A Better World with You and Me

In 2005, the Commission on Youth approved our project “A Better World with You and Me” with funding granted by the Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries.The project aims to promote harmony and encourage co-operation amongst youths of different background, interests and abilities in order to foster mutual respect, tolerance and mutual help for developing an integrated community.

To meet the aim, we cooperated with the volunteers of Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth to provide service to elderly and disabled persons.Prior to commencing the services from January 2006, relevant volunteer training was given to the girl guides and volunteers of Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth.

Caring of Single Elderly

The Project was composed of two activities.The first one was to visit single elderly before the Chinese New year. Girl Guides, Guiders, and Commissioners of Kwun Tong Division had joined hands with the volunteers of Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth to visit 230 single elderly on 21.1.2006 and 27.1.2006.In addition to the visits, Ms Pauline Leung, Commissioner of Kwun Tong Division also mobilized over 120 girl guides and guiders to knit 250 scarves for the single elderly in order to give direct support to them as well as to enhance the girls to nurture a habit of serving the community.

In order to give the scarves to the elderly before Chinese New Year, Girl Guides and Guiders were making their best effort to knit the scarves

Mr Leung Ngan Kwan, Chairman and Mr Yuk Wai Yuen, Vice Chairman of Kwun Tong District Association were singing song with the volunteers and elderly

Adventure Camp for Disabled Persons

Continuing the momentum to foster mutual respect, tolerance and develop an integrated community, Ms Vicky Wan, Island East Division Commissioner and her Air Ranger Dakota Unit led an overnight camp for 40 disabled persons on June 10-11, 2006 at Pokfulam Physically Handicapped and Able-Bodied Camp.The Air Ranger Guides and volunteers of the Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth also involved in leading games in the Camp.

In the Camp, team building activities were organized for the participants and volunteers.In addition, three professional trainers were invited to lead the participants to go through a problem-solving journey and guide them to create a mind set to adapt to the changing environment.

All participants and volunteers took a photo to commemorate this joyful camp

Ms Vicky Wan presented souvenirs to the trainers

The participants were asked to work in small groups to share their views and experience on resolving problems

The Air Ranger Guides used games to warm up the camp