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CareER Association Limited vs "F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)

Key details

Effective date
27 August 2014
6 September 1998

About

Description
CareER was established in 2013 and registered as a charity in Hong Kong in 2014. It is the first charitable job-matching platform for higher educated persons with disabilities and inclusive employers. CareER (pronounced “Care-E-R”) stands for Care in Education and Recruitment. CareER plays an important role in the career development of persons with disabilities and special educational needs (SENs) by ensuring a smooth transition from campus to the workplace. Vision To maximise the capabilities of higher educated persons with disabilities; to enable them to become independent and contributing members of the community. Mission - To connect students and graduates with disabilities with possibilities available in employment and higher education, to attain their full potential through workshops, training, coaching, internships and networking. - To build peer sharing channels. - To increase positive awareness among employers and in higher learning institutions that will encourage capabilities building and best practices in equality hiring.
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
5/f Hung To Centre 94-96 How Ming Street Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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

Directors
Reina Ning Yan CHENG,Lakshmi Kiran JACOTA,Ka Keung Ilex LAM,Suk Foon Mabel CHAU,Gar Tsun Garrick LAU,Barbara Kan YEUNG,Hang Yee KO,Charles Ka Ho CHAN
Annual report on website
Yes
No
Financial audits on website
No
No
Board of directors on website
Yes
Yes

Sustainable Development Goals

SDGs
SDG8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG4: Quality Education

Social links

Documents & video

Legal documents (audit)
View
Annual / impact report
View
Video intro

Organisation structure

Structure
Company limited by guarantee under the Companies Ordinance

Disclaimer

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This comparison is not a legal or professional audit.