About our cause
People don’t ignore their health. The information never reached them.
Research on South Asian communities in Hong Kong points to a higher risk of earlier diabetes, obesity and related conditions than the local Chinese population. Yet many families stay distant from the healthcare system because of language, culture and communication barriers.
The gap shows up in emergencies too. Without training in the warning signs of a low blood sugar episode, diabetic ketoacidosis or cardiac arrest, bystanders are left unequipped at the moment they are needed most.
First aid and health literacy training, together, close both ends of this gap.
Mission
To improve health outcomes in Hong Kong’s ethnic minority communities with culturally and linguistically accessible first aid training and chronic-disease awareness education.
Vision
A Hong Kong where each person, whatever their ethnicity or language, has the skills to protect their own health and respond to a medical emergency.
Why the gap exists, and what we do about it
Pick a barrier to see its effect and our answer.
What you learn in a workshop
Every topic is taught as general health education, never personal medical advice.
- Duties and responsibilities of the responderClassroom
What a trained bystander is expected to do — and what is not their job.
- Personal safetyClassroom
Protecting yourself first: hazards, gloves, and when to wait for help.
- AsthmaClassroom
Recognising an asthma attack and helping someone find and use their inhaler.
- ChokingHands-on
Back blows and abdominal thrusts for someone who cannot breathe or speak.
- Allergic reactions and epinephrine pensHands-on
Spotting a severe reaction and helping someone use their auto-injector.
- Heart attackClassroom
The warning signs, why every minute counts, and how to call for help.
- CPR and AED, adultsHands-on
Compressions at 100 to 120 a minute, and where the AED pads go.
- CPR and AED, childrenHands-on
How hand position and depth change for a child’s smaller chest.
- CPR and AED, infantsHands-on
Two fingers, gentler breaths, and how to hold a baby for compressions.
- StrokeClassroom
The FAST signs, and why the first hour changes the outcome.
- Bleeding: pressure, bandaging, tourniquetClassroom
Stopping serious bleeding with direct pressure, then a tourniquet if needed.
- Legal implicationsClassroom
Good Samaritan protection and consent, so people act without fear.
Where we are headed
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Our team
The people behind every workshop
Team photo coming soon
We are gathering a photo of our volunteers and the families who attend our workshops — check back shortly.