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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.

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.

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.

China-United States Exchange Foundation

International and Foreign Affairs

The China-United States Exchange Foundation is an independent, non-profit and non-governmental foundation committed to the belief that a positive and peaceful relationship between the strongest developed nation and the most populous, fast-developing nation is essential for global wellbeing. Founded in Hong Kong in 2008 and privately funded, builds platforms to encourage constructive dialogue and diverse exchanges between the people of the U.S. and China.

Asian University for Women Support Foundation (Hong Kong) Limited

EducationInternational and Foreign Affairs

Asian University for Women seeks to graduate women who will be skilled and innovative professionals, service-oriented leaders in the businesses and communities in which they will work and live, and promoters of intercultural understanding and sustainable human and economic development in Asia and throughout the world. We make it our mission to: -Educate women to become highly motivated and effective professionals, leaders, and service-oriented citizens; -Provide a vibrant and diverse residential learning community where highly talented women from many cultural and religious backgrounds can grow both intellectually and personally; -Create a student-focused learning environment where the humanities and natural and social sciences establish a broad base of inquiry; and -Focus student learning on the acquisition of intellectual abilities, reflective personal growth, leadership abilities, and a service-oriented outlook.

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.

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.

Bai Xian Asia Institute Limited

EducationInternational and Foreign Affairs

Bai Xian Asia Institute (BXAI) believes that cross-cultural education is the key to a harmonious world built on mutual understanding, respect, and equality. Through education programs that empower and inspire scholars in different Asian countries and regions, BXAI seeks to strengthen relationships between the people of Asia, support partnerships between East Asian academic institutions, and cultivate a sense of community and mutual understanding within a changing global landscape. Our Vision and Mission BXAI’s vision is to become Asia’s preeminent educational platform that paves the way towards a prosperous, sustainable, and conflict-free modern Asia. By building bridges across cultures, BXAI seeks to develop a new generation of leaders through scholarship and education programs that create opportunities for intercultural exchange and learning.

Firetree Asia Foundation Limited

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

Firetree Asia Foundation is a Hong Kong based charitable foundation supporting non profit organizations that work toward creating long-term positive change through the funding of charities providing education, protection, welfare, healthcare for communities ​in Hong Kong & South East Asia. The Foundation is the Hong Kong-based partner of Firetree Philanthropy.

The Baiwan Charity aims to improve the quality of education for children in Baiwan. With the support of Island School and other interested parties, Baiwan Charity has been upgrading the facilities for schools in Baiwan since 1998. Baiwan Charity provides scholarships and other resources for the children there. Baiwan Charity supports needy students from other rural areas of Qingyuan to continue secondary and post-secondary education.

American Chamber of Commerce Charitable Foundation, The

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesInternational and Foreign Affairs

Throughout its history the AmCham HK has based all its activities on its core mission, values, and objectives - Mission -To foster commerce among the United States of America, Hong Kong and Mainland China -To enhance Hong Kong's stature as an international business center Values -Private Enterprise -Free Trade -Rule of Law -Ethical and Responsible Business Practices -Transparency and the Free Flow of Information Objectives -To represent our diverse membership on issues of common interest -To provide a forum for networking and access to information -To serve as a trusted and influential advocate with governments -To encourage civic-minded participation in the Hong Kong community -To promote the Chamber's core values

Academy of Chinese Studies Limited, The

Arts and Culture and HumanitiesEducation

The Academy of Chinese Studies (ACS) is dedicated to the promotion of Chinese culture. Through sharing knowledge on China’s history and culture with the people of Hong Kong, particularly youngsters, as well as Chinese and non-Chinese people around the world, we hope it will foster a more comprehensive understanding of China. Mission: To cater to our ever-changing society and its needs, we strive to introduce China’s history and her latest developments in a concise, graphic-rich and systematic approach to help enhance readers’ knowledge of China’s past and present.

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.

CEO Global Education Foundation Limited

EducationHuman Services

CEO Global is an educational non-profit that specializes in leadership development with an emphasis on servanthood, integrity, and soft skills training. • Servanthood: Adding value to others by serving with an attitude of unselfish concern. • Integrity: Having a consistency of character that is demonstrated by an alignment of words and actions. • Leadership: Developing leaders who add value to their sphere of influence. Using these concepts, CEO Global created a family of educational programs called The Way To Success (TWTS). VISION To bring about positive transformation of the global community MISSION Developing servant leaders of integrity among leading university students and educators through accredited and extra curricular programs

British Council, The

EducationInternational and Foreign Affairs

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust. We have been in Hong Kong since 1948.

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。

Children of the Mekong

Human ServicesInternational and Foreign Affairs

Managed by volunteers passionate about making a difference in the lives of under- privileged children, the chapter is very active, promoting sponsorships and raising funds to build schools and foster homes. The charity operates at grass-roots level to ensure the adequate distribution of funds. It is fully transparent about its administrative costs. Our mission is to educate, train and support children and youth in Southeast Asia ; enabling them to improve their material living conditions and to build themselves up intellectually, emotionally and morally. We go where nobody else goes, to help the poorest children and their communities. We carry out programs in remote areas, slums and with ethnic minorities. Vision and Mission: For the children and families living in harsh and impoverished conditions in Southeast Asia to come out of poverty and live with dignity.