I take much pleasure in inviting you to attend the captioned event which will be held on January 13, 2023 (Friday), 3:30 pm at Lecture Hall 4/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
A delegation funded by the Community Chest attended the CIFA Regional Symposium & MSF Asian Family Conference 2022 on November 8-10, 2022. The theme of the conference was “Empowering Asian Families: Embracing Challenges & Building a Better Future”. The conference aims to further the policy-research-practice nexus on Asian Families by providing a platform for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners from Asia to come together to dialogue and exchange knowledge on strengthening Asian families.
During the pandemic, many families have experienced increased pressures and erosions to social supports, with implications for their well-being and mental health, different interventions thus arise to help the families in the Asia. In the report back session, the delegates would share the insights for better policy-making, programme development and implementation to strengthen family relationships in Asia and the inspiration from Family Well-Being Project. Please refer to the attached programme rundown for details.
For registration, please do register HERE on or before January 9, 2023. The Council will send the confirmation email to the participants on or before January 12, 2023. No registration fee is required.
Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact Ms. Fion Tai (Project Assistant) at 2876-2450 or email [email protected].
Thank you for your attention and I look forward to your active participation.
Date & Time : January 13, 2023 (Friday) 3:30- 5:00 p.m.
Venue : Lecture Hall 4/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building
Language : Cantonese
Programme
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3:30 p.m. |
Registration |
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3:40 |
Introduction |
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3:45 |
Challenges faced by Asian families and its impact on family well-being and resilience Ms. Angie Chan, Chief Officer (Family & Community Service) The Hong Kong Council of Social Service |
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4:00 |
Practice and knowledge on strengthening Asian families Ms. Winnie Xiong, Social Worker & Ms Sheryln Chia, Service Co-ordinator International Social Service Hong Kong Branch |
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4:30 |
Inspiration from the Asian Award for Advancing Family Well-Being Project (3A Project) Ms. Phoebe Wan, Senior Project Manager Wofoo Social Enterprises |
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4:45 |
Q & A |
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5:00 |
End |
Attachment:
1. Memorandum
2. Rundown