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Written by Deng Yinglin
2020-06-01 07:01
Date of last update: 2020-06-01 07:01Affected by the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, Hong Kong's economy has been hit hard. The unemployment rate has reached a 10-year high and it has become even more difficult for households to live. The charity Oxfam collaborated with the Nutritionist Association and social enterprises to design simple and easy-to-cook recipes with a cost of only about 16 yuan each. They hired women who were unemployed or whose income was greatly affected by the epidemic to pack nutritional food packages and recipes. , Distributed to 600 households in batches in batches. On the one hand, it eases the consumption expenditure of households, and on the one hand, it imparts knowledge and information on nutritious diet.
Some beneficiary households said that after receiving the dumpling package and learning how to mix the ingredients, they would save nearly 1,000 yuan in expenditure, which would make their underweight and underweight sons no longer hate vegetables. I do n’t even eat it, or maybe it ’s too simple to cook. Now I ’m shredded and the colors are bright. My children are looking forward to new dishes, and my son is more about vegetables. ”
Since April this year, Oxfam Hong Kong has launched the "Saving Low-Essential Grassroots" project in collaboration with co-workers, the CSSA and Low-Income Alliance, the Hong Kong Nutritionist Association and the Christian United Nethersole Community Health Service. (Photo by Deng Yinglin)
Public tenants: "Sautéed" and "Starry Sky Steamed Steamed Steam" are not popular
Fang Jie, a family of five who lives in the Sham Shui Po room, said that there is only about 100 feet in the house and there is no door to separate. You cannot "fry" when cooking, otherwise the fumes will contaminate the clothes and the bed. She said that the nutritionist in the plan suggested that she should cook with different ingredients and less oil smoke, which is both healthy and makes the dishes change more. Among them, the "starry sky tea bowl steaming" made of okra successfully won the favor of two sons.
She said with satisfaction, "I did n’t choose okra before, I did n’t like it, but I did n’t like it, but it ’s better to add steamed eggs! There are 4 bags of 10 yuan, 7 to 8 per bag, and you can divide a few meals. Now they Every meal comes to a clean dish, and every time I go home, I ask what to cook tonight!" She added that she learned recently that people of different ages should also absorb calcium. If the economic situation improves in the future, they will consider drinking milk powder.
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New dishes help underweight boys to stop eating
A Wen, a housewife of the same housewife, and her husband who serves as a dim sum master, have a monthly income cut of 5,000 yuan during the epidemic. The current monthly salary is 15,000 yuan. expenditure. A Wen said that she did n’t expect that the newly learned tuna pancakes would be deeply welcomed by the four-year-old son who was too light and not up to the standard. "In the past, I did n’t eat" Zuo Er You Dang ", or it might be overcooked. Simple, now the shredded and bright colors, the children are looking forward to the new dishes, and his son is more about vegetables. "
▼ The following are a number of "Ying Ying" recipes provided by the Hong Kong Nutritionists Association, each side dish costs about 16 yuan ▼
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Oxfam Hong Kong: each dish costs only 16 yuan for balanced nutrition, the price cooks delicious side dishes
Huang Shuohong, the project director of Oxfam Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, explained that the grassroots have less knowledge about food nutrition, mainly using rice cookers or induction cookers, and the dishes are simpler. In addition, about 70% of the grassroots respondents face economic pressure under the epidemic and need to reduce daily consumption expenses. And going out.
Therefore, in late April, Oxfam launched a plan to "save money at the grassroots level". The Christian United Nethersole Community Health Service and the Hong Kong Association of Nutritionists balance the nutritional needs and the income level of the grassroots. 16 yuan, easy to buy ingredients, long storage time, simple dishes that can be cooked in a "light fry, roll", etc., let the grass cook the "color and fragrance" of the family-style side dishes.
From the left, Zheng Yaotong, the founder of "Common Kitchen Homework", and Huang Shuohong, the project director of Oxfam Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. (Photo by Deng Yinglin)
Unemployed and underemployed are not enough
Due to the inconvenience of gathering under the epidemic situation, Oxfam will change the scheduled free lectures and cooking classes to video teaching, and set up a whatsapp group for nutritionists to answer questions from the beneficiaries. Huang Shuohong explained that in the long run, it is hoped that grassroots families will learn how to mix and handle ingredients, and to create delicious and cheap dishes while retaining the nutritional value of food.
Zheng Yaotong, the founder of "Cooking Home", who is responsible for packaging food packages, said that the unemployment rate in the catering industry has risen sharply, so he has decided to hire the grassroots affected by the epidemic. , Vacuum packaging and storage. The salary is based on the "living wage" recommended by Oxfam Hong Kong. It works about five to six hours a day, with an hourly wage of 60 yuan, and a reimbursement fee allowance. After packaging, the ingredients and recipes will be distributed to the beneficiary families on Monday and Friday through "Focus on CSSA and Low Income Alliance".
Oxfam Hong Kong estimates that the total expenditures related to the food package will be about 2.5 million yuan for the entire two-year project. It plans to temporarily focus on providing services to the squatters with under-age children in Sham Shui Po District. It has not yet accepted public applications and is interested in understanding or Members of the public can go to the Oxfam Hong Kong website for information.
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