Hong Kong Chapter – 8/30-Hour Famine 2013

About the Event

In April, the Foundation sponsored 7 Fung Scholars participated in Famine 30 organized by World Vision at Hong Kong Aberdeen Sports Ground. 2 Fung Scholars took part in the 8-Hour Famine while another 5 joined the 30-Hour Famine.

During their fasting, there were a series of meaningful and interactive events for them to learn more about the situations of the less fortunate people.

In one of the workshops, many stories were shared. There were children who were unable to attend school as they had to collect unwanted materials to support their families, new born babies that were suffering from illness that could otherwise be cured with the right treatment and citizens struggling for clean water to sustain healthy living.

During another activity, participants were able to experience livelihood of children on streets. They have to collect straws and water bottle to compete with each other to gain a living.

Famine disaster may not seem to be something relevant to our daily life initially, but it is actually much closer to us than we thought. We look forward to participating in 30-Hour Famine next year to continue supporting the cause!