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For Children and Youngster

Student Crisis Seminar

In view of the growing number of teen suicides, Zonta Club of Victoria organized a seminar to discuss the issue of student suicide in October 1992. A booklet on the contents of the seminar and discussions was produced and distributed to schools and interested organizations, with a view to helping indentify crisis situations and offering counseling services when needed. Today, the booklet is still available in the libraries of the Social Welfare Department and Education Department as reference material.

The Zonta Club of Victoria Bursary

Set up in 1994 for the local universities and education institutes in Hong Kong, The Zonta Club of Victoria Bursary supports disabled students and new immigrants students with financial needs. At present, recipients of our bursuries include studnets at the Chinese Univrsity of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, IVE, Lingnam College, Open University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong anf University of Science and Technology.

Education Fund

An Education Fund has been set aside since 2000 to help the needy children and their families in the purchase of text books and school uniforms. We also regularly distribute toys, books, videos and other gifts to children in need.

Little Eyes, Little Ears

Our Club partnered with Hong Kong Family Welfare Society to undertake the “Little Eyes, Little Ears” project which focused on helping children who are subject to domestic violence and parents who may have the potential to apply domestic violence to their families. The project started in November 2009 and will run for two years.

The core programme of the project includes raising public awareness of the importance of a harmonious home through stamp and postcard design, chess game, website publicity, survey, and brochure. The programme is designed to help children who may be exposed to the danger of home violence by enhancing their ability to handle the situation through play therapy. It also aimed at helping parents to refrain themselves from using violence towards children and to rebuild family bonding through workshops and family outings.

President Susan Yu and members Paula Ho, Elena Lai attended the “Little Eyes Little Ears – Peaceful Parent Project” kick off ceremony cum Carnival on 16 May 2010. Picture on the right shows a set of winning stamp designs which were subsequently published as mailing stamps by the Post Office.