Roundtable: Child Safeguarding Policy in Sports Setting
Introduction Plan International Hong Kong is committed to promoting the principles of Child Safeguarding within our local community. We firmly believe that Child Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and that all child-related organisations should exercise their moral and legal responsibility to provide a safe and positive environment for all children and young people. Sports institutions and... Read More
Introductory Workshop on Child Safeguarding Policy
Introduction Child Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, but more importantly as educators and professionals, it is our duty to safeguard the highest bar of standard to keep children safe in our every interaction. Child abuse cases are on the rise and many of these acts are carried out by people whom children trust. Plan International Hong... Read More
Coronavirus Relief Developing Countries Come Close to a Food and Safety Crisis
In light of the outbreak of coronavirus, Plan International has provided 880 grassroots children and their families with more than 59,000 masks and other antiviral supplies to meet their urgent needs. (Details of local relief work: https://bit.ly/34kFRLI) In Hong Kong, we often have our gaze on the situation in Europe and America; however, developing countries... Read More
‘Climate Injustice’ Converges ‘Gender Injustice’ Girls Sacrifice in Climate Crisis
17-year-old Swedish girl Greta Thunberg was elected Person of the Year 2019 by Times Magazine. This new-gen advocate of environmental protection drew overwhelming awareness on imminent need to curb climate change through initiating a global school strike. In the Central Province of Zambia, Central Africa, where 17-year-old Liness calls this unique place her home, is... Read More
Nepali Girls under Double Threats A Nightmare of Period-Shaming and the Caste System
The Indian movie Pad Man has raised public awareness on menstrual problems in developing countries previously and put the long term challenges on menstruation Indian girls are facing into the global spotlight. Other than India, its neighbouring country Nepal, where most people believe in Hinduism, shares a very similar situation. Menstruation has always been a... Read More
Send Hygiene Kits to Local Grassroots Families in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
As the new strain of coronavirus spreads, the price of antiviral products such as surgical masks and household cleaners has risen to an unaffordable level for many low-income families. In lack of hygiene supplies, some families have to use a mask repeatedly for days and their safety is at risk. In light of the difficulties... Read More
CEO Shares International and Local Experiences in Child Safeguarding Policy Forum
With the support and sponsorship of Plan International Hong Kong, the Child Safeguarding Policy Forum organised by Hong Kong Committee on Children’s Rights was successfully held on 16 January 2020 at Hong Kong Scout Centre which attracted nearly a hundred participants from the child related industries. It is everyone’s responsibility to safeguard our children; however,... Read More
The Story behind Nigerian Girls Kidnapping
We might have heard of the shocking news that a group of 276 were kidnapped from a secondary school in Northeast Nigeria in 2014. Boko Haram, a terrorist group which aims to establish an Islamic totalitarian start in Northern Nigeria, has been on a constant battle with the Nigerian army for years and they are... Read More
Run for Girls’ Rights 2020
Join Us and Help Girls Run Towards a Better Future! Run for Girls is a charity run co-organised by Plan International Hong Kong and Cosmopolitan with the aim of fighting for and promoting girls’ rights and justice, as well as protecting girls in developing countries from discrimination, inequality and violence. Part of the proceeds this... Read More
Child marriage from another perspective
Child marriage is a common but complex issue. Most of us may think that the lack of education opportunities and unreasonable traditions are the root causes of the issue. This time, we will look at it from the perspective of household manpower and uxorilocality. In Ratanakiri, a remote area of Cambodia, 59% of children get... Read More