Outstanding Partnership Award (Individual)
In recognition of excellence in promoting social capital, through the effective use of expertise and network advantages of individuals/ enterprises, and play a key role in achieving social capital outcomes.
• Community network — To develop mutual trust and long-term relationship with people in different sectors and of different backgrounds, and strengthen the social networking.
• Mutual-help and Reciprocity — To make good use of one’s advantages; devote resources to enhancing community capacity and creating opportunities for development.
• Trust and Solidarity — To achieve synergy by fostering cross-sectoral partnership.
• Social Cohesion and Inclusion — To promote social harmony and build social capital culture.
• Social Participation — To mobilise participation in response to community needs, enhance community capacity.
• Information and Communication — To establish an effective communication platform to facilitate information flow.
| Project participated | : | Play with Cross Generations in Lei Tung |
| Nominator | : | TWGHs Jockey Club Lei Tung Integrated Services Centre |
Critical Success Factor
Ms. So Siu-ying, a long-time resident of Lei Tung Estate, is a keen participant of the project. She is often aware of neighbours’ needs and is always ready to help. She also encourages beneficiaries to leave the doorstep and blend in the community connecting other families in the area.
Quote from the winner
I am delighted to be awarded Outstanding Social Capital Partnership Award (Individual) by the Community Investment and Inclusion Fund. I am grateful to Ms. YANG and Mr. YIU, the social workers of the project "Play with Cross Generations in Lei Tung" of TWGHs Jockey Club Lei Tung Integrated Services Centre, who nominated me. I would also like to share this honour with those volunteers who have been working with me for over a decade and also my supportive neighbours.
"Play with Cross Generations in Lei Tung" uses play as a focal point to let people in the community communicate and share happiness with each other. Before joining the project, my social circle is limited to elderly and middle-aged people, but now I extend its coverage to children. They will greet me in the street! This project is cross-generation as well as cross-sectoral in nature. I truly believe that it has successfully promoted the goal of inter-generational cohesion in the community. Furthermore, through community home visits, the needy families and the elderly living alone can feel the care of the community. Besides, I can invite them to participate in community activities, so that they can interact among residents.
In fact, becoming a volunteer in this project has enriched my life. And I will be much devoted to it. I will help train up more volunteers to reach out neighbourhoods and share happiness in the community. I am delighted to bring happiness to others as I believe that happiness is such simple and straightforward.