Monica's+Research

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What are the different perspectives of different people?
This information has not been put into my own words. This information shows that some people care and some people don't about their children. The information in red is the highlighted information.

Mother of **“Siu Lu”** is a street sleeper who is autistic and mentally challenged… can she have a safe and happy home just like other normal children?


 * "Ajay"**follows his parents to migrate to Hong Kong from India at the age of 6. Everything was totally different here- the mode of living, the language spoken…Can he adapt to the new life here? Where should he and his parents seek for help when they have difficulties?

Since 1926, Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children has been striving to build a healthy, happy and safe environment for less privileged children in Hong Kong. Many children with similar backgrounds as “Siu Lu” and “Ajay” have improved their lives through our services. Our **Children’s Residential Hom e** provides round-the-clock care services to 100 children from newborn to 3 referred by Social Welfare Department, they are either abandoned by their parents, orphaned, or belong to families suffering acute social problems. The ** Children & Family Services Centre (Kowloon City)** at Ma Tau Chung commenced service since 2003, ** Children & Family Services Centre (Sham Mong Districts)** was also officially opened in December 2011 at Mongkok Headquarters, to provide assistance to disadvantaged groups including single-parent, new arrivals, low-income and ethnic minority families.

We are only partially subvented by Government but that do not include the money we badly need to expand: **to extend our care to more needy children and families, and to renovate or enlarge old facilities and centres ** etc.

In the first quarter of last century, Hong Kong was still a poor underdeveloped township, poverty and malnutrition were common for many Hong Kong children. The Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children commenced its work in 1926 to deal with extreme poverty. Mr. T.M. Hazlerigg, a solicitor and senior Government official was one of the founders of the Society. Mothers brought their babies to be fed, bathed and weighed , and to receive free milk powder and orange juice, and genera l advice on health care.

The demand for these services was overwhelming, and in 1929, the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children was registered under the chairmanship of the Hon. Sir Shouson Chow, Kt. The Fund Raising Committee was formed in 1934. The Society ceased to operate during the Japanese occupation in World War II, but was re-formed in 1946. New Clinics were established during the 1950s, and at the end of that decade the concept of providing day care by trained staff for the children of working mothers came into being.

To date, HKSPC operates 27 service units, including:

**● Day crèche (newborns to toddlers under 2 )** Our 5 day crèches* focus on both care and education, grabbing babies’ critical moment of intellectual development, providing age-appropriate and multi-purpose learning programs for babies, to foster their development in various aspects, including physical, intellectual, language, cognitive etc., facilitating their whole-person development.

*Ocean Shares Nursery school also include crèche section

**● Nursery school ( children of age 2-6 )** Our 17 Nursery provide children with happy, caring, safe and diverse learning environment. The central curriculum team design comprehensive learning activities which focus on children’s linguistic, emotional and social development. Children are encouraged to learn through interactive project approach and self-exploration. The schools also stress the importance of parent partnership, to lay good foundations for children’s long-term development.

**●** **Children’s Residential Home ( newborns to children of age under 3) ** Children’s Residential Home recruits professional nurses, child care workers and social workers to provide round-the-clock care for 100 children who are orphaned or cannot be adequately taken care of by their families. Cases are referred by Social Welfare Department. The Home is the largest infants’ residential unit in Hong Kong.

The Home is also the only centre in Hong Kong offering 24 hours occasional care services to children under 2, to assist families who need help urgently to take care of their children temporarily.

**● Children & Family Services Centre (Kowloon City)**

Our centre targets for both local and ethnic minority children aged 16 or below and their family members. The centre aims to enhance, strengthen and stabilize family life, and to facilitate familial and racial integration. Programmes include: “Racial Harmony Project”, “Whole Learning Project”, “Teen Climbing Project” etc.

**● Children & Family Services Centre (Sham Mong Districts)**

Our centre aims to provide parenting education and services to families with children aged 12 years and below. Through early intervention, the centre aims to assist families to build on their strengths and enhance their family relationships and solidarity.

