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Written by: Wang Jingying
2020-09-21 06:00
Last update date: 2020-09-21 06:00
The new crown pneumonia has lasted for more than half a year, and the epidemic has caused severe damage to grassroots families. Under the environment of insufficient resources, the learning progress of grassroots school children has also been slowed down.
As the epidemic eased, the government announced the resumption of classes in phases on September 23. The Hang Lung Yixin Volunteer Team took advantage of the new school year to prepare school packages for grassroots students, including internet cards, stationery and epidemic prevention materials, to relieve their families' financial pressure.
Distribute start-up packages to grassroots students
The Hong Kong Association of Community Organizations interviewed 733 poor children at the end of last month. More than 90% (96.5%) of the school children surveyed said they had difficulties in attending classes or studying online. The reasons included lack of basic computers and Internet devices, insufficient Internet speed and Internet access, and housing The poor environment is not suitable for classes, etc., making learning progress lagging behind and widening the learning gap between the rich and the poor. On the other hand, long-term exposure to electronic screens can damage eyesight and concentration, and lack of exercise space at home is also detrimental to physical and mental development.
In view of this, the Hang Lung Yixin Volunteer Team, together with St. James’ Settlement and Principal Chen’s free tuition field, prepared practical school kits for 150 primary school children, including Internet data cards, parent-child physical fitness teaching aids, school bags, stationery, As well as masks and disinfectants, etc., to encourage and help them to enter the new school year, and reduce the expenses of their families due to the beginning of school.
Synchronize poverty alleviation with 9 cities in the Mainland
The impact of the new crown pneumonia spreads all over the world. Hang Lung has mobilized nearly 1,000 corporate volunteers in nine cities in Hong Kong and the Mainland to provide support to 4,500 grassroots. At the same time, it celebrates the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the group with meaningful community services.
Volunteers in 9 mainland cities provide services according to the needs of different communities, such as supporting elementary schools in mountainous areas for online learning, providing professional disinfection services for primary schools, distributing epidemic prevention materials and learning packages, leading beneficiaries to visit anti-epidemic exhibitions and museums, and organizing health The walking activity encourages volunteers to use exercise steps to exchange anti-epidemic supplies, etc., benefiting extremely poor families, teachers and students of schools for children of migrant workers, the elderly, cleaners and students in mountain schools.
Hang Lung has always been committed to fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities. In addition to organizing large-scale projects such as the "Hang Lung Mathematics Award" and "Hang Lung Building Sites-Young Architect Project" to cultivate new generations, the Hang Lung Yixin Volunteer Team has more than 1,700 volunteers to support different people. need.
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