Project date: Monday 22nd June 2020
Location: Shanghai, China
Manchester is the only university in the UK to have social responsibility as a core goal. For our alumni and staff, this means we have long been committed to social responsibility through supporting programmes. This year, the University of Manchester China Centre’s ‘UoM goes to HSH NoW’ initiative echoes this commitment. By organizing a visit to an old friend of ours: Home Sweet Home (HSH) – a local charity to equip those with special needs, we hope to get assistance into the hands of those whose source of income are affected tremendously by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As 2020’s off to a rocky start, we are reminded of the importance to share, care and love each other. Apart from offering “UoM NoW” Amid COVID-19 alumni event series featuring fundraising campaign for MFT and social responsibility webinars built around alumni and the Centre’s areas of expertise, we are trying to help however we can to give back to the community. Let UoM act now and spread our purple love!
‘UoM goes to HSH NoW’ is open for alumni and staff to participate in. We invite you to join The University of Manchester China Centre to support HSH by building awareness of their profile, promoting HSH's products and raising funds. Following our initial collaboration in 2017 where the China Centre and HSH worked together in designing and producing limited edition charity t-shirt and caps for UoM alumni, this will be our second time reaching out to HSH for a good cause. We look forward to your participation!
Home Sweet Home has been active in Shanghai for more than 14 years with its mission: "Loving and caring for those with special needs, Building their character in a loving home environment, Developing their skills through training and employment, Assisting their integration in the community".
By giving homeless and/or disabled people training and job to make textile related products, Home Sweet Home is focused to prepare them for reintegration into society with independent living, a mature sense of self, and the ability to work in a normal job and contribute to society.
Project date: 12:00-16：00pm Monday 22nd June 2020.
China Centre address: Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing W. Road, Shanghai
HSH address: 369 Luji Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai
Led by China Centre Director Sherry Fu, our delegation will meet at 12:00 noon at the China Centre and head to HSH together (round-trip transportation arranged by Centre).
Upon arrival, we will first introduce who we are, including a brief review of our social responsibility progress and plans, in particular what we did with HSH last time and what we would like to achieve this time.
Then we will hear a brief introduction of HSH, from their Executive Director, Gerie de Pater.
We will also have the chance to talk to the young men and women on the residential programme who will then work together with us in adding our Manchester element to selected products at the following Embroidery Workshop.
We will arrive back at the China Centre at 16:00pm and display all finished products at the China Centre office.
Application deadline: Wednesday 10th June 2020
For safety and health concerns, we will recruit 10 alumni to join our delegation this time. Please show your interest by filling in the registration form and we will contact you shortly.
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