**● Morgan Stanley IT Education Centre**

Tailor-made computer courses and activities are organized for children from nursery schools and other centres on a regular basis, to provide opportunities for children to get in touch with this essential technology at an early age. **Our Vision** To lead and excel in keeping children Healthy, Happy and Safe

**Our Mission** To provide for and promote the care, education and social development of children and families in partnership with the community

**Our Values** **● Excellence**

We wish to deliver our services to high standards in an appropriately caring, professional manner to contribute to the development of the children in our care in a stimulating yet safe environment.

**● Care and Dedication ** All of us (members, staff and volunteers) are dedicated to providing a caring and loving environment for our children. We are also concerned for the welfare of both our staff and the parents of our children.

**● Partnership and Communication ** We wish to work in partnership with all elements of society, including families, staff, donors, community and Government; to provide our services effectively and ensure they are relevant to the needs of Hong Kong children and families.

Save the childrenAn estimated 300 million children worldwide are subjected to violence, exploitation and abuse each year. Of this number many millions of children are sexually exploited and approximately 1.4 million children are trafficked for sexual purposes. Millions of children must fend for themselves or work, often in hazardous conditions, to support their families, instead of focusing on learning and playing. In its worst forms, child labor involves children living in slavery-like conditions, separated from their families or exposed to serious danger and illness. An estimated 8.4 million children are trapped in the worst forms of child labor. Around 300,000 children - some as young as seven - are fighting in wars around the world. Government forces, as well as rebel armies, use child soldiers. In some countries, girls are sexually abused and forced to 'marry' adult soldiers. There are an estimated 143 million orphaned children worldwide. Many millions more are abandoned or separated from their immediate and extended families, living on the street, in institutions, or supporting their siblings on their own. Children without adequate family care are highly vulnerable. These figures are alarming and the unfortunate reality is that unprotected children are to be found everywhere, even in developed countries. Save the Children works to protect children from violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect.

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We are 29 national organisations working together to deliver progammes in more than 120 countries around the world.
 * Save the Children**


 * Our vision** is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
 * Our mission** is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

**Our values**
 * Accountability** – We take personal responsibility for using our resources efficiently, achieving measurable results, and being accountable to supporters, partners and, most of all, children.
 * Ambition** – We are demanding of ourselves and our colleagues, set high goals and are committed to improving the quality of everything we do for children.
 * Collaboration** – We respect and value each other, thrive on our diversity, and work with partners to leverage our global strength in making a difference for children.
 * Creativity** – We are open to new ideas, embrace change, and take disciplined risks to develop sustainable solutions for and with children.
 * Integrity** – We aspire to live the highest standards of personal honesty and behaviour; we never compromise our reputation and always act in the best interests of children

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We are 29 national organisations working together to deliver progammes in more than 120 countries around the world.
 * Save the Children**


 * Our vision** is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
 * Our mission** is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

**Our values**
 * Accountability** – We take personal responsibility for using our resources efficiently, achieving measurable results, and being accountable to supporters, partners and, most of all, children.
 * Ambition** – We are demanding of ourselves and our colleagues, set high goals and are committed to improving the quality of everything we do for children.
 * Collaboration** – We respect and value each other, thrive on our diversity, and work with partners to leverage our global strength in making a difference for children.
 * Creativity** – We are open to new ideas, embrace change, and take disciplined risks to develop sustainable solutions for and with children.
 * Integrity** – We aspire to live the highest standards of personal honesty and behaviour; we never compromise our reputation and always act in the best interests of children

Save the children, (September, 2011). Our values and Missions. Retrieved February, 2012, at http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6146405/k.C7E9/About_Us.htm

Hong kong society for the protection of children, (17th February, 2012, Friday). Being a volunteer. Retrieved February, 2012, at http://www.hkspc.org/php/webcms_en/public/index.php3?refid=112&mode=published