Under the epidemic, the overall economic environment has been affected, and people's willingness to donate has decreased.
There are charitable organizations and private organizations to jointly develop innovative and sustainable fundraising models, and use the emerging technology blockchain and NFT technology to create a painting competition with the theme of "My Home is in Sham Shui Po", and the winning works will be issued as NFT limited editions. Funds raised are used to support Hong Kong's Le Tong Behavior in providing much-needed education and development programs for underprivileged children.
The "My Family is in Sham Shui Po" theme creation and painting competition was organized by Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Happy Children's Walk and Articoin. More than 50 Hong Kong Happy Children's Walk children and youth members aged 6 to 18 participated in the competition. They took this opportunity to exert their imagination and creativity. Using brushes to interpret the Sham Shui Po in their minds, the children's group and the youth group each won 5 works and won the prize.
(Photo provided by Hong Kong Le Tong Xing)
The "My Family is in Sham Shui Po" theme creation and painting competition was organized by Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Happy Children's Walk and Articoin. More than 50 Hong Kong Happy Children's Walk children and youth members aged 6 to 18 participated in the competition. They took this opportunity to exert their imagination and creativity. Using brushes to interpret the Sham Shui Po in their minds, the children's group and the youth group each won 5 works and won the prize.
The winning works were minted into 5,000 NFTs by the blockchain mechanism of Proof-of-Capacity (PoC), and were publicly sold on Cathay shopping platform and Articoin platform.
The champion of the children's category is 9-year-old Lin Junhao, who painted Sham Shui Po as a place to find warmth.
"Because I have parents who love me here, I feel very happy. Although my family is not rich, I love this warm home."
(Photo provided by Hong Kong Le Tong Xing)
Children's champion: Although my family is not rich, I love this warm home
The champion of the children's category is 9-year-old Lin Junhao, who painted Sham Shui Po as a place to find warmth.
"Because I have parents who love me here, I feel very happy. Although my family is not rich, I love this warm home."
In the youth category, 14-year-old Yu Xiaoqing won the competition. The painting depicts the famous symbols of Sham Shui Po, such as Nam Cheong Pai, street food, etc., so that people can see at a glance that this is Sham Shui Po, expressing the beauty of Sham Shui Po with heart.
"I chose to use more warm colors to highlight warmth and affection."
In the youth category, 14-year-old Yu Xiaoqing won the competition. The painting depicts the famous symbols of Sham Shui Po, such as Nam Cheong Pai, street food, etc., so that people can see at a glance that this is Sham Shui Po, expressing the beauty of Sham Shui Po with heart.
"I chose to use more warm colors to highlight warmth and affection."
(Photo provided by Hong Kong Le Tong Xing)
Ms. Leung Wai-Lian, Executive Director of Hong Kong Happy Boys, said that due to the impact of the epidemic, global charities have been hit hard in terms of funding, manpower and operations.
Taking the example of the Hong Kong Happy Children's Association, the fundraising amount has been greatly reduced by more than 50%, and the project and activities have experienced unprecedented challenges.
The emergence of blockchain technology and NFTs provides a new perspective for the center's fundraising activities.
She revealed that "the net funds raised from all events will be used to support Hong Kong's Letong in providing much-needed education and development programmes for underprivileged children."
Leung continued, "Sham Shui Po is one of the hardest hit areas during the epidemic. Many children and young people in the district live in very cramped spaces and lack even the most basic online teaching infrastructure, which increases the pressure on schoolwork and life." , but this event saw the world in the eyes of the children with pure hearts, shared their stories of such a happy and beautiful home, and exuded refreshing positive energy. Le Tong Xing hopes to continue to create a happy space for children to grow and provide them with more more opportunities.
Cathay Pacific: Hope NFT works can support disadvantaged groups
Huang Wenjie, General Manager of Corporate Affairs of Cathay Pacific, said, "Cathay Pacific is home to Hong Kong, and is delighted to work with Hong Kong Le Tong Xing and Artcoin to showcase these meaningful paintings to the community, and to showcase the new generation of creativity in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. , and celebrate the characteristics of the family in Hong Kong. We hope that through the launch of these NFT works, the public can join in the charity and support the disadvantaged.”
Articoin co-founders Lin Shurong and Zhang Peiqi said, "We are very proud to participate in the meaningful activities of Hong Kong Le Tong Xing and Cathay Pacific, using technology to help low-income families in Hong Kong. This is exactly the impact Articoin hopes to bring."
They mentioned the forced cancellation of all school classroom activities during the pandemic, which made them more deeply aware of the difficult situation that vulnerable children face at home every day.
At present, we hope to create a new channel to redistribute resources in society through the use of new technologies.
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