Hey
My boyfriend is wanting to do some voluntary work - does anyone know of any usual websites or where to start looking? What is available in HK?
Thanks
Hey
My boyfriend is wanting to do some voluntary work - does anyone know of any usual websites or where to start looking? What is available in HK?
Thanks
Sazzy,
Try this web http://www.avs.org.hk/pub/
- see if your b/f can find something he wants...
How about Crossroads?
http://www.crossroads.org.hk/help/#1
call the community advice bureau. they will supply you with a list of org's and the sort of work they need done.
Taking about the CAB.. he could come and volunteer with us... and help answer questions like "where can I volunteer"
KIA - I will let him know!
He is more into nature/countryside - is there any voluntary work in the countryside ie; conservation/parks
Sazzy,
I'm myself doing an internship in HK, but so bored that I've been contacting NGO's in the conservation/development/environmental protection field, which are my main fields of interest.
Until now, only one (WWF) has dared to answer my request to work as a volonteer, even though I'm undergraduate in environmental sciences. It seems that you have to push quite hard to get something, if you don't speak chinese (does your boyfriend speak cantonese, mandarin?).
Here are still some NGO's you can contact. They all claim they welcome volonteers, but I'm still waiting for answers...
WWF Hing Kong:
http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/
The Conservancy Association: http://www.conservancy.org.hk/aboutCA/mainE.htm
Green Council:
http://www.greencouncil.org/web/aboutus.php
Friends of The Earth:
http://www.foe.org.hk
Business Environment Council
http://www.bec.org.hk
Green Peace China :
http://www.greenpeace-china.org.hk
Green Power :
http://www.greenpower.org.hk
Hong Kong Bird Watching Society :
http://www.hkbws.org.hk
But don't be desperate, there is always a way to help as a volunteer, especially if you are motivated and have time to spend. If I get to find something, I'll let you know.
Good luck !
Rani: I am not sure, I have been checking that out but it's not clear. I'm still trying to find out on http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/home.htm
http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/faq.htm#3Q12: What is Hong Kong's new policy on dependants performing voluntary work?
A12:
Dependants have to apply for permission to work whether paid or unpaid. Applications relating to voluntary work in recognized charitable organizations will be considered favourably on a case by case basis.