“Share and Care” Scheme – support grass-roots children and families during difficult times

Since the fifth wave of pandemic hit the city in February this year, grass-roots families are severely affected. As demand for anti-epidemic items become stronger, and the price of food and basic necessities increase due to shortage of supply, additional burdens are added to the already tight economic conditions of these families. Therefore, further to the “Share and Support” Scheme in 2020, through which grass-roots families and vulnerable communities were provided with personal protective equipments, World Vision is partnering with local charities and churches again early this March to give away Anti-epidemic Care Packs with Covid-19 rapid test kits, masks and supermarket vouchers to show our care to the families in need during this particular time.

We are also working with local charities to sponsor the “Share and Care” Scheme that support grass-roots children and families. By providing practical livelihood and psychosocial support to children and families affected by the pandemic, we hope that they can feel loved and embrace hope amidst these challenging times. Volunteers are involved in the implementation of different projects to fight the pandemic together with these children and families, where World Vision will regularly monitor and review the progress and effectiveness of the Scheme.

Project Content

The Industrial Evangelistic Fellowship

Project Name	Eat-well．Play-hard．Kids-n-You (童．你．玩餐飽)
Target and expected number of beneficiaries	About 160 children (aged from 6 to 12)
Goals	Enhance children's physical health Raise children's motivation and competency to learn, so that they may be curious and pursue new things and ideas Broaden children's horizons and develop their adaptability to help nurture their self-esteem and inter-personal skills
Details	Provide nutritious foods and corresponding nutrition information for children Organise group activities (online / offline learning and development support) Hold experiential / outdoor activities for children Organise training and gatherings for volunteers

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“Eat-well．Play-hard．Kids-n-You” mobilises volunteers to dispatch weekly nutritious food packs to grass-roots families, which enables them to understand and follow up on the families’ needs, including children’s growth and studies, family finance and their personal relationships. The children attend learning and development groups, as well as outdoor experiential activities, in order to boost their confidence and social skills.

Urban Peacemaker Evangelistic Fellowship

Project Name	Love, No Fear (愛，不怕)
Target and expected number of beneficiaries	5- to 15-year-old children and their parents (about 60 families)
Goals	Help grass-roots children improve their learning and broaden their horizons Ease the economic pressure of low-income families through food provision Improve ethnic minority women's life skills to showcase their talent Motivate community members to know / serve ethnic minority families so as to expand their personal / community support network
Details	Offer homework tutorial classes, courses on multiple intelligences, and parent-child activities Distribute food to grass-roots families Produce cooking / life skills videos and provide skills training for ethnic minority women Organise festival fun fairs / integration activities Provide training for volunteers and conduct home visits

Programme Snapshots

 

“Love, No Fear” provides grass-roots ethnic minority families with support like children’s tutorials and multiple intelligence activities and sharing of items. Ethnic minority women also have their special recipes recorded and shared across different platforms. All the activities are centred around “Love”, which the families can both receive and give.

Mission to New Arrivals

Project Name	Powering through Adversity (疫旅破繭)
Target and expected number of beneficiaries	6- to 12-year-old underprivileged children and parents (around 120)
Goals	Encourage children to express their emotions and feelings, improve their learning and self-management skills, so as to build up their self-confidence and aspirations Motivate children to learn to communicate with their families and enhance parent-child relationship Care for parents' psychological well-being under the pandemic and improve their mental health
Details	Enable children to take part in experiential activities, including board games Run workshops to enhance the mental well-being of parents Organise trainings and gatherings for volunteers

Programme Snapshots

 

“Powering through Adversity” organises a women’s group to provide grass-roots ladies with a safe and peaceful hub to acquire security, self-esteem and confidence, and relieve the pressure brought by COVID-19. The children’s group holds board game sessions where children learn to understand themselves, express their emotions and build positive relationships.