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Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project - LO HO Life ll

District:Islands

Organisation:OIWA Limited

Key components:
  • Recruit and train young-olds, retired people and housewives to become AFC Ambassadors and teach them tips on staying healthy, fall prevention, and how to improve home safety, etc.
  • Conduct home visits to elderly singletons and doubletons, provide home modification work and distribute souvenir packs.
  • Teach young-olds by retired persons, housewives and young people on the use of communication applications on smart phones, and encourage the young-olds to utilise their knowledge learnt to create chat groups and disseminate community information and provide support to the neighbouring old-olds.
  • Organise a sharing cum award presentation ceremony to recognise the contribution of participants and volunteers in the programme, promoting the spirit of “helping people to help themselves” and encouraging them to continue to serve the community.

AFC domains:
Housing
Communication & Information
Respect & Social Inclusion
Social Participation
Number of direct beneficiaries:100 people

Approved funding:$143,350

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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