WE CARE
Designed to support vulnerable groups during pandemic period, by delivering them santiary packs, contacting them via regular caring calls, and educating them health information. Throughout the program, our PoDs (People of Differences: visually impaired and hearing impaired staff) make a paragdim shift by changing role from receiver to giver.
Target: vulnerable groups including visually impaired elderly, elderly under CSSA, low income families, refugees and needy in community
Period: March 2020 till present
We Serve
- Source and prepare sanitary packs: We collect masks and hand sanitizer donations from general public and corporates and our PoDs (visually impaired and hearing impaired staff) prepare santiary packs.
- Dispatch sanitary packs to vulnerable groups: Our volunteer team (with PoDs) delivers sanitary packs, interact and share preventive hygiene measures with the needy including visually impaired, elderly, elderly under CSSA, low income families and refugees.
- Conduct caring calls: Our PoDs manage regular 1-hr caring calls to target group of 200pax on a weekly basis to provide emotional support.
- We have also produced anti-pandemic education materials, a total of 7 video clips 及 10 audio clips, for organization to share with their members.
Ms Eman Lam, Dialogue Experience Future Ambassador on her WE CARE experience
Designed to support vulnerable groups during pandemic period, by delivering them santiary packs, contacting them via regular caring calls, and educating them health information. Throughout the program, our PoDs (People of Differences: visually impaired and hearing impaired staff) make a paragdim shift by changing role from receiver to giver.
We cordially invite you to support our We Care Program
HK$100 - Sanitary Packs for 2 Beneficiaries
HK$200 - Sanitary Packs for 2 Beneficiaries + Subsidy for 2 visually impaired to serve the community
HK$1,000 - Sanitary packs for 4 beneficiaries and emotion support training for PoDs to conduct 4-week Caring Calls
We deliver
( Mar – Jun 2020)
2000
Sanitary Pack Beneficiaries
200
Caring Call Beneficiaries
2000
Caring Call Hours
25
PoD Involvement (people)
WE LISTEN
(Mar to Jun 2020)
Over 200 visually impaired and elderly had received our regular caring calls for 10 weeks and expressed the calls help them
- 96.5% Reduce anxiety
- 87.3% Being positive and happy
- 95% Raise awareness of anti-pandemic measures
Over 25 visually impaired who conducted the Caring Call
- 100% Caring calls help increase their happiness
- 87.5% Caring calls help increase their public health knowledge
- 100% Interested in participating the community service in future
WE COLLABORATE
We would like to thank all companies/organizations/individuals who supported or donated sanitary materials to the We Care Program:
Supporting Organization/Project:
Hong Kong Jockey Club Emergency Fund
Nu Skin Force For Good Foundation
Centraline Group
“Care for the Visually Impaired During Epidemic of COVID-19 in Hong Kong” Project
Materials Donation:Companies/Organizations
Artwell Holdings Limited, Convoy Global Holdings Limited, CSL Mobile Limited, Distinctive Action, Happy Football, I & I Life Technology Company Ltd, i-Natural Healthcare Products Ltd, Lazard National Australia Bank Limited, mSolution Consultants Ltd, New World Development Company Limited, Philip KH Wong Foundation, Run to Your Home, Running in the Dark, Shang Health Care, Ebenezer School, BidBuy4Utw, Hong Kong Blind Union, SauTao, Eco-greenergy
Individuals:
Alan Kan, Alfred Chan, Andy Ng, Chung Ho Yan, Cindy, Clark Ho, CP Cheung, Daniel Bedirsky, Dapgine Yuen, Dorothy, Elfred, Eva Luo, Faye Yam, Henry Shek, Janice Wong, Jen Fong , Jenlen Ng, Joshua Chan, Judy Yam, Karen Fong, Lee Chui San, Leon Ngai, Miss. Ng, Mr. Li, Lik Chu, Martin Wong, Professor Wong, Raymond Wong, Samuel Lee, Sandra Shek, Sandy, Tai Fei Shum, Tish, TPYC 1-3A, Winky Chiu, Yvonne Hui, 宋小姐,梁柏堅先生
Jul – Sep 2020 Donor List (in alphabetical order)
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