From Sponsored Child to Community Volunteer – Making Changes on Community through Farming
Under Plan International’s Child Sponsorship Programme, ongoing support from sponsors provides every community with sufficient resources which let their sponsored children thrive and improve the children’s and their families’ livelihood while bringing last changes to the community that lasts for generations. Hilda, our community volunteer in Ecuador, was once a sponsored child. Born in a... Read More
Under The Flames of Conflicts: Support Ukrainian Children Return to School and Rebuild Their Lives in A Safe Environment
It has been a year since the devastating Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out on 24 February 2022. Missiles and other military forces have continued to attack the local cities and towns, killing over 18,900 civilians and displacing over 8 million Ukrainians. Many Ukrainian children are forced to flee home, facing risks such as dropping out, being... Read More
Response to The 2023-2024 Budget Public Consultation – Allocating More Resources to Assist Child-related Institutions Implement Child Safeguarding Policy and Improve Children’s Eye Health
In 2022 Policy Address, the Government has proposed to legislate mandatory reporting for suspected child abuse cases. Apart from mandatory reporting, Plan International Hong Kong (“Plan International”) also considers the necessity of reinforcing child safeguarding mechanism in Hong Kong to minimise the risks of abuse in the first place; Plan International also noticed there is... Read More
Run for Girls! 2023 Save Girls from Child Marriage
Run for Girls 2023 was successfully held on 7 April. We would like to express our most sincere gratitude to you for joining the run and supporting girls’ rights! Here are the results: Female 10.11km Individual Run Senior 1 Senior 2 Master Male 10.11km Individual Run Senior 1 Senior 2 Master 3km Run Individual Run... Read More
【Emergency】 Devastating Earthquakes Hit Türkiye and Syria Over 70,000 Casualties and Urgent Help is needed for Victims
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck Southern Turkey and Northwestern Syria on 6 February early morning while the second quake of magnitude 7.6 hit again at noon. No such strong earthquake has ever happened for the past century and this “doublet earthquake” has already led to over 47,000 deaths and 100,000 injuries. The affected population... Read More
Taking A Bath In Slums Puts Girls At Risk Of Being Sexually Harassed
Taking a proper bath should be a time for relaxing from our daily stresses, and it is also a basic human right. However, girls living in the slums in Bangladesh are living in fear of being sexually harassed every time they take a shower. Slums are dark, filthy, and littered areas that most people avoid... Read More
Supporter Gathering 2022 – Showing Your Continued Love and Care for Children’s Future
The Supporter Gathering has ended successfully. Over a hundred participants, including our volunteer ambassador, ex-beneficiaries and supporters attended the event. It has been three years since the last gathering between Plan International Hong Kong, supporters and donors in the 10th Anniversary Gathering. On 27 Nov, the Supporter Gathering 2022 was successfully held in success with... Read More
【Gifts of Hope】Send Love in Christmas Change Children’s Lives with Education
In end August 2022, Plan International (Hong Kong) CEO Dr. Kanie Siu travelled to Bangladesh, one of the countries in the world with the highest child marriage rate, to learn about how girls struggled to survive under child marriage and our related work. Poverty there is further intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to surging... Read More
【Emergency】Indonesia Earthquake Emergency Appeal Many Children Were Killed and Injured Survivors Need Your Urgent Help
The 5.6-magnitude quake has destroyed the Cianjur region in West Java of Indonesia. Starting from Monday (21 November), the earthquake has caused over 260 deaths, 1,000 injured, over 150 people missing, more than 22,000 homes were destroyed and near 60,000 people have been displaced. Lacking water and food, the affected children and their families are... Read More
Empowering Girls Through Seed Grants Grow Businesses and Achieve Independence
Women’s entrepreneurship is rising in popularity in Hong Kong. Women are encouraged to achieve their potential and pursue their dreams through various employment development possibilities. However, in developing countries, being a girl is a burden that limits one’s prospects for personal growth and education. Many girls are forced into child marriage by traditional culture and... Read More