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SCMP Reporter

Where: Rm 2010, 20/F, Southern Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai

What: The Hong Kong Family Welfare Society (HKFWS) was established in 1938 and was originally known as the Social Service Centre of the Churches. It assists and counsels families in distress and also conducts  work  involving children, youths, single parents, new arrivals and the elderly.

How: Visit www.hkfws.org.hk or call 2527 3171 for more information. The organisation provides a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for young people. They are now recruiting volunteers for a raffle ticket sale to be held over the next two months.  Other volunteer activities include flag- selling  for the Community Chest on November 26.

Teen volunteer: Tsoi Ching, 15, is a fourth former at Po Kok Secondary School. She  joined HKFWS  three years ago.

'In Form One, I joined the Understanding the Adolescent Project run by social workers from HKFWS. The programme offers leadership training, camping activities and opportunities to take part in social services. We mainly serve children and teenagers.

Sometimes we organise visits to The Peak for children and arrange games for them at the organisation's centre.

I don't have any siblings, so playing with children is a special activity for me.

I also help organise camps for younger students. The most memorable events usually happen during the camps, where we stay up all night and chat.

Organising these activities has given me a great sense of achievement. As a volunteer and leader, you must not shy away from hard work and must be willing to take the initiative to talk to people. You must also be responsible.

I was very shy when I was in Form One. But I'm braver now and capable of speaking on stage in front of a large crowd.

I believe that most family problems stem from misunderstandings. This past summer, I joined HKFWS' Heath Increase the Peace Project which taught us how to resolve conflicts peacefully.

We have designed a poster and are now producing  a drama  that we hope to perform in various schools to teach the things that we've learned.

Doing volunteer services is fun. It often brings many surprises, as well as breakthroughs, in your personal growth and development.'



Hong Kong Family Welfare Society