JULY ROUNDUP  七月回顧

Post Date: Aug 1st, 2022 | Categories: Monthly Roundup | COMMENT

This month Hong Kong experienced its hottest day of the year.  Many refugee families who live in small and hot subdivided flats thus came to our centre to enjoy the air conditioning service.  This piece reviews the activities that happened at our centre throughout the month.

七月是香港全年最熱的月份。在酷熱天氣下,很多難民家庭難耐居於狹小和侷促的劏房,紛紛到本會的辦公室避暑。本文回顧了本會於過去一個月舉辦的活動。

ABOUT US  關於我們

Refugee Union, founded in 2014, is the only refugee-led organisation in Hong Kong.  We have over 2,000 members from 20 countries, including 500 children.  Currently, our centre is based in Sheung Wan.  Being an union of and for refugees, we work with visions to safeguard refugee rights and improve the situation of refugees in Hong Kong.

難民聯會於2014年成立,是本港唯一由難民組成和領導的組織。本會現有超過2,000名註冊會員,他們來自20多個不同地區和國家。本會的現址位於上環。自成立以來,本會一直致力保障難民權益和改善本地難民社群的待遇。

ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE  活動一覽

Although many of our activities are still suspended in view of the fluctuating epidemic condition, our centre continues to serve refugees in the city.  A series of fundraising and community engagement work are ongoing.

雖然本會大部份活動仍然因疫情反覆而暫停,本會的辦公室仍然開放並如常提供服務。一系列的籌募和社區參與工作亦籌備得如火如荼。

This month we were honoured to host Simon Mak and Nerris Lam at our centre.  They will be helping us on community engagement and fundraising affairs.  We greatly appreciated the support from Simon and Nerris.

本會有幸於本月下旬與Simon Mak和Nerris Lam會面。他們將協助本會推展有關籌募和社區參與的工作。本會衷心感謝Simon和Nerris的熱心幫忙。

High food prices keep creating a heavy burden on refugee families as they do not have enough money to get groceries.  Hence, we launched another fundraising campaign to help refugees buy food and necessities.  We sincerely ask for your support to the local refugee community.

本港生活成本高昂,物價飛漲,一直以來對難民家庭造成沉重的經濟壓力。本會於是發起另一項線上眾籌項目,協助本地難民家庭購買食物和必需品,懇請善心人士慷慨解囊。

GIVING IS A BLESSING  施比受更有福

While fundraising is ongoing, this month we received donations of wide-ranging items.  We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all donors who lend us a hand.  Your support means a lot to us.  We promise to deliver all items we received to refugees who are in need.

過去一個月,本會獲社會上不少有心人捐贈物資,本會對此表示衷心感謝,並承諾將收集到的物資全數送到有需要的難民手中。

Please continue to support our centre and stay tuned to our website and social media pages (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) for the updated information.  You are also welcome to contact us by email at info@refugeeunion.org or by visiting 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十時至下午六時)。