Brave Hearts, Strong Together! Protecting Society's Most Vulnerable.
During the epidemic, as a mother of three, former news anchor and current professor at Baptist University, Bonnie Chiu Lai Yu, shared her insights on parent-child reading through Hans Andersen Club.
The ‘Pandemic Squad Leader’ character in the picture book teaches children different ways to combat the pandemic!
First Wave of the Pandemic: Pandemic Squad Leader Activities
In April, during the outbreak of the first wave of the pandemic, we quickly launched the “Pandemic Squad Leader” activity series. Through online story segments and specially designed pandemic-themed educational kits, we helped children actively cope with the sudden onset of the pandemic and school closures.
Online Reading Platform and Scholarships
In June of the same year, we launched the “Read-to-Strengthen” online platform, offering over 40 stories and celebrity reading shares. We held more than 20 parent workshops to encourage 1,028 low-income students to continue their learning, with scholarships sponsored by the Li Ka Shing Foundation.
Support for Outlying Island Residents and Seniors
Due to resource scarcity in outlying islands, our organization has been serving the communities of Lamma Island and Tai O on Lantau Island for 25 years, accumulating nearly 250,000 service instances. During the most critical times of the pandemic, we continued to mobilize volunteers to care for the elderly in remote villages, with nearly 1,000 visits made to seniors over the past three years.