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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.

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.

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.

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.

Resolve Foundation Limited

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

Resolve Foundation believe in a Hong Kong where every voice has a say in its future. We invest in emerging leaders, particularly from historically marginalized and underrepresented communities, so they become social catalysts to bring about positive change to their communities.

VolTra Limited

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesHuman Services

VolTra aims to encourage everyone to take part in global and local action, build friendship, diversified teams and communities. We wish to promote co-creating and co-owning in a fun way.

Wedo Global Foundation Limited

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesInternational and Foreign Affairs

We plan and arrange community tours, cultural workshops and training programmes for participants to understand more and interact with people from different cultural backgrounds. Our Vision Co-creating joyful moments through cultural experiences Our Mission To nurture cross-cultural leaders To promote cultural diversity and social inclusion To create positive impacts through innovation To enhance community involvement of ethnic minorities

Hong Kong African Association

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

香港非洲人協會於2014年成立，自2015年起成為慈善機構，致力促進香港的種族融和，協助少數族裔融入社會。 近年於元朗區居住的非華裔人士數目不斷上升，當中不少非洲人聚居於錦田、橫台山及羅屋村一帶。 ​ 本會經常組織元朗區內的非洲裔居民參與社區活動，加深他們對香港的認知，幫助他們融入本地生活。如於元朗體育節中表演、參加元朗警區所籌辦的廣東話班、滅罪足球大賽等。 協會宗旨 為促進香港社會的種族融和，致力在香港宣揚種族平等，促進少數族裔人士融入社會及提昇香港人對不同種族文化的認識，保存非洲人文化，令非洲人下一代在港出生能認識到自己的文化。

World Vision Hong Kong

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

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.

Sowers Action

EducationHuman Services

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.

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.

Connecting Myanmar Limited

EducationInternational and Foreign Affairs

Every journey has a story to tell. It all started in the summer of 2011, as students back then from various disciplines at the University of Hong Kong, we joined a programme called the Migrant Outreach Education Initiative (MOEI) organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences. In the programme, we were given the opportunity to teach English to a group of Myanmar refugee / migrant children along the Thai-Burma border. While the children absorb knowledge at a speed of a sponge, we volunteers too were given a pair of new lens as we see a world beyond our privileged setting. As we all returned to Hong Kong with a heavy heart, we pondered on how we could give back to this community, a group of smiling faces who took us in almost immediately as one of them - as family. It was then we decided to use what we learnt in University, our knowledge from our respective disciplines, to pay it forward to this land we proudly called our second home. And this has become the spark of our journey. From there on sprang our School Construction programme, Playground Renovation programme, Street Law programme, Journalism Literacy programme, Medical programme and many more. Each year, University students from various disciplines through different summer voluntary programmes head to the Thai-Burma border and various cities in Myanmar to conduct workshops and projects, translating their knowledge into practical use, and along so built strong and lasting friendships with the Myanmar community. From developing programmes and projects, in the year 2017, we also began funding our first batch of Myanmar students to Universities abroad via our Scholarship Scheme - many of which we got acquainted years ago in our summer programmes as participants or members of our local partnering organisations. The journey continues as we explore what lies ahead in the next chapter - and we invite you too to join us as we dream and envision an empathetic world where everyone has the equal opportunity to realise their potentials and aspirations.

Anu-Mongolia Charity

EducationInternational and Foreign Affairs

Founded end of 2012, Anu Mongolia Charity is a volunteer-based trust registered in Hong Kong which works towards equal opportunities for vulnerable children in the North-Western region of Mongolia, in the form of educational interventions. To date, Anu Mongolia Charity has implemented two projects; the improvement of a school of 300 children and a mobile school initiative. The interventions of the trust are initiated by the community and encourage local capacity and resources. One of the elements that make Anu Mongolia Charity unique lies in the promotion and preservation of cultural activities. Vision Anu Mongolia Charity's vision is that, through educational opportunities, Mongolian children will reach their goal of being involved in the future of their country. Mission The aim of Anu Mongolia Charity is to relieve or assist in any way children of Mongolia who are suffering hardship, including: promote and enhance the education, knowledge and skills of the children; provide financial assistance to the children and their families; and provide generally for the welfare of the children, including providing medical and hospital care.

Hong Kong Club Foundation Limited, The

International and Foreign Affairs

We focus in three areas- the elderly, disadvantaged youth and ethnic minorities. We visit/ meet with NGOs in the fourth quarter of each year. After our visits we decide which NGOs we should ask to apply to us. After considering the application we distribute grants by not later than March. We wish our grant to have a transformational effect and therefore specialise in small NGOs with annual turnover of less than $10 million. We also like newer NGOs with dynamic leadership. We only make grants to those bodies with a section 88 IRO certificate. Last year (year 2020) we made some emergency grants to some NGOs who were suffering financially because of the effects of the protests and Covid. This is unlikely to be repeated and we will return to our Annual allocation exercise.

Chinese Christian Literature Council Limited

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesEducation

Mission: - Strive for high-quality publishing - Stimulate cultural transformative ministries - Serve the Chinese churches - Spread the Gospel of God’s reign Vision: - Upholding Christian values and ethos - Cultivating the depth of spirituality - Promoting universal values - Responding to the challenges of our time

Hong Kong - Shanghai Youth Association Limited

EducationHuman Services

滬港青年會（原滬港青年交流促進會）是2009年於香港成立的非牟利民間組織，也是上海市青年聯合會的會員團體，致力於推廣香港和以上海為首之江蘇省、浙江省長三角地區的青年交流活動，為推動國民教育及增進交流的長遠事業而奮鬥。本會希望集合社會各界翹楚的力量，以上海為視窗，在促進兩地交流和加深下一代對祖國認識方面發揮作用。

International Care Ministries Limited

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

Living on less than US$0.50 per day means a daily battle for survival. The ultrapoor live in adequate, crowded shelters. They suffer from chronic hunger and malnutrition. They lack access to clean water and proper sanitation making them highly prone to many types of diseases. They are particularly vulnerable to recurring natural disasters. And they lack access to networks of support that could help them. Living in ultrapoverty means living without hope for better future. ICM's initiatives are specifically designed to meet the needs of ultrapoor households.

Fung Global Institute Limited

International and Foreign AffairsPublic and Societal Benefit

The Fung Global Institute (FGI) was established in 2010 as an independent think-tank in Hong Kong, to generate and disseminate new thinking from Asian perspectives on issues that could transform the global economy. FGI has transformed into The Asia Global Institute, assuming the same mission and operations but under the auspices of The University of Hong Kong in 2015. Asia Global Institute is a multidisciplinary think tank co-established by The University of Hong Kong and the Fung Global Institute. The institute’s mission is to generate and disseminate research and ideas on global issues from Asian perspectives. It aims to inform global policy and actions towards a prosperous and sustainable future for all.

Friends of India

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesInternational and Foreign Affairs

Mission: To apply Biblical truth and expand God’s kingdom by providing opportunity for others to receive abundant and everlasting life. Objectives: - To educate Hong Kong churches about the needs in India and our responsibility to help meet them. - To serve as a bridge between HK churches and the needy in India by establishing and running a sound sponsorship program. - To provide logistical support and training for short term mission teams from HK churches who wish to go to India to minister.

Lifeline Express Hong Kong Foundation

HealthHuman Services

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.

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.

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.