Mandatory reporting of suspected child abuses requires a complementary child safeguarding system
Recently, the court case on the death of a five-year-old girl in 2018 due to abuse by her parents sparked concern about the under-reporting of child abuse cases in Hong Kong. In response to the outcry, the government has set up a cross-bureaux working group to explore the possibility of introducing mandatory reporting of suspected... Read More
July 2021【Fled and what’s next? The Story of Venezuelan Refugee Girls That Media Failed to Tell You】
“Venezuelans Flee Violence”, “What’s Going on in Venezuela?”, “Venezuelan Exodus Reaches Record Level”… Newspaper headlines wrote. The refugee crisis of Venezuela shouldn’t sound strange to us, yet, most media only focus on how the Venezuelans flee their homes and got rejected by their neighbouring countries. Do you know how their lives are upon arrival?... Read More
3rd ‘Draw my Dreams’ Drawing & Colouring Competition
(The enrollment is closed. Thank you for your participation.) Theme The theme of the 3rd ‘Draw my Dreams’ Drawing & Colouring Competition is “Safety Network Building”. Through the drawing of building relationship with my family, participants can realize that family members are trustworthy. When they feel sad, they can tell their family members. Plan International... Read More
Want to be Part of the Senior Management in Facebook? Join Girls Takeover 2021 Now!
If you are a girl aged 15 to 20, you are cordially invited to join Girls Takeover 2021 to build a safe online environment for female so that they can be free from cyber harassment and abuse! What is Girls Takeover? Since 2016, Plan International has organised more than 5,200 Girls Takeover campaigns globally. By... Read More
June 2021【Which came first? The Interrelationship of Climate Change and Gender Justice】
Due to the pandemic, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) was rescheduled from November 2020 to the end of this year in Scotland. Yet, time waits for no man. Climate issues are getting worse every second and affecting thousands to millions of people. Climate changes would result in rising global temperature... Read More
Every Brick You Donated Helps Build Children’s Dream
For children in developing countries, education is especially important as it is the only way to change their fate. School is not only a place to learn new knowledge, but also a platform for children to communicate with peers which is essential to development of their mental health. With the support of our donors, Plan... Read More
Girls Fund 2021 Donor Survey
Thank you for supporting Girls Fund! In order to enhance our communications with you, we would like to invite you to fill in the questionnaire below for us to better understand your preference. The whole survey will take around 5 minutes to complete. All data collected will be kept confidential and only be used within... Read More
Plan International Hong Kong ‘Be a Change-maker 2021/22’
Support young people to be change-makers with global awareness and the power to catalyse positive social change in their communities through experiential activities, training workshops, overseas exposure trip, and community seed project! Apply NOW! Extended Application Deadline: 25 Jun 2021 (Fri) Introduction Plan International strives for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality... Read More
Over 160 Sports Professionals Participated in a Virtual Sharing Forum on “How to Enhance Corporate Governance of the Sports Sector through Child Safeguarding”
Plan International Hong Kong always believes that to maximise the impacts of child safeguarding work, we need to do it step by step and more importantly, to do it with the collaborative power of different sectors. In recent years, cases of child abuse happened frequently in the sports sector. There is great concern about whether... Read More
May 2021【Traditional Taboos Cause Gender Inequality, Unaffordable Pads Sacrifice the Future of Nepali Girls】
Following Scotland, countries like France and New Zealand have announced to provide free sanitary pads for girls to cope with the problem of ‘period poverty’. Girls living in remote Nepal are less fortunate. They still have to deal with different menstrual issues every month throughout their lives. Dr. Kanie Siu, CEO of Plan International Hong... Read More