A Meal Like No Other

“Although having Poon Choi for dinner may not seem like a big deal to you, these children have never had it before, so this special treat means a lot to them.”

DaDa, a social worker from our Mong Kok Center who accompanied the children to the Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club’s Poon Choi festival.

Legend has it that during the Song Dynasty, when the Mongols invaded China, Emperor Bing and his troops fled to a village in the New Territories region of Hong Kong. The villagers cooked them a delicious dishes with the finest of ingredients, only to discover that they didn’t have enough bowls to serve everyone. Their ingenious solution was to stack the cooked food, layer upon layer, in large wooden wash basins!

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3 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Sophie Win!

Dear friend,

Awesome news! - Sophie, our Centre for Refugees staff, is one of only 3 shortlisted finalists for the South China Morning Post + Sino Group’s ‘The Spirit of Community Award’! Sophie is a former refugee with an indomitable spirit who has served HK’s refugees - so let’s help her win!

Click here to go to SCMP’s page
> Select Sophie Utamuriza
> Click the Vote Now button!

Please do this now, before voting closes on Tuesday Oct 31, 2023 (HK time).

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Helping Women Get Gainful Employment

At Christian Action, we are continually helping disadvantaged women along the path of self sufficiency. With this in mind, together with Kowloon Federation of Associations, Yau Tsim Mong District Office, and Kowloon Federation of Associations Women Affairs Committee, we organized the “Brighten Your Sky” Career Fair to assist women in finding suitable employment on 15th September 2023, at Henry G. Leong Yaumatei Community Centre.

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The Freedom Fighters

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on October 17th. It is a time for renewing our support for the underprivileged with our gifts and our finances.

According to the latest ‘Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2020’, which was released by the government at the end of 2021, the number of poor people in Hong Kong in 2020 was 1.65 million. This was a new record high figure. Sadly, the number of children living in poverty reached 274,000 and is rising!

I believe that everyone in marginalised and socially vulnerable communities are capable of reaching their full potential and contributing to society. I believe this because I have seen it happen time and time again. That is the magic that you and I and the entire Christian Action team are privileged to be a part of. 

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Where The Magic Happens

“When I began my internship with Christian Action I feared that the local Chinese service users wouldn’t want to work with an ethnic minority Social Worker like myself. But to my surprise being an Ethnic Minority has its advantages, as the locals are typically very curious about my cultural background, and this became an easy opening to start a working relationship.

I am very proud of being one of the small but growing number of Ethnic Minority social workers in Hong Kong, and to be able to bring about change for our community.”

- Harry, One of Christian Action’s Social Workers

Despair or hope? The world has experienced upheavals of all kinds in recent years, and as a result many people carry a sense of fear and despair about the future. If you know someone like that please encourage them to read my blog. I write my blog to share the hope and magic that I see in so much of what my team is doing and in those whom we serve.

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