In the remote villages of Okhaldhunga, Nepal, accessing clean water has become a daily struggle. Due to climate change and unplanned development, dwindling water sources have left many households without reliable access to safe drinking water. Women and children often have to walk every day to fetch water, placing a heavy burden on their health...
In January 2024, Community Care Plan Project has therefore been piloted to make a paradigm shift from professional dominance, strengthening community capacity to developing a more compassionate community, with funding support from ZeShan Foundation. We have formed a partnership team with Blessing Community and HomAge, which collaborates with district-based Time Bank members and our NGO...
In partnership with UNICEF, ZeShan Foundation recently donated to support these vulnerable and crisis-affected children with improved access to protection supplies, risk mitigation information, as well as timely and safe access to protection services. UNICEF team is providing support for promoting positive mental health and holistic well-being among vulnerable children and families. Prevention of violence,...
The Care Foord project, continuing onto its second phase this year, has received funding support from its strategic partners, Kerry Group and ZeShan Foundation, to popularise Care Food and promote exchanges in the food & beverage industry. The Working Group will strengthen community outreach and public education through workshops and exhibitions. It also hopes to...
Hepatitis is an epidemic of the poor: the absolute majority of chronic hepatitis B (96%) and hepatitis C (72%) cases are in low- and middle-income countries, and disproportionately in marginalised groups. It is a silent epidemic: the vast majority of those infected do not know they carry the virus and unwittingly pass it on; governments may be unaware of the impact; and there may be stigma given the transmission routes of hepatitis B (sexual) and hepatitis C (by unsafe drug injections). And so, in a world grappling with pressing crisis like wars, pandemics, and economic upheavals, it becomes what it is: a neglected epidemic.
To promote housing resilience with less-resourced communities of Kwai Chung, HKSKH Lady MacLehose Centre has taken on the endeavour since 2017 to enhance SDU residents’ home moving experiences, encourage their self-efficacy in problem-solving, and cultivate networks of mutual support. In late 2022, the same vision for housing resilience has got ZeShan Foundation on board as...
In Project Home Works: Ageing-in-Place (Pilot Phase) by Habitat for Humanity Hong Kong, the project team visited older adults to assess the safety and liveability of their home environment. After speaking with them, their carers and social workers, we discovered that despite similar layout and size of homes, elderly people face different challenges.
This was thanks to her joining the 1-year Kwai Tsing Community (KTC) Lifestyle Programme organized by Health In Action in 2021, which addressed the food and psychological needs of low-income families.
Since 2022, Zeshan Foundation has funded Christian Action’s Centre for Refugees (CRF), Hong Kong’s largest NGO programme.
