Agroup of young volunteers has learned that helping others can be a worthwhile experience that benefits both parties.
Secondary Four students at Sheng Kung Hui Bishop Mok Sau Tseng Secondary School who joined a community service project said it was a wonderful thing to help the less-fortunate, who were very happy to see them. In the process, the fourth- formers had widened their horizons, developed their leadership and communication skills, and gained a better understanding of problems faced by the community.
The project was co-organised by the school's Civic Education Committee.
Each class selected the organisation they would like to serve, set their own time-table and designed programmes for their target groups.
Prior to the implementation of the project, the participants met professional social workers who helped hone their counselling and organisation skills.
The students were then divided into five groups. They visited the elderly, mentally disabled children from Hong Chi Pinehill, and the terminally ill and rehabilitated mental patients in Tai Po Hospital over a three-month period.