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Mar 2017 - Aug 2017

Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project - Eternity Love and Happy Community for Active Ageing 2017

District:Kowloon City

Organisation:
Eternity Love Foundation Company Limited

Key components:
  • Installation of handrails at home: Recruit retired plumbers and electricians to conduct home visits to elderly households and install handrails for them, with an aim to encourage senior persons to contribute to the community.  Tips of home safety will also be promoted, aiming to prevent home accidents and improve their quality of life. 
  • Group activities: Invite young people as tutors and organise group activities under different health topics to enhance the knowledge of elderly people, improve intergenerational communication, and also establish a caring group platform for the elderly to make friends, widen their social network, and offer opportunities to communicate with young generation.  

AFC domains:
Housing
Respect & Social Inclusion
Social Participation
Civic Participation & Employment
Number of direct beneficiaries:916 people

Approved funding:$ 224,650

Initiated and funded by:

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Project partners:

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • The University of Hong Kong
  • Lingnan University
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
  • Sau Po Centre on Ageing
  • Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies
  • Research Centre for Gerontology and Family Studies
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