SHKP Quarterly

The SHKP Volunteer Team has co-organized the weCare Volunteering Inclusion Project with the Christian Family Service Centre since 2017. Under the project, young people with special needs are subsidized to attend a series of training sessions to enhance their team spirit, and communication and organizational skills. Then they pair up with SHKP volunteers to take part in a variety of volunteer work, practicing what they have learned and making a contribution to the community. This helps people better understand the ability and contribution of these young people and builds greater social inclusion. Recently, some new members of the project and SHKP volunteers went farming at PARK YOHO in Yuen Long. They prepared the field with shovels and planted vegetable seedlings into the ground. In this activity, the volunteers and young people learned more about each other and built a partnership. They will witness different stages of life during the growing process, and learn a valuable lesson about life education. SHKP Volunteer Team and young people go farming together, demonstrating the spirit of social inclusion 集團義工隊與青年學員耕種 活出共融精神 SHKP Reading Club promotes reading among young people through a series of initiatives 新閱會連串活動推動年輕人閱讀 The SHKP Reading Club’s two recent youth reading talks have attracted a large number of students and working youths, who were happy to learn about interesting stories from the celebrity guests and take part in the interactive sessions. Held at the Sky100 Hong Kong Observation Deck, the ‘Read for More in the Sky’ talk invited former President of the Legislative Council Jasper Tsang, renowned columnist Chip Tsao and cross-media author Ong Yi-hing to share their thoughts on reading plus provide tips on happy reading to more than 600 senior secondary and tertiary students as well as working youths. In the ‘More than a Writer: I’m a Slasher!’ talk at APM, ‘bitter tongue’ author Daisy Wong, online novel writer Lwoavie and television host Jacky Jim talked about expressing ‘the real me’ in their creations, which enlightened the young audiences. 新閱會早前舉辦了兩個青年閱讀講座，吸引大批學生和在職青年到場， 聆聽星級嘉賓的精彩故事，進行互動交流。 「天際之巔點讀群英會」於天際 100 香港觀景台舉行，邀請到前立法會主 席曾鈺成、知名專欄作家陶傑及跨媒體作家王貽興，與 600 多位高中至大 專學生和在職青年，以書文遊四海，暢談「愉閱」心法。另外，在「筆 紙作家：我是一位 Slasher! 」講座中，「寸嘴」女作家王迪詩、網絡小說 作家孤泣及電視台主持詹朗林，則在 APM 大談如何於創作中表達「真正 的我」，令台下年輕觀眾有所啟發。 From left: Chip Tsao, Jasper Tsang and Ong Yi-hing share their thoughts on reading with young participants and recommend some masterpieces, ranging from classical to contemporary works from different countries 左起：陶傑、曾鈺成及王貽興與青年暢談閱讀見解，推薦多本古今 中外名著 SHKP volunteers and new members of the weCare Volunteering Inclusion Project go farming together. They will go back when the vegetables are ready for harvest and pick the vegetables for the elderly 新地義工與「 weCare 共融義工計劃」新一屆學員 共同參與農耕，待農作物長成後，便可回去親自收 割，再送贈長者 集團義工隊與基督教家庭服務 中心於 2017 年合辦「 weCare 共 融義工計劃」，資助有特殊需要 的青年接受一連串培訓課程，增 強他們的團隊精神、溝通能力及 組織活動技巧。學員隨後夥拍新 地義工，一起參與不同的義務工 作，實踐所學，回饋社會，從而 讓公眾人士了解他們的才能及貢 獻，以實際行動創建共融社會。 早前，該計劃的新一屆學員與新 地義工前往元朗 PARK YOHO 參 與農耕活動，一起拿著鏟子，將 泥土翻鬆，在小洞埋下菜苗。在 活動中，新地義工與學員互相了 解，建立合作夥伴關係。在農作 物生長過程中，各人將見證著生 命的不同階段，認識生命教育。 Sustainability Vol 92 • Q2 2019 • SHKP Quarterly 22