stations, intercepting girls at risk of being trafficked into India. On average, 15 girls are rescued each month from Captivating-funded checkpoints. These stations are supported by education and prevention programs that address trafficking at its roots, particularly extreme poverty and lack of awareness. Our Village Development Programs in Nepal and the Philippines offer holistic community support. In Nepal, this includes helping over 1,000 girls return to school, reaching 2,400+ people through free health camps, and providing livelihood support to 70+ families. In the Philippines, our newest initiative aims to end the slum story for girls and women by helping out-of-school girls return to education and supporting their families toward long-term sustainability. Currently, we’re reaching over 370 families in Manila’s most vulnerable communities. THE FUTURE Captivating is always seeking new opportunities to reach more children and families in need. At any given time, we have a "wish list" of projects ranging from US$5,000 to US$300,000. If you're passionate about making one of these projects happen, we would be thrilled to collaborate—and keep you updated every step of the way. Together, let's create a world where every person can reach their full potential.

French Association for Solidarity

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

The FAS aims at supporting financially, on an occasional basis, the needs of French citizens or their dependants, living or travelling in Hong Kong. It is managed by a committee composed of eight members and one honorary president meeting regularly. All case are investigated immediately as soon as they are received and with absolute confidentiality.

100WF Hong Kong Foundation Limited

International and Foreign Affairs

Our mission is to strengthen the global finance industry by empowering women to achieve their professional potential at each career stage. We operate under a guiding principle that we call Vision 30/40. It is the goal for women to occupy 30% of senior investment roles and executive committee positions by 2040. Even with our efforts, and those of so many other organizations working towards gender equity, we still have quite a way to go for women to hold even close to the number of investment or executive roles in finance that men currently hold.

AFS Intercultural Exchanges Limited

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesHuman Services

AFS is an international non-profit organization which focuses on providing intercultural learning opportunities like overseas exchange programs and local hosting programs.

Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society Limited

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

The Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS) is a uniquely Asian, independent action-oriented research and advisory organization committed to maximizing private resources for doing good. Mission and Goals The Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society identifies and disseminates best practices, models, policies, and strategies that can contribute to positive system change in the social investment sector across Asia. CAPS builds shared commitment to an improved social investment sector in Asia by: -Understanding fundamental strengths and cultural practices in Asia; -Researching and promoting public policies that best enable the giving and receiving of private social investment; -Working with philanthropists and corporate donors to increase the impact of their investments; -Enhancing the efficacy of organizations that deliver social services; -Influencing the adoption of business rigor and tools in the charitable sector; and -Creating a regional community of stakeholders working toward these shared goals.

Give2Asia Foundation Limited

International and Foreign AffairsPublic and Societal Benefit

Give2Asia’s mission is to strengthen communities throughout Asia by making cross-border giving easier and more effective. We envision healthy and prosperous communities supported by cross-border philanthropy and locally led development.

Asian Cultural Council (HK) Foundation Limited

International and Foreign Affairs

The Asian Cultural Council is a nonprofit foundation that provides opportunities for international cultural exchange to artists, scholars, and arts professionals in Asia and the United States. We are a grantmaker, a grantseeker, and convener around the importance of cultural exchange to create a more harmonious and peaceful world.

Compassion Revival Limited

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

我們的願景 我們與使命相同的個人和團體攜手，幫助弱勢的兒童和社群克服生理、心理、人際和心靈上的匱乏缺損，重建生活。 人生在世，人必須在生活中發現他/她的價值，同時能夠追求實踐他/她的夢想和希望。 我們本著同情和愛，致力援助偏遠被忽略的的社羣，讓他們自力更新，正直生活的能力得以恢復。 我們的使命 【重建援助】致力服務最貧困的的社羣，尤其是貧困兒童和遭受自然和人為災害的人。 與【重建援助】的同行之旅意味著身心社靈的復蘇。透過【重建援助】與合作夥伴的全人關懷，我們幫助偏遠被忽略的身心靈困乏的社羣恢復生機。這樣，無論是受惠者和合作夥伴都可以經歷成長，並肯定生活的價值。

Alliance Francaise De Hong Kong

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesEducation

Founded in 1953, the Alliance Française de Hong Kong (AFHK) is a Hong Kong not-for-profit association dedicated to the promotion of the French language and culture. Our Mission The Alliance Française de Hong Kong encourages and promotes active connections between people in Hong Kong and French language and culture. It provides the means by which people can learn French language and engage in many different aspects of French culture. It provides the opportunity for friends of the French language and culture to come together in an apolitical, non-religious and welcoming environment. Our Vision Reach a broad base of people throughout Hong Kong, including beginner students of all ages and expatriate French nationals. Continue to understand our French lovers interests and needs and then meet them through a wide range of affordable activities and services Provide the highest quality of French language education from qualified, native French-speaking teachers with a high standard of teaching facilities and multimedia tools Work in collaboration with other French organisations and like-minded local cultural institutions

