| "Holding
Hands & Standing Up" - Mutual Supportive Network for New Arrivals
to Hong Kong
Background
New
arrival families in North District are confronting severe economic difficulties;
statistics from Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong Government
reveal that, median monthly domestic household income of Hong Kong is
HK$15,800, but that of new arrival families is HK$6,500. Therefore,
a lot of new arrivals, mainly women, have to work apart from taking
care of their children. But factors like low education, lack of vocational
skills and supportive network, suburban residence and gender discrimination
defeat their job seeking efforts. At best they can only get a low-paid
job with long working hours, and face being marginalized in the labour
market.
Rationale
of our Services
This
project, sponsored by Community Chest, aims at enhancing confidence
and sense of mastery of new arrival women through skills training, empowerment
and mutual supportive network building.
Service
Recipients:
New arrival families in Tai Po and North District
Objectives:
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provide
information on labour market, job searching skills and industry
development to new arrivals;
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offer a variety of vocational training, develop mutual supportive
groups in order to increase income and improve living conditions
of new arrivals;
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enhance
coping abilities by establishing mutual supportive network among
families of new arrivals;
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enhance
a sense of belonging in the community by encouraging volunteer
participation; and
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empower
new arrivals and strengthen their confidence and sense of mastery.
Services:
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Life
Skills Training: such as parenting, marital relationship, interpersonal
skills and coping skills etc;
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Volunteer
training: expound the goals and skills of volunteer services,
enhance a sense of belonging in the community;
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Vocational
training: provide training for business operational skills and
marketing strategies; interpersonal skills training etc;
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Business
Development Services: provide professional advice on running a
business, marketing and resource allocation;
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Organize
cooperatives such as Putonghua trainers, POS cashier trainers
etc to help women of new arrivals find a job;
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Establish
second-hand goods business to help new arrivals earn an income
and encourage recycling; and
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Organize
mutual supportive network to provide temporary child care support
for unattended children.
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Contact
Us
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Christian
Action Sheung Shui Service Centre
Address:
No. 325-328, The Podium, Choi Yuk House, Choi Yuen Estate, Sheung Shui,
N.T.
Telephone : 3142 4291
Fax : 2639 7919
Email : nacs@christian-action.org.hk
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