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Asia And Pacific Alliance of YMCAs vs "F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)
Asia And Pacific Alliance of YMCAs
"F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)Key details
- Effective date
- 6 November 1984
- 6 September 1998
About
- Description
- The Basis of the YMCA, commonly known as The Paris Basis was formulated at the First World Conference of YMCAs held in Paris in 1855. In 1973, at the 6 th World Council of YMCAs held in Kampala, Africa, the Kampala Principles , an interpretative statement of the Paris Basis, was adopted. Challenge 21 , an evolution of the Kampala Principles and that enunciates challenges in the Mission of the YMCA, was adopted by the 14 th World Council of YMCAs in 1998 in Frechen, Germany. In 1999, the 15 th General Assembly of the Asia Alliance of YMCAs held in Manila, Philippines, officially adopted the Asia YMCA Statement Mission formulated at the 1997 Mission Review held in Tozanso, Japan.
- For over 25 years FOCUS has been a trusted resource for Hong Kong parents, educators and medical professionals seeking to learn how to better support the academic and social lives of children with mainstream learning differences. FOCUS aims to improve educational and life outcomes of children with AD/HD and SpLD by expanding understanding and raising awareness of what it means to have a mind that learns differently Our mission is is to improve the education of mainstream students who are challenged by Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) by providing accurate evidence-based information, practical strategies and support to parents and professionals in education and healthcare and by improving understanding of how learning differences impact youth both emotionally and academically.
Contact
- Address
- 23 Waterloo Road, 6th Floor, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
- Rm 617, 6/F, One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Rd, Wong Chuk Hang, HK
Status
- Subvented
- No
- No
- IRD verified
- —
- —
- Subsidiary
- No
- No
- Crowdfunding
- —
- —
Categories
Target beneficiaries
Governance & transparency
- Annual report on website
- No
- No
- Financial audits on website
- No
- No
- Board of directors on website
- Yes
- Yes
Sustainable Development Goals
- SDGs
- SDG16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
- SDG4: Quality Education
Social links
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Disclaimer
Information is based on publicly available data and may not reflect recent changes.
This comparison is not a legal or professional audit.