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Let's HOPE for a stronger community
Giving back to your community is never easy, but this is particularly true when you are living in a foreign country. There has been a noticeable dearth in volunteer programs in Shenzhen, particularly for foreigners. That is why Bruno Schuyten established the HOPE program jointly with the Shenzhen local authorities which stands for “Help One Person Everyday”. It is a great way to get involved, help others and make connections! The program emphasizes giving back to the local community, entrepreneurship, as well as forging a stronger connection between locals and foreigners living in China.
Future planned events including meeting with local service centers for constructive discussions, an introduction to all natural solutions do-it-yourself,and going to local hospitals to volunteer. The program will also be offering free translations for community services involved with foreigners, opportunities for foreigners to share stories and information about their home countries with locals, and for the particularly brave, donating blood. In order to replenish your vitamins and minerals to help recover from all of that hard work, tea, kombucha, coffee and beer brewing classes are planned as well!
2020 Directions
HOPE is spreading its wings; we’re going to reach farther in the community, not only YanShan and ZhaoShang but we’re hoping to reach out to the whole of Shezhen before year’s end; we have connected with some other international NPOs and are working on organizing a seminar for NPOs (on pause due to Coronavirus situation) and volunteers groups to gather and share experiences and how to grow locally in Shenzhen and overall china or even globally;
With the current situation we have transfered 85% of our activities to online using ZOOM as our main platform, offering as many as 11 events a week for free (events include: mindfulness and meditation with Lev and or A Trip with Tina on Monday, Gamify chinese corner on Tuesday, A Coffee with A Life Coach on Wednesday, French corner with Sandra on Thursday, Game Night with NaoNow on Friday, QwanKiDo based self -defense, Breath like the Iceman, English Corner with Melody, Entrepreneurs mentor call on Saturday, A coffee with A Life Coach, Booty workout with Emily, Live and move mindfully with John on Sunday)
We also plan on having a dog whisperer coming over to the city and help some of the locals, local pet shop, pet coffee and other animal lover communities better educated on care and companion education (this one finally got started all thanks to the amazing Melody to take this idea and make it a reality).
This being said is not the only direction in which we’re headed as we are proud to announce That Matthew Smith and Molood (Melody) two of our volunteers have taken on their shoulders the idea to launch the first international branches of the HOPE Program directly in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Iran (respectfully in that order) promoting and expanding it in ways that is helpful for the expat communities while serving the local communities and businesses.
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THE GREATEST DISTANCE BETWEEN PEOPLE ISN'T SPACE BUT CULTURE
Jamake Highwater