Sunday, April 12, 2015
Day 3 April 3rd (Natalie Wong)
For Day 3 I worked in Income packaging again. However instead of unpacking things and sorting them out. We were loading all the boxes through the week onto a truck and into the sorting rooms.
Time Spent: 1 1/2 Hours
Time Spent: 1 1/2 Hours
Day 2 (March 14) Natalie Wong
On the second week I worked in income. Which is basically unloading boxes that were shipped to crossroads and repacking them and sending them to places where these items are needed.
The items ranged from clothes to kitchen items.
Time spent: 4 Hours
The items ranged from clothes to kitchen items.
Time spent: 4 Hours
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Day 1 (Feb 21) Ugo
First week at Crossroads
Time Spent: 3 hours 41 minuits
On the first week I went to Crossroads, my job there was to help the guys there lift furniture and help them move them into containers, It was not really hard it was quite fun, I also helped stack the palettes so that they could position them properly and then put heavy goods on them to put into containers. These goods were going to be shipped to Tanzania, the goods mostly contained furniture like: chairs & tables, as well as some game sets like a snooker table, air hockey table, etc and bicycles.
Second week at Crossroads
Time Spent: 4 hours
On the second week I went to Crossroads, my job there was to help a few other guys to open up boxes of clothes, sort them out into different boxes, then seal the boxes, then label them, then stack all of them on a palette and repeat these steps over and over again for 4 hours.
Here are the pictures we took:
This is me packing the clothes.
Time Spent: 3 hours 41 minuits
On the first week I went to Crossroads, my job there was to help the guys there lift furniture and help them move them into containers, It was not really hard it was quite fun, I also helped stack the palettes so that they could position them properly and then put heavy goods on them to put into containers. These goods were going to be shipped to Tanzania, the goods mostly contained furniture like: chairs & tables, as well as some game sets like a snooker table, air hockey table, etc and bicycles.
Second week at Crossroads
Time Spent: 4 hours
On the second week I went to Crossroads, my job there was to help a few other guys to open up boxes of clothes, sort them out into different boxes, then seal the boxes, then label them, then stack all of them on a palette and repeat these steps over and over again for 4 hours.
Here are the pictures we took:
This is me packing the clothes.
These are all the boxes we had to open then sort.
There are labelling the boxes of clothes
These clothes were separated into different boxes as you can see.
This is me sealing the deal.
Evaluation:
I thought that working at crossroads was quite an interesting experience, even though sometimes it would get really boring, as well as at the beginning I did not want to go to Crossroads at all, I thought that it was just a waste of my time and that I was doing it just for the group project, but after the first and second week working there, I think that I would work there in my free time sometimes.
Day 2 ( Feb 28) Ugo
Second week at Crossroads
On the second week I went to Crossroads, my job there was to help a few other guys to open up boxes of clothes, sort them out into different boxes, then seal the boxes, then label them, then stack all of them on a palette
On the second week I went to Crossroads, my job there was to help a few other guys to open up boxes of clothes, sort them out into different boxes, then seal the boxes, then label them, then stack all of them on a palette
Day 1 (March 7) Natalie Wong
Kitchen:
On the first week I was assigned to work in the kitchen and help with prepping lunch. I also helped with making boxes for packing and shipping. I arrived at 11:00 am and the volunteer leader had placed me to put prepping lunch at first I was just chopping fruits and vegetable to pass the time. However later on after lunch I was assigned for a more challenging job which was looking into the trash for old boxes to fold and recycle.
Time: 3 Hours
On the first week I was assigned to work in the kitchen and help with prepping lunch. I also helped with making boxes for packing and shipping. I arrived at 11:00 am and the volunteer leader had placed me to put prepping lunch at first I was just chopping fruits and vegetable to pass the time. However later on after lunch I was assigned for a more challenging job which was looking into the trash for old boxes to fold and recycle.
Time: 3 Hours
Poverty In HK
Global Poverty Statistics
- At least 80% of the people in the world live on less than $10 per day.
- 1 in 9 suffer from chronic malnourishment (more than 800 million people around the world)
Poverty in Hong Kong
- 1 in 5 people live in poverty in Hong Kong
- The poverty line for one person is HK$3,275 per month
- 40% of the Hong Kong population live in subsidised public housing
- 100,000 people live in coffin, cage homes and rooftops
- Over 1,000 people are homeless
- Hong Kong has the highest income gap between the rich and the poor of any developed economy in the world
- The minimum wage, introduced in 2011, is HK$28 per hour
- There are 650,000 working poor
Source: Feeding HK
What kinds of NGO’s are out there fighting poverty and how can we help?
There are various NGOs in Hong Kong that are contributing to the fight against poverty, including
- Oxfam
- Feeding HK
- Crossroads
- Society for Community Organisation
How can we help? We can help by volunteering our time to help in charities such as Crossroads, or participate in community service in less well-off districts such as Yau Tsim Mong, Mong Kok, doing charity work such as helping out in community centers. As well as this, donations can be made to local charities to support people in need in HK.
Is it time that everyone takes action to truly eliminate poverty?
Yes, it is time that everyone starts taking action to eliminate poverty, especially in a well off city such as Hong Kong, where the wealth gap is among the highest in the world.
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