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Social Welfare
The commission's Capacity Building Mileage Programme aims at enhancing women's self-confidence, learning abilities and life skills. Its Funding Scheme for Women's Development provides funding for women's groups and NGOs to organise activities at regional and district levels.
Rehabilitation Advisory Committee
The Rehabilitation Advisory Committee is the principal advisory body to the government on the well-being of persons with disabilities and on the development and implementation of rehabilitation policies and services.
The committee helps the government promote and monitor the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It also works with District Councils and the business and welfare sectors to promote the working capabilities of persons with disabilities and the employment support services provided by government departments and rehabilitation organisations for such persons.
The committee coordinates the implementation of public education programmes on rehabilitation. In 2016, 45 public education programmes were organised by the government and NGOs to promote the spirit of the UN convention and cross-sectoral collaboration in building an equal and inclusive society. The committee also promoted World Mental Health Day and International Day of Disabled Persons.
Steering Committee on Promotion of Volunteer Service
This steering committee promotes sustained volunteering and encourages volunteers to integrate the core values and spirit of voluntary work into their daily lives. By the year end, over 2,930 organisations and more than 1.27 million individuals had registered for voluntary service at the SWD's Volunteer Movement website.
Websites
Child Development Fund: www.cdf.gov.hk
Community Care Fund: www.communitycarefund.hk
Community Investment and Inclusion Fund: www.ciif.gov.hk
Elderly Commission: www.elderlycommission.gov.hk
Labour and Welfare Bureau: www.lwb.gov.hk
Low-income Working Family Allowance: