On 11 February 2017, Zontians Lolita Ng (Chairperson of the Social Services Committee), Cecilia Yao and Isabelle Young visited Benji Centre, a social enterprise serving children with hearing.

The ZCK has, for three consecutive years, sponsored the HPV vaccination Project to safeguard the underprivileged girls (including the ethic minorities) in Shamshuipo, Tin Shui Wai, Tsuen Wan and Wanchai against cervical cancer through the continuing generous support from the Hong Kong Women Doctor Association and various NGOs. the project was successfully concluded by the last round of injections on 14 January 2017 in Tsuen Wan. The young and their parents gave encouraging appreciative feedback to the Project aimed at protecting girls from common but preventable infections associated with cervical cancer.

Lolita Ng, Chair of the Social Services Committee, was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation by the Head of the Caritas Group & Community Work in recognition of the Zonta Club of Kowloon 's support of the Young Mothers Project.

Youth Work Project on "Love Connection"

The Zonta Club of Kowloon has launched a 18-month project named "Love Connection" to help teenage girls in achievement of mature values towards love and courtship. Opening of the project was officiated on April 15, 2016 at the Ma On Centre of HK Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council, the service partner.

Zontian Agnes Koon, Board Director and the President (Designate), gave an inspiring speech at the event, encouraging the young participants to actively participate in the forthcoming activities that ranged from educational workshop, talks, group therapy, drama therapy, camp to interested classes ( e.g. cooking and physical exercise).

Through the activities, the Club aimed to impart positive attitudes and values to the teenage girls, particularly those who felt disoriented and/or hurt in their relationships with the opposite sex, so that they knew how to better protect themselves in handling sexual demands from boyfriends. In the longer term, this might prevent or minimise teenage pregnancy and life-long emotional/psychological damages.

Zontian Susanna Lo (Chairman of the Social Services Committee), Lolita Ng, Cecilia Kuk and Beryl Chan attended the Opening Ceremony in support of this meaningful project.

The event was well attended by about 50 young girls. Quite a number of their boyfriends were present. An educational workshop on "Knowing More About The Opposite Sex" was organised immediately after the Opening Ceremony.

On 16 January 2016, we continued primary prevention of cervical cancer by giving HPV vaccination to the girls from low-income families.at Kwai Hing Learning Centre of The Open University of Hong Kong with the generous sponsor of Hong Kong Merck Sharp & Dohme MSD and the kind assistance of HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre and in collaboration with doctors from the Hong Kong Women Doctors Association.

Our HPV vaccination project has been deeply honoured to have received HK$70,000 from the Sir Robert Hotung Charitable Fund's 2015 allocation exercise.as a project for the prevention of sickness. The Sir Robert Ho Tung Charitable Fund, one of the major trust funds in Hong Kong, was set up in 1956 with a bequest by the late Sir Robert Ho Tung. The fund is managed by HSBC Trustee (Hong Kong) Limited. Its charitable objects are for the relief of poverty, prevention of sickness and those benefiting the elderly, handicapped and under-privileged.

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Jockey Club Home for Hospice Sponsorship for 500 bed days at the Jockey Club Home for Hospice for the promotion of Hospice Care, and priority would be given for women. Up to March 2022, 388 patients were benefited.

Jockey Club Home for Hospice Sponsorship for 500 bed days at the Jockey Club Home for Hospice for the promotion of Hospice Care, and priority would be given for women. Up to March 2022, 388 patients were benefited.

Attending Donor Appreciation ceremony

Sponsored empowered the female dancers who were graduates of the Academy of Performing Arts suffered from the pandemic and to encourage them in the art marathon in.

Sponsored the organization to provide 200 sessions of integrated individual counselling service for underprivileged women with breast cancer under government’s mammography screening service for one year from.

Visit to the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation

Sponsored workshops and activities for women. The objective was to increase the awareness and understanding of grassroot women on psychological health; to strengthen the connection between grassroot women and the community and to build /consolidate the mutual rapport of each other. The project will be implemented upon the COVID-19 situation improved and tentatively in July 2022.

Video is produced in collaboration with Hong Kong Cancer Fund. The educational video is produced by medical/nursing professionals, highlighting useful knowledge and series of physical exercise for management of Lymphedema that frequently occurs after surgical operation, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy for breast cancer treatment. The video is produced in traditional Chinese voice with English subtitles and another in Putonghua with simplified Chinese subtitles.

Launched in January 2019, Project on Holistic Development of Young Mothers is a joint initiative of our Club with Caritas Hong Kong. The aim is to empower young mothers to achieve economic independence, build self-esteem and become self reliant. Personality dimension workshops were organized in June 2019 to help young mothers (most are unwed mothers) to reconstruct their own lives. Les Beatitudes participated in organizing Sewing Classes. Scholarships were also offered to four selected young mothers to enable them to pursue their vocational training or school programmes. Through education and training, young mothers would be better able to move forward with more confidence and self-esteem.

Zonta Club of Kowloon was awarded ZI Centennial Anniversary Grant, at its 100th anniversary, in recognition of the Project on Holistic Development of Young Mothers conducted jointly with Caritas Hong Kong. At the 2019 ZI Disitrict 17 Conference in Hong Kong, Zonta Club of Kowloon was also awarded District 17 Governor Award for Best Centennial Local Service Projects.

In September 2018, our Club sponsored Department of Clinical Oncology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital to purchase one set of Venezia applicator for enhanced radiotherapy of gynaecological cancer patients. The new applicator allows adequate dose delivery to a wider spectrum of tumour location and topography, such as pelvic side wall, which is more difficult with conventional brachytherapy applicators. It is safe, more effective and user friendly, giving higher survival rate and reducing the risk of later complications of surrounding organs. The clinical use of Venezia applicator began in November 2018. By the end of April 2019, a total of 21 treatment sessions were offered to 7 cervical cancer patients.

Agreeing to provide job opportunities for women from underprivileged families who want to and need to work in a flexible arrangement and home environment, ZCK has the pleasure to become the Ruby Sponsor of Les Beatitudes to fund one collage learning workshop for underprivileged mothers and/or children The cheque (HK$50,000) presentation ceremony was held on 6 January 2018.

Zonta Club of Kowloon had the privilege to host a private lunch for the International President Elect Ms Susanne von Bassewitz, when she stopped over Hong Kong before attending Manila Conference.

After the lunch, Lolita Ng had arranged a visit for PE Susanne to visit the Hong Kong Cancer Fund. There was a very thorough presentation by Mrs Sally Lo, CEO of the HK Cancer Fund and Dr Michael Tse of the Institute of Human Performance of HKU on our "Keep Moving Project". They also presented the effect of physical exercise for breast cancer survivor patients' recovery. This research is evidence base. They will further research the different of effect between doing exercise at the Gym and at Centre/home.

Zonta Club of Kowloon in May 2017 sponsored the procurement of equipment for setting up a Mindfulness Centre to provide Mindfulness psychological training to female inmates at Nei Kwu Correctional Institution, Hong Kong Correctional Services Department at Hei Ling Chau. The facilities are used for mindfulness meditation as a rehabilitation intervention for treatment for female drug abusers and law offenders.

In March 2017, our Club sponsored Hong Kong Cancer Fund on the 'Keep Moving' Project to improve the physical functioning, psychological well-being and quality of life of breast cancer survivors. We collaborated with the Active Health Clinic, Institute of Human Performance of the University of Hong Kong to provide professional training, monitoring and assessment of the programme. Dr Michael Tse of University of Hong Kong presented a progress report on the research findings which has proven the effectiveness of evidence-based exercise intervention for breast cancer survivors. The Institute has also published a research report with acknowledgement of Zonta Club of Kowloon’s contribution to the Project.

Zontians Lolita Ng and Doreen Kong interviewed the young unwed mother who applied for a scholarship that the Zonta Club of Kowloon sponsored to assist unwed mothers in reengineering their lives by pursuit of formal education or vocational training.

Zontians Lolita Ng and Doreen Kong met up Carmen Yim, the Supervisor of the Caritas Unwed Mothers Project

In March 2016, Zonta Club of Kowloon launched the "1AM App" in collaboration with the Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women ("ACSVAW). This is the first Chinese-speaking app worldwide for the prevention of violence and abuse among women and girls providing access to sexual violence resources and vital survival information that allows victims to immediately alert their preset group of trusted friends, family, or emergency services about potentially violent situation. This smartphone app is designed to be a potentially lifesaving alert system and uses technology to empower women and girls to take an active role in the prevention of sexual violence.

The project has received the D.R.E.A.M.S. Achievement Award - Meritorious Newly Conceptualized Advocacy Project at the Zonta International 19th District 17 Conference held in Manila in September 2017.

Elderly

We care for women of different ages and needs; we care for children and teenage mothers, but we also help elderly parents in the form of equipment sponsorship to Caritas Aged Home More detail >

Others

Zontian Agnes Koon joined the celebration of the Year of the Monkey at the annual spring reception of Caritas-Hong Kong on 22 February 2016 which was opened with a lion dance and officiated by Mrs Regina Leung and John Cardinal Tong Hon. Next to Agnes Koon are Ms Maggie Chan, Director, Social Work, Service Division, Caritas and Ms Angie Lai, Service Head,Family Service, Caritas.

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