The Amity Foundation Hong Kong Office (HKO) is primarily concerned with publicity and overseas liaison work for Amity as well as its work locally in Hong Kong.  The HKO disseminates information about Amity and Christianity in China through the publication of the Amity News Service, the Amity Newsletter and the China Church Directory.

Locally supported projects

Living Water

In 21^st century, despite the rapid development in China, accessing clean and safe drinking water remains a challenge  in rural areas. According to a survey  in 2005, 400 of 600 cities in China are facing the problem of water shortage, with a potential for future economic losses, and even worse, endangering thousands of lives. The Amity Foundation started  the drinking water construction project in 1993 to address this issue. From 2006 to 2008, the Amity Foundation worked with partners to build 114 individual drinking water systems. Apart from building water system, the Amity Foundation  is committed to organize lectures on water shortages and solutions, as well as supporting Hong Kong students’ service learning trip for local service and understanding.

We hope to:

• Build the drinking water system and protect the water sources, ensure the the villagers survive sustainable to safe and reliable water;
• Encourage students to learn from personal experience and raise their awareness to water pollution and conservation.

 U for Girls

Despite the modernization of China, the culture  still discriminates against girls and many families are not able to pay the expensive university fees. Currently, about 8% of the female students who are admitted into university come from poor farming households. Therefore, they desperately need financial assistance from caring sponsors to further their university education and fulfill their dream. The Amity Foundation started the “U For Girls” project in 2006,  originally in Guangxi but which was later re-located to Guizhou in 2008. The project is aims to provide financial support to female students at university who would not otherwise have such an opportunity but also addresses other needs by providing additional training to the girls to help prepare them for life.

We hope to:

• Increase the opportunities of female students to be admitted to university;
• Provide financial support for female students from poor household, and prevent them from giving up on their education because of financial hindrances;
• Develop further their potential by providing additional training to their university profession hence to enhance their competitiveness.

CGI Clinic Project

Although rural villagers make up 80% of China’s total population, they are only allocated 20% of the nation’s health care resources.  Health care services are inadequate in poor rural areas and the high cost of medical treatment compound the problem in rural areas. Many areas lack clinics or qualified doctors or affordable and effective medicine and equipment. Villagers in these areas only just manage to  survive, so the dream of building a clinic for themselves is far beyond their reach. Up until 2010, more than 10,000 people in Guizhou have benefited by Amity’s CGI Clinic Project, and about 80 doctors have enjoyed the training programme we provided. The Amity Foundation would like to see improvement in both  medical treatment and hygiene training in China’s rural villages in the future.

We hope to:

• Tackle problems caused by the extreme lack of rural medical infrastructure;
• Improve basic health services for farmers;
• Stabilize the livelihood of village health workers

Rural Orphan Project

 The rural orphans of China face a daunting future, with many living with the consequences of parents passing away early, living with old grandparents, depend on other orphans  for survival, empty stomachs and unaffordable  schools… In poor rural villages, orphans are seen as a burden on families already in poverty and exacerbating the localised endemic poverty. In comparison to other children, these children are usually admitted to school later or forced to drop out early. Nonetheless, they are still passionate to study. Since 2002, the Amity Foundation has had a programme to help these orphans with further emphasis through the E-10000 project since 2007.

We hope to:

• To ensure children’s right to education are not bound by systemic economic factors.
• Care for orphans and encourage their self-confidence.
• Nurture future pillars that can contribute to the society.