World Vision Hong Kong supported 3 ADPs to improve the livelihoods of children and their families, and encouraged their active participation in the process of building a sustainable community.

Health

• Provided about 9,300 under-five children with health checks and treatment at community level for malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea.
• Supported the families of about 6,300 most vulnerable children by savings and farming groups.
• Supported about 4,800 farmers with farming assets and agricultural inputs or small livestock to tackle malnutrition among under-five children.

• Over 7,100 children participated in Children Club activities which build up their confidence and increase community awareness towards child rights.
• Strengthened 55 community-based Child Protection Committees with capacity building to fight against issues like child neglect, malnutrition, school dropout, etc.

• Adopted the Literacy Boost teaching methodology to teach over 6,500 children.
• Established 39 reading camps, allowing more than 4,500 children to access diversified learning opportunities outside of school.
• Supported over 1,600 children who had dropped out to re-enrol back to school by ways such as community sensitisation and support of school materials.

• Through community sanitation awareness campaign, there are now nearly 21,400 functional hand washing facilities in the community, benefitting over 36,600 people.
• 15 water points were newly designed and managed, providing over 5,000 people with access to clean water.

• Provided 1,040 vulnerable households with livestock and rearing support.
• Trained about 800 people to establish kitchen gardens to improve nutritional intake.

• Provided more than 43,800 children with community-based treatment for malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia.
• Educated over 14,000 people on family planning.
• Provided over 8,500 farmers with agricultural inputs for nutritious crops to enhance their nutritional intake.

• Provided over 8,900 people with year-round access to an improved drinking water source within 30 minutes round trip of their household.
• Educated over 1,800 households on hygiene topics, such as the importance of using safe latrines and critical times for handwashing, and supported them in constructing their own household sanitation facilities.

• Assisted over 74,000 households with indoor residual spraying.
• Distributed about 12,000 insecticide-treated nets to vulnerable households that have attended pre-natal counselling sessions at health facilities.