Outstanding Social Capital Partnership Awards (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 | : | Tung Wah Group of Hospitals - Jockey Club Lei Tung Integrated Services Centre |
Critical Success Factor
Ms. Carmen Lam Mo-king is the former chairlady of The Incorporated Owners of Lei Tung Estate and the chairlady of The HK Lik Kwan Association. Both organisations are the key collaborators for Play with Cross Generations in Lei Tung. Ms. Lam has rendered enthusiastic support to the project and assisted the agency in identifying a location in the estate for setting up a toy bank where residents can meet and chat. Thanks to Ms. Lam’s strong networks in the estate, the project can be directly connected with the residents in the neighbourhood through various channels. She has also made good use of her networks to link up the project with people from different sectors and actively encouraged participation of volunteers in the activities.
Quote from the winner
I am delighted to be given the “Outstanding Social Capital Partnership Award (Individual)” by CIIF. I am grateful to Mr. YIU and Ms. YANG, the social workers of the project “Play with Cross Generations in Lei Tung” of the TWGHs Jockey Club Lei Tung Integrated Services Centre, who nominated me. I would also like to share this honour with volunteers who have been working with me for over a decade and my supportive neighbourhood.
“Play with Cross Generations in Lei Tung” builds a social network by encouraging people of all ages in the community to communicate and share happiness with each other through playing. I believe this project extends across all age groups and social strata, and fulfils the aim of establishing cross-generational ties.
In fact, becoming a volunteer in this project has enriched my life. I will continue to devote myself to the project by training up more volunteers to reach out to residents in the neighbourhood and share happiness in the community through playing. By making others happy, I feel happy, too. Just like what the slogan of the project goes: “Play enriches love and care to family, and also helps to build a love and care community”, I believe that happiness is so simple and straightforward.