We believe that with the right education and support, one child has the potential to lift an entire family out of poverty and that a generation of educated children has the power to change a whole society. Through intensive, long-term investments in children, CCF is helping students build the skills, confidence and integrity they need to become the progressive spokespeople and leaders of change in their communities. Since 2004, we’ve been working with some of the most impoverished communities in Cambodia, centred around the former garbage dump at Steung Meanchey. Back then, our world revolved around the health and wellbeing of 45 children living on the garbage dump. Today there are around 2,000 students working towards a better future for themselves and their families through CCF’s award winning education program. The garbage dump was closed in 2009. However the need for CCF’s services continues as Steung Meanchey remains an entry-point into Phnom Penh for destitute families with no option but to try and make a living through scavenging or begging on the city streets. Through a range of programs that focus on 6 core areas – Education, Leadership, Community Outreach, Healthcare, Childcare and Vocational Training – we take a holistic, on-the-ground approach to developing integrated solutions to the complex issues of poverty.

MFMW Limited

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

The Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW Limited) of St. John’s Cathedral is a leading and trusted service provider for Asian migrant workers, and a committed advocate in building a caring and inclusive Hong Kong society. Established in 1981, MFMW is the longest existing independent service provider for migrant workers in Hong Kong and Asia. It is an outreach program of the St. John’s Cathedral of HK Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican). It is a registered charitable organization with a board comprising of 11 members from a variety of background, including churches, the legal profession, and grassroot migrant association. The board oversees the operation of MFMW and meets once every quarter. MFMW’s services are for the more than 380,000 foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong. Of this number, 98% are women who come from the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka and other under-developed countries in Asia. A lot of them are under-paid, over-worked, trapped in the vicious cycle of debt and discrimination, or are victims of physical and sexual abuse. MFMW’s core services include provision of information and guidance, case support, shelter provision and other rescue and emergency assistance to distressed foreign domestic workers. MFMW, as a pioneer service provider and advocate for migrants, is instrumental in building the support base for migrant workers in Hong Kong.

Enactus China Limited

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

Enactus is the world’s largest experiential learning platform dedicated to creating a better world while developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and social innovators. Enactus (En·act·us) Entrepreneurial—having the perspective to see an opportunity and the talent to create value from that opportunity; Action—the willingness to do something and the commitment to see it through even when the outcome is not guaranteed; Us—a collection of people who see themselves connected in some important way; individuals that are part of a greater whole.

Goethe-Institut e.V.

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesInternational and Foreign Affairs

One important goal of the Goethe-Institut Hongkong is to promote international cultural cooperation by organising a broad variety of events to present German culture abroad. We offer sophisticated language programmes. The various examinations of the Goethe-Institut are worldwide approved. The information centre of the Goethe-Institut Hongkong serves as a resource for those interested in contemporary Germany and political & social aspects in Germany. Books and media are available for all who are interested in Germany or who want to study or teach German. In the context of library cooperation we are in close cooperation with library and information institutions in Hongkong, China and Germany to promote the professional exchange.

Crossroads Foundation Limited

HealthHuman Services

Crossroads Foundation (www.crossroads.org.hk) is a Hong Kong based, non-profit organization serving global need. We believe that, in a broken world that sees too much suffering, we should do all we can to link those who are in need with those who can provide help. We, therefore, provide an intersection, literally at crossroads, to bring both together through four services: Global Distribution: This distributes Hong Kong's quality excess goods to people in need, locally and internationally. Global X-perience: This offers simulated experiences of global need. Global Handicrafts: This sells fair trade goods from people in poverty. Global Hand: This provides a 'matching' website for public-private partnerships.

English-Speaking Union (Hong Kong) Limited, The

EducationInternational and Foreign Affairs

The English-Speaking Union (Hong Kong) was established in December 2001 as an independent, non-profit, educational charity whose mission is to promote local and international friendship and cooperation by encouraging the wider use of the English language. The English-Speaking Union (ESU) is an international organisation whose branches are non-political, educational entities operating in over fifty countries.

Zubin Mahtani Gidumal Foundation Limited, The

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

The Zubin Foundation is a registered charity in Hong Kong (IR 91/12344) with a mission to improve the lives of Hong Kong's ethnic minorities by reducing suffering and providing opportunities. The foundation adopts a multi-dimensional approach to address the challenges faced by ethnic minorities, including direct community outreach and driving systemic change. At The Zubin Foundation, we firmly believe that every individual deserves to feel special and be cherished. We commit to fostering an environment built on the values of integrity, caring and collaboration.

