Ethnic Minorities Youth Ambassadors

Summer is the best time for children in Hong Kong. It is a time for watersports and fun days in the sun. This summer, our Youth Ambassador Programme for Ethnic Minorities took groups of ethnic minority (EM) kids on sailing, dragon boat and beach clean-up outings.

It makes me so happy that Christian Action can do these things for EM youth who rarely get to leave the city.

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Green Connect Making Old Things Beautiful

I love witnessing transformation in people, nature and art. Creativity inspires me, whether it’s the Lord changing an orphan’s life through adoption or using old things for new purposes. Christian Action’s Green Connect initiative is a reflection of my heart for protecting our environment and creating employment opportunities for those in need.

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Arya’s Redemption from Human Trafficking

This is the story of Arya, an Indian Migrant Domestic Worker. Arya was a victim of human trafficking whom we were able to help.

As soon as Arya arrived in Hong Kong, her employer confiscated her passport and employment contract. Arya was forced to serve the family 7 days a week from 6:00 AM to 12:30 AM with no rest days. The employer’s wife verbally abused Arya and gave her inadequate food while invading her privacy by installing a CCTV camera in her room.She did not receive a monthly salary for her work. Instead her employer transferred a meagre HK$3,000 to her family in India each month.

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Chinese Medicine Seminar for Underprivileged Women

Ah Mui is an underemployed single mother with three children in primary and secondary school. She suffers from stress-induced insomnia. Every penny she receives from government welfare goes towards feeding, clothing and educating her children. There's no money left for her to take care of herself. Ah Mui’s insomnia resulted in bad moods and constantly yelling at her kids. Any of us who had insomnia and Ah Mui's circumstances, would also yell at our kids.

We always try to find solutions, or offer help, to ease the struggles of our service users. At our Mongkok Service Centre our partnership with Hong Kong Baptist University’s School of Chinese Medicine (HKBUCM) offers seminars titled Sleeping Well in Menopause: Chinese Medicine for Menopause.

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We Are One Body

When we planned to set up a prosthetic and orthotic service in Xining Children’s Home in 2006, we stumbled over many hurdles because we lacked professional expertise and healthcare infrastructure. Dr. Alex Au Yang arrived in 2008 and has filled in all the parts that had been missing since we began this service. He has spent the past 13 years voluntarily serving children in Qinghai Province and is one of our long-standing patrons.

Dr. Au Yang is one of the leading authorities on prosthetic and orthotic treatment at Prince of Wales Hospital. He helped us set up the whole Prosthetic and Orthotic Department at Xining Children’s Home, including building installations and the procurement of supplies.

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