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Caritas Hong Kong
Mission: "Caritas is essentially a movement of understanding and concern, of caring and service, of human development and solidarity. Its special attention is directed to the needs and aspirations of the underprivileged and the needy within the community. Our services are made available to all in need, irrespective of race, gender, religious affiliation or philosophy of life. People are viewed not as dependents but as brothers and sisters who need an opportunity to fully be themselves."
In China since: 1980
International Contact:
Debbie Lo 勞寶霞
Executive Officer, Mainland Service Desk
國內服務計劃辦公室
香港中环坚道二号明爱大厦505室
Hong Kong
Tel: +852-35892259 or +852-35892500
Caritas Internationalis
Piazza San Calisto 16
V - 00120 Citta del Vaticano
Vatican City State
Tel: +39 06 6988 7197
Fax: +39 06 6988 7237
Caritas Hong Kong is the social service arm of the Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong. It was founded by the local Catholic Diocese to address the social hardships and inequities in Hong Kong resulting from World War II and subsequent immigration from the mainland. It has since become a s a major provider of social services in Hong Kong – including health, education, pre-school care, youth and social work and care for older people – with its funding now derived mainly from the Hong Kong government. Since 1980, it has also supported numerous relief, development and social welfare projects on the Chinese mainland. Funding for these comes mainly from Catholic service organisations in other countries, which are grouped together in a Caritas International federation that has 154 national member organisations.
As well as disaster relief efforts, the mainland China programme has supported income generation projects in rural areas, the equipping of rural clinics, the renovation and/or building of schools and kindergartens, training for kindergarten teachers, and the provision of living allowances for elderly people living alone. These projects are carried out by making grants, usually to local government partners, but also sometimes to local NGOs and Catholic organizations such as the Xi’an Diocese Social Service Centre (天主教西安教区社会服务办公室).
In other kinds of project, Caritas makes use of its Hong Kong social welfare expertise to transfer skills to mainland partners. This has included, for example, training of nursing home staff, rehabilitation staff and the parents of autistic children, workshops and training seminars for adult education teachers and administrators, and study tours to Hong Kong for mainland health workers and rehabilitation professionals. Another recent area of work has been training in marriage guidance counseling and family life education. Social service work in Hong Kong is mainly funded by the Hong Kong Government, Jockey Club, Community Chest and Lotteries Fund. Work on the Chinese mainland is funded mainly by grants from other members of the Caritas International federation.
Links
http://www.caritas.org.hk
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