JANUARY ROUNDUP 一月回顧

Post Date: Feb 14th, 2023 | Categories: Monthly Roundup | COMMENT

Prepared by our Student Interns, Terry Chow, Sally Leung and Alan Yip (in alphabetical order), from the Department of Sociology of Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

由香港樹仁大學社會學系的學生實習生Terry Chow、Sally Leung和Alan Yip(按字母順序排列)編寫。

 

Out with the old, in with the new. This month marks the opening of 2023. In a brand new year, we are thrilled to see kind-hearted people continue to visit our centre, sending us donations and organising activities for our members. This piece reviews the major activities that happened at our centre in the past month.

本月象徵送舊迎新。新的一年,本會的辨公室洋溢著新春佳節的歡欣氣息。善心人士一如既往捐贈有用物資予難民家庭,同時亦為他們舉辦活動。本篇將總結過去一個月於本會舉辦的主要活動。

ABOUT US 關於我們

Refugee Union, founded in 2014, is Hong Kong’s only refugee-led organisation. We have over 3,000 members from 52 countries. Currently, our centre is based in Sheung Wan. We work with visions to safeguard refugee rights and improve the situation of refugees in Hong Kong.

難民聯會成立於2014年,是本港唯一由難民領導的組織。本會現有超過3,000名會員,他們來自52個國家和地區。本會現址位於上環。自成立以來,本會一直致力保障難民權益和改善他們的生活狀況。

ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE 活動一覽 

Sharing at School Assembly 學校早會分享

On 13 and 18 January, we have had the honour to be invited by the Man Kiu Association

Primary School and DSC International School to give a sharing during the assembly on the lived experience of refugees in Hong Kong and how we are helping them. These are important initiatives to raise awareness.

本會有幸於1月13和18日分別到訪閩僑小學和香港德思齊加拿大國際學校與師生分享難民在香港的生活狀況以及本會為他們提供的服務,藉此提高社會對難民狀況的關注。

Celebrating Lunar New Year 慶祝農曆新年

On 13 January, volunteers visited our centre and taught our members to write ‘fai chun’ to celebrate Lunar New Year. Wishing all of you ‘dreams come true’ and ‘prosperity and wealth’ in the Year of Rabbit.

1月13日,義工到訪本會並教授難民寫揮春慶祝農曆新年,祝各位兔年「心想事成」、「大吉大利」。

Knitting Workshop 針織工作坊

On 26 January, volunteers from our partner organisation, Grassroots Future, organised a knitting workshop for our members who are ladies. Ladies are grateful for this opportunity to learn with fun.

1月26日,本會的合作夥伴Grassroots Future到訪並為難民婦女舉辦針織工作坊,寓學習於娛樂。

Pet Visit 寵物探訪

Our centre is pet-friendly. On 28 January, we welcomed a volunteer who brought her puppy Inky to our centre. Kids were overjoyed!

1月28日,善心人士帶同寵物犬Inky到訪本會,孩子們欣喜若狂。

GIVING IS A BLESSING 施比受更有福

This month we received donations of wide-ranging useful items. We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to those who lend us a helping hand. Your support means a lot to us. We deliver all items we received to refugees.

過去一個月,本會獲善心人士捐贈各種有用物資。本會對此衷心感謝,並承諾將收集到的物資全數送到難民手中。

Please continue to support our centre and stay tuned to our website and social media pages (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) for updated information. You are also welcomed to contact us by email at info@refugeeunion.org or visit our centre during office hours (Mondays to Saturdays, 10am-6pm).

請繼續關注本會的網站和社交媒體專頁 (FacebookInstagramTwitter) 以獲取本會發布的最新資訊,亦歡迎各位以電郵 (info@refugeeunion.org) 形式聯絡本會或親臨到訪 (辦公時間為星期一至六上午10時至下午6時)。