When the 5th wave of Covid hit Hong Kong earlier this year, our community experienced it’s strictest lockdown yet.  Thank you to the tireless work of our Make It Better team, we were able to distribute over 600 art kits to our beneficiaries in the wake of the outbreak.

第五波疫情於今年初襲擊香港，我們的社區面臨史無前例的嚴厲封鎖措施。感激MIB團隊不懈努力的工作，我們能夠於疫情爆發期間向眾受益人派發一共600份創藝包。

The rising number of Covid cases in February this year resulted in a number of policy changes in Hong Kong – leaving many families shaken by the last-minute changes to the public school holiday schedule. In response, the MIB team were able to quickly prepare several hundred art kits with guided activities to be distributed to centres and organisations servicing families in need, likely to be hard hit by the unprecedented changes.  

The kits were designed to provide families with some much needed light relief through mindful and fun art activities. They were distributed through three much-deserving organisations: J-Life, Hope of the City, Mighty Charity and Tung Chung Centre’s 香港聖公會東涌綜合服務中心.涌心共建東涌情計劃 programme – in an effort to help ease the mental health burden felt by many during this time.

Miss Tammy Wong, Unit in Charge at H.K.S.K.H. Tung Chung Integrated Services (Ying Tung Sub-base), said:

“Stress and negative emotions are getting more intense during the pandemic. Apart from the adults, children are hugely affected as well . Many leisure activities have been suspended and they were forced to stay home. With the art kits, the children can enjoy fun, release their emotions and take the chance to experience what mindfulness is. It provides a temporary shelter for their mind under this difficult time. Our team truly thanks SAF for this idea and donation.”

於今年二月，本地新冠肺炎確診個案急速上升導致不同防疲措施變化。當中大部分學校提早放暑假令不少家庭受影響。有見及此，MIB團隊迅速準備了數百份有指引的正念塗鴉創作活動的創藝包放到服務對象為基層與有需要家庭為主的中心和機構。我們相信這些家庭會因這受到突如其來的轉變而受到嚴重影響。

創藝包旨在家庭透過提供具正念元素，有趣的創藝活動以作減壓。創藝包分別送到J-Life啟愛社區共融中心、Hope of the City、敏哲慈善基金及香港聖公會東涌綜合服務中心.涌心共建東涌情計劃以在艱難時期減輕心靈健康負擔。

王婉婷姑娘，單位主任，香港聖公會東涌綜合服務（迎東分社）:

「在疫情之下，受影響的不只是成人，很多小朋友都停止康樂活動，更多時只能留在家中，壓力與負面情緒接踵而至。基金會送贈之創藝包不單可以讓小朋友在家感受藝術的樂趣，放鬆心情，同時也讓小朋友體驗正念元素，彷彿在疫境下為他們的小小心靈設立了臨時避風港，陪伴他們渡過風浪。本計劃團隊衷心感謝基金會的構思與捐贈。」