Advertisement

Hong Kong Playground Association

Reading Time:2 minutes
Why you can trust SCMP
0

Where: 11/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai

What: Established in 1933, the charity provides a wide variety of social services, such as outreach projects, recreational activities, educational programmes, student guidance services and vocational training to promote the well-being of young people.

How: Visit www.hkpa.hk for more information.

Volunteer: Wesley Cheng Kai-cheong, 24, is a final year student at the City University of Hong Kong. He has been working for the Hong Kong Playground Association for more than 10 years and is an award-winning youth volunteer.

'I became a volunteer when I was about eight years old. I mainly helped with flag-selling and other fund-raising activities.

'In 1994, I joined a summer training programme for young volunteers. The participants formed a volunteer group called Lok Hei, which I now chair. There are about 20 volunteers in the group.

'We help the centre run large-scale events and drop-in activities. For the activities, we devise games with different educational themes - such as civic responsibility or heath issues - for children aged six to 12.

Advertisement