On 6 November 2009, Humanity in Focus (HIF) received the Third Hong Kong Volunteer Award (Group Award) granted by the Agency for Volunteer Service at the Third Hong Kong Volunteer Award Presentation Ceremony (http://www.avs.org.hk/hkva/index.htm).

On 28 to 30th October 2009, the Centre of Development and Resources for Students (CEDARS) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) organized The Global Citizenship and Social Service Week which aims at increasing students’ understanding of global humanity issues and cultivating their sense of responsibility as global citizens – to be “one whose heart is in the world”.

Humanity in Focus (HIF) was interviewed by an Online magainze icubed.us to share the founding and development of HIF. We also shared opinions and thoughts on our work and how our lives have changed due to our recent experiences.

Click here to read the icubed.us magazine article

Three HIFers were interviewed by the live program “Teen Power” from RTHK on 18 Sept (Fri) night. We were happy to present HIF through this youth channel, as well as to have a chance for discussion on how Hong Kong citizens may have contributed to mishaps in developing countries.

On 19th July 2009, we successfully held a sharing session with 120 secondary schools outstanding students for the programme, “Summer School for Effective Leadership 2009”, a collaborative project organized by The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and The University of Hong Kong.

On 9th July 2009, Humanity in Focus was invited by Red Cross International Humanitarian Service Leadership Programme (ISLP) to have a sharing session. Committee members of HIF shared their experience in setting up a youth NGO and running different overseas projects. Participants of Young Global Citizenship Programme 2009 (YGCP) have also shared their views after the Cambodia trip.

In the year of 2000 at the Millennium Summit, 189 world leaders
signed the Millennium Declaration which promised to free men,
women and children from the dehumanizing conditions of
extreme poverty and make the right to development a reality
for everyone. This is the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
which comprise 8 time-bound and measurable targets to
combat extreme poverty ...

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Sharing with Students at Simon K.Y. Lee Hall, University of Hong Kong

Participants of Young Global Citizenship Programme '08 were invited by LEE Hall to give a sharing sessions during the high table dinner. We briefly introduced the history of Humanity in Focus, and the experience in Cambodia in summer 2008.

Sharing with Harvard University Visiting Students at University of Hong Kong

On 25 March, Humanity in Focus, together with other 3 local humnanitian NGOs were invited by the the University of Hong Kong to have a sharing session with those visiting students from Harvard University. Constructive ideas of how to work on humanitian issues among organizations in different parts of the world were shared...

Crossroads International X Humanity in Focus

On 20 February, Humanity in Focus was invited by the General Education Unit of the University of Hong Kong to give a two hour lecture and sharing session in the "Transformational social leadership" course. This lecture focused mainly on the concept of Global Citizenship and the steps of how a non-government organization can be set up and keep running...

Crossroads International X Humanity in Focus

Humanity in Focus has organised a "Poverty experience camp" together with Crossroads International again this year. In the camp, More than 30 participants lived in simulated environments, allowing them to experience the problems that poor people around the world are fac . In-depth debriefing on related issues were followed after the simulations.

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