{"id":160333,"date":"2021-10-19T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T02:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/?p=160333"},"modified":"2021-10-19T13:08:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T05:08:46","slug":"box-of-hope-charity-sian-taylor-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehoneycombers.com\/hong-kong\/box-of-hope-charity-sian-taylor-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Box of Hope makes gifting to underprivileged kids around Asia easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want to make a conscious effort to support local charities? If you\u2019re looking to volunteer in Hong Kong<\/a> or wondering where to donate in Hong Kong<\/a>, there are many organisations that will appreciate an extra pair of hands, including Impact HK<\/a> and a number of animal adoption centres<\/a>. Box of Hope, an annual charity project based in Hong Kong, is dedicated to providing useful and educational gifts to underprivileged children in Hong Kong and Asia, and we chatted with Director Sian Taylor about the team\u2019s goals and why it has been such a wonderful experience.<\/p>\n

Hi, Sian. Thanks for chatting with us. What does Box of Hope do?<\/h3>\n

The purpose of Box of Hope is for children with plenty to give to children that have nothing. School children wrap a box and fill it with essential items, such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, as well as fun things like pens and paper, toys and lego. After the schools have collected the boxes, we take them to our temporary office for three weeks and look inside every one of them. Aside from our core team, there are over two hundred volunteers.<\/p>\n

How did Box of Hope come about at the very beginning?<\/h3>\n

It was started by a friend of mine. She did something similar when she lived in England because she realised her children had so much and there were children that have so little. The thing is, it\u2019s very easy to open a conversation with your child by just telling them: \u201cWe\u2019re going to put things in a box that you like, but you can\u2019t have them, and you\u2019re going to give them to someone that has nothing.\u201d It\u2019s an easy and simple way to teach children about giving.<\/p>\n

How many boxes does Box of Hope collect each year?<\/h3>\n

When we first started off, we had around 800 boxes. In 2018, we received 32,251 boxes, contributed from approximately 130 Hong Kong schools and 30 corporates (banks, law firms). In 2020, there was a slight fall-back due to Covid-19 rules and restrictions.<\/p>\n

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You can find everyday essentials and toys in a Box of Hope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So Box of Hope isn\u2019t limited to just schools, corporates can participate as well?<\/h3>\n

Of course. For corporates, we move them to older children because the kids at primary schools like to make one for their age. The older kids will receive stuff like cards, tennis balls and shuttle balls that you kick.<\/p>\n

What organisations is Box of Hope working with in this charity project?<\/h3>\n

With two million people under the poverty line here, many people in Sham Shui Po are living in caged homes and quite a few of them have children. We give to SoCO (Society for Community Organization) and they take about 2000 boxes and spread them to those in need. There are also Po Leung Kuk, Mother\u2019s Choice and quite a few other small homes. We also work with Cambodian Children’s Fund from Cambodia, ICM (International Care Ministries) from the Philippines and OneSky from China.<\/p>\n

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