Small acts, shared dreams: students find purpose in helping children in need
Por Jimmy Chow — South China Morning Post – News feed
Advertisement Hong Kong society Hong Kong Society Small acts, shared dreams: students find purpose in helping children in need
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards finalists Dream Compassioneers help young people discover their potential through volunteer work supporting children
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Jimmy Chow Published: 2:15pm, 14 Oct 2026
About 300 Hong Kong students applied this year for roughly 30 places on an overseas programme to help children in need, up from about 50 applicants last year.
Dream Compassioneers co-founder Chan Yik-yeung said the response also showed what students could achieve when trusted with responsibility.
Founded in 2020, the organisation runs local and overseas service programmes and is a member of the International Association for Volunteer Effort.
Its recent projects have taken volunteers to Cambodia, the Philippines and Nepal. Contacts made at an international volunteer conference in South Korea also led to exchanges with organisations in Zambia.
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