Hair styling training
Lok Chan, a young hairstylist volunteered a free training on the job of hair styling assistant. He showed members the salon way of washing hair, inspiring members to contemplate itNew Tsuen Wan Centre and basic food providing
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic social distancing restrictions, our Tsuen Wan Centre was temporarily closed beginning February 2020. To alleviate negative consequences, we found a new location in Nam FungCare packs distribution sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (HKJCCT)
The COVID-19 economic consequences generated massive layoffs, and a survey of our past beneficiaries who had found jobs revealed that 60% of them were now unemployed again. In view ofCode Red Fundraising Campaign
The Hong Kong Baptist University and the French Chamber Foundation jointly organized a “Code Red” online fundraising campaign, aimed at gaining donations from the public to help raise emergency fundsRelief plan to fight the virus (Feb 2020)
Due to the coronavirus threat, the working poor and low-income families are facing an even more difficult situation now. Because of containment restrictions, our three centers had to stop providingNight of Ideas (Jan 2020)
The “Night of Ideas” is a global French initiative aiming to develop positive social interactions in communities. This year, it was focused on “The Revolution of Sharing” and the FrenchOur NGO partner – Baptist Oi Kwan Social Services (Dec 2019)
In December 2019, we renewed our partnership with our NGO partner, Baptist Oi Kwan Social Services (BOKSS), to operate our 3 “Make It Work HK” centers. The French Chamber FoundationA new website for Make It Work HK!
We are excited to share our new website with you! Visit our pages to learn all about our actions towards the working poor population in Hong Kong, our team andWarning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /home/makeitwork/www/www/wp-content/themes/kunco/content-gallery.php on line 40
Laughter Yoga to cheer up the underprivileged
“Laughter can significantly benefit your health and mood”. Hong Kong “Laughter Yoga” Teacher Cécile Thomas made this striking statement as she was attending her first Laughter Yoga class, at aWarning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /home/makeitwork/www/www/wp-content/themes/kunco/content-gallery.php on line 40