1. Unite for Children. Unite for Hong Kong. Child Rights Advocacy Project Result Announcement

2. Unite for Children. Unite for Hong Kong. To celebrate the 25 th anniversary of the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF The very first of its kinds in HKCU Aims at advocating for children’s rights together with local NGOs that share the same vision

3. Allocation of HK$ 1,500,000 every year Trial run for 2 years In 2011, 3 projects are supported, HK$500,000 each Unite for Children. Unite for Hong Kong.

4. Project areas General implementation work of child rights Survival and developmental needs of children living under poverty Survival and developmental needs of children from ethnic minority Children who are affected by drug abuse Children who are affected by physical, mental or sexual abuse

5. Project aims Project design Cost-effectiveness Sustainability Total no. of applications received in 2011 ： 22 Selection criteria

6. Mr. Kenneth Chen, JP Under Secretary for Education, HKSARG Prof. Joseph Sung, SBS Vice-Chancellor and President, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ms. Christine Fang, BBS, JP Chief Executive, Hong Kong Council of Social Service Independent panel of judges

7. 3 selected projects: Name of NGOProject titleFunding amount/project duration End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation Sexual-Abuse-Preventive Program for Mentally-handicapped Children HK$ 500,000/ 1 year Against Child Abuse Well-adjusted, Better Inclusion Project Youth Outreach UNICEF Hang Out Express – Street Rover Selection result

8. End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation Sexual-Abuse-Preventive Program for Mentally-handicapped Children Project area Children affected by physical, mental or sexual abuse Project aims 4,000 mild to moderate mentally handicapped (MR) children in HK Provide basic sex education to these children Project design Trained educators visit schools to provide workshops, multi- media teaching approach, puppet shows Train teachers to become sex educators for MR students. Workshop content Body parts Basic sex education How to say ‘no’ to sexual abuse Sustainability Worksheets and VCD for revision Train teachers to become sex educators Advocate for the rights to protection for MR students Beneficiaries 1,200 mild to moderate MR students

9. Against Child Abuse Well-adjusted, Better Inclusion Project Project areaSurvival and developmental need of children living under poverty Project aims 30,000 children born in cross-border marriage family each year Provide these families with child-care knowledge, adjustment to Hong Kong society, reduce family violence Project design Trained volunteers conduct home visitation and phone counseling Regular group sharing Home visitation and phone counseling Child care knowledge, survival and developmental need of children, community resources Sustainability Advocate for including the project as a public service Right to development and Right to protection of children coming from these families Beneficiaries 50 cross-border marriage families 50 trained volunteers

10. Youth Outreach Hang Out Express – Street Rover Project areaChildren affected by drug abuse and other issues Project aimsProvide service to young people who are used to hang out on the street at night Project design A truck will travel across 18 districts in Hong Kong Crisis intervention provided by social workers and peer counselers Street Rover activities Video games Counseling and crisis intervention Provide shelter for teenagers in need Career counseling Sustainability Train service targets to become peer counselers Advocate for Rights to Protection for these teenagers Beneficiaries 1,500 teenagers