Christian ActionChristian Action

基督教勵行會基督教勵行會

Community networking and working with voluntary medical

professionals

Service for Ethnic Service for Ethnic MinoritiesMinorities

Sau Mau Ping Service CentreSau Mau Ping Service Centre (July 2003)(July 2003) ChungKing Mansions Service CentreChungKing Mansions Service Centre (January 2004)(January 2004) To Kwa Wan Service CentreTo Kwa Wan Service Centre (June 2002)(June 2002)

RationaleRationale

Every one should enjoyEvery one should enjoy equal equal rights and opportunitiesrights and opportunities in all in all aspects of social life in Hong aspects of social life in Hong Kong. Kong.

Integrated services for Ethnic Integrated services for Ethnic

MinoritiesMinorities Objectives Objectives

- To provide a To provide a wealth of informationwealth of information covering different areascovering different areas

- To To empowerempower the ethnic minorities to the ethnic minorities to solve their common problemssolve their common problems

- To promote To promote social inclusionsocial inclusion- To build up and strengthen the To build up and strengthen the

supportive network supportive network - To To facilitate social adjustmentfacilitate social adjustment and and

social integration among locals and EM social integration among locals and EM residentsresidents

Scope of Services (SMPC)Scope of Services (SMPC)

- Orientation & Community EducationOrientation & Community Education• To help EM to learn more about Hong Kong’s language, law, and To help EM to learn more about Hong Kong’s language, law, and

Chinese cultureChinese culture

• To strengthen social adjustment among EM Community induction To strengthen social adjustment among EM Community induction servicesservices

• Language programmeLanguage programme

• Women’s programmeWomen’s programme

• Settlement servicesSettlement services

Scope of Services (SMPC)Scope of Services (SMPC)

- Employment Assistant ServiceEmployment Assistant Service - YPTP (Youth Pre-Employment Training - YPTP (Youth Pre-Employment Training

Program)Program)

– YWETS (Youth Working Employment YWETS (Youth Working Employment Training) Training)

– One stop Employment Assistance Service One stop Employment Assistance Service

– Job related skills training Job related skills training

Scope of Services (SMPC)Scope of Services (SMPC)

One-stop Employment Assistance One-stop Employment Assistance ServiceService

Career counseling Career counseling Job orientation & personality assessmentsJob orientation & personality assessments Job referral to clientsJob referral to clients Screening & case referral to employersScreening & case referral to employers On-the-job follow-up servicesOn-the-job follow-up services

for both our clients & employersfor both our clients & employers

Scope of Services (SMPC)Scope of Services (SMPC)

Integration ProgrammeIntegration Programme

•To enhance To enhance multiculturalism & multiculturalism & social harmonysocial harmony

•To promote mutual To promote mutual understanding of understanding of different racial different racial groupsgroups

Scope of Services (SMPC)Scope of Services (SMPC)

Volunteer DevelopmentVolunteer Development

Scope of Services (SMPC)Scope of Services (SMPC)

Recreational & Development Recreational & Development ProgrammeProgramme

Working ApproachesWorking Approaches

Adopting multiculturalismAdopting multiculturalism Proactive Proactive Client-oriented approachesClient-oriented approaches Community networkingCommunity networking

Importance of the community networking in providing Ethnic Minorities service

- Allow better communication

- Build up the supportive network

- Promote a sense of multi-cultural community

Volunteer Doctors at Volunteer Doctors at Christian Action – ckmsc.Christian Action – ckmsc.

Caring the health of Caring the health of Ethnic Minorities of Ethnic Minorities of

Hong KongHong Kong

ObjectivesObjectives

Better health , education and Better health , education and opportunities for the vulnerable opportunities for the vulnerable people.people.

Promoting health through Promoting health through organized effort.organized effort.

Harness the communityHarness the community..

Why serving ethnic Why serving ethnic minorities ?minorities ?

5.6% of Hong Kong’s population. 5.6% of Hong Kong’s population. They are vulnerableThey are vulnerable

Language barrierLanguage barrierCultural/ background differenceCultural/ background difference

Social stigma Social stigma

What we do ?What we do ?

Medical consultation Medical consultation Cervical cancer screening Cervical cancer screening

service for women service for women ReferralReferral Health Education and health Health Education and health

workshop. workshop.

Medical consultationMedical consultation

A little girl A little girl from India from India suffering from suffering from Upper Upper respiratory respiratory tract infection tract infection for one for one month.month.

Medical consultationMedical consultation

Patient Patient suffering from suffering from chronic back chronic back pain.pain.

Medical consultationMedical consultation

A girl from A girl from Nepal Nepal suffering from suffering from fungal fungal infection infection

Ethnic Minorities who Ethnic Minorities who visit usvisit us

SingleSingle With language barrierWith language barrier UnemployedUnemployed Suffering from chronic Suffering from chronic

diseasedisease WomenWomen

Health workshops Health workshops

HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS Cervical cancer Cervical cancer

/Breast cancer/Breast cancer Menstrual DisorderMenstrual Disorder Personal hygiene Personal hygiene Parents awareness in Parents awareness in

drug abusedrug abuse Parenting teenage Parenting teenage

childrenchildren

Way aheadWay ahead

Provide careProvide care Commission careCommission care Collaborate with other Collaborate with other

agencies to promote health agencies to promote health Community empowerment for Community empowerment for

health.health.