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The Fund seeks to accomplish the following objectives:
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to promote community participation, mutual assistance,
support and social inclusion provided through strengthened
community networks in the community. This will in turn help
reinforce the sense of belonging in the community, enhance
the social networks of individuals and families, broaden the
support base available to assist them to resolve their problems
and address common concerns. These community networks, strengthened
relations, sense of belonging, and willingness to provide
mutual aid form the foundation of social capital; and
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to encourage and facilitate cooperation
between organisations of different nature (such as non-governmental
organisations and the private sector), as well as cross-sectoral
collaboration (such as that between welfare agencies and
education organisations), in social networking and community
support projects.
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Means to Accomplish the Objectives
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The Fund will accomplish these goals by
encouraging bottom-up solutions that seek to promote the
development of social capital, and by supporting local or
territory-wide community projects initiated by the community
itself. This would ultimately promote joined-up efforts
between community groups, corporate bodies or professional
groups and the Government, to contribute to the social well-being.
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