Succession of Knowledge Award
Using the social capital development experiences, strategies and models as future reference by effectively summarising the critical success factors and verifying the effectiveness of the project.
| Organisation | : | The Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Funding Period | : | April 2009 to March 2012 |
| Amount Granted | : | $2,000,000 |
| Targeted District | : | Sham Shui Po |
| Key Collaborators | : | Unilever Hong Kong Limited, Wan Chung Construction Co. Ltd., Resident Association of Un Chau Estate, Christian Alliance Louey Choy Kwan Lok Kindergarten, Housing Department |
| Project Objectives | : | The Project focused on low-income families in Sham Shui Po. With the strength generated from the cross-sectoral collaboration model, it fostered a favourable community environment to support the holistic development of children. |
Critical Success Factor
The project has successfully networked 50 strategic collaborators and responded systematically to the needs of children in growth in six aspects, namely family atmosphere/emotion management, health and nutrition, not leaving children alone, safe home environment, social participation and growth development. Under the professional guidance of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the project can apply an effective intervention model and measure its effectiveness. In the study, both qualitative and quantitative research methods have been used for gauging the opinions of and the project’s impacts on the participants, volunteers and project co-ordinators. Study has found that the participants’ different dimensions of social capital were enriched. Besides, the project has brought about positive impacts at both individual and community level and the critical success factors of the development of social capital have been summarised.