China Overseas Charity Fund Limited

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

China Overseas Charity Fund sets up in 2005 and incorporates in 2009. We have established a charitable brand "The Sea has no Limit and Love has no Boundary", identifying three areas of educational development, environmental protection, poverty alleviation and disaster relief as key focuses, drawing up a community development blueprint.

eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre Limited

International and Foreign AffairsPublic and Societal Benefit

eBRAM tasks itself to elevate Hong Kong’s arbitration and mediation services, and build capacity to meet the rapidly expanding demand for dispute resolution services across the borders, by utilizing innovative technologies to enable the city to become a LawTech centre and hub for international business dispute avoidance and resolution, in collaboration with global organisations and participating economies such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Belt-and-Road countries and beyond. Vision Elevate Hong Kong as the leading hub in Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), deal-making and LawTech, and contribute to further strengthen its status as the international legal hub. Provide a one-stop speedy and cost-effective ODR and LawTech service incorporated with state-of-the-art technology and high level of security for cross-border deal-making, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution. Mission Seek collaborations with dispute resolution institutes, legal professional bodies, and chambers of commerce in different jurisdictions to promote HK’s ODR services in the global arena and explore business opportunities for local ODR professionals. Assist law firms, commercial enterprises and other dispute resolution institutes to enhance productivity with the aid of our state-of-the-art technology.

DotAsia Foundation Limited

International and Foreign AffairsPublic and Societal Benefit

DotAsia Organisation is a not-for-profit, community membership-based organization headquartered in Hong Kong. We are the Registry Operator for the .Asia top-level-domain (TLD) – the designated web address for Asia and Asian communities worldwide. Our Vision & Mission The Vision of DotAsia is to create a globally visible domain that embodies the successful, cooperative atmosphere established within the Pan-Asia and Asia-Pacific Internet community to accelerate the overall growth of the region. The Mission of DotAsia is: - To sponsor, establish and operate a regional Internet namespace with global recognition and regional significance, dedicated to the needs of the Pan-Asia and Asia-Pacific Internet community. - To reinvest surpluses in socio-technological advancement initiatives relevant to the Pan-Asia and Asia-Pacific Internet community; and, - To operate a viable not-for-profit initiative that is a technically advanced, world-class TLD registry for the Pan-Asia and Asia-Pacific community.

Asia Society Hong Kong Center

EducationInternational and Foreign Affairs

Asia Society Hong Kong Center is a cultural, artistic, and intellectual hub that presents a broad variety of programs in the form of workshops, lectures, performances, film screenings, art exhibitions, and more, to all members of the community. The 1.3 hectares heritage campus is steeped in history, cultural significance, and natural beauty, and houses a group of four former British military buildings, originally built in the mid-19th century. Through careful conservation, restoration and adaptive re-use, this heritage site was successfully re-opened to the Hong Kong community in 2012. Asia Society Hong Kong Center was established in 1990 entirely with local funding and is supported through membership dues, fundraising events, and contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations that work together to support and advance its mission.

Child Welfare Scheme Limited

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

CWS envisions a safe and accessible pathway that leads Nepal's disadvantaged children and young people from early childhood to sustainable livelihoods. CWS aims to reinforce this pathway so that no child gets lost or diverted away from it as they grow into adulthood. Over the last 25 years, CWS has positively changed the lives of over 800,000 disadvantaged children, young people, and their families. During 2018 alone, CWS’s programmes reached over 20,000 beneficiaries.

Asia Pacific Advanced Network Limited

International and Foreign AffairsMutual/Membership Benefit

APAN (the Asia Pacific Advanced Network) refers to both the organisation representing its members, and to the backbone network that connects the research and education networks of its member countries/economies to each other and to other research networks around the world.

2022 Foundation Limited

International and Foreign Affairs

2022 Foundation, as a non-profit organization, seeks to facilitate the development of a long-term vision of what Hong Kong can accomplish by deepening and widening its knowledge platform. Mission: Recognizing the needs for Hong Kong to re-position itself in the global arena and the importance of developing reliable data and sound knowledge in the decision-making process, the 2022 Foundation will endeavor: 1. to serve as a round table of bringing together experts and leaders from academe, business, government and other sectors from Hong Kong, Mainland China and abroad into active cooperation in the provision of objective and cogent data to decision makers of Hong Kong 2. to foster cooperation in research in order to secure a better understanding of Hong Kong so that decisions can be made based on sound knowledge and reliable data 3. to promote, stimulate and provide complementary funding for relevant studies that have significant interests 4. to gather and collate technical information and to disseminate such information to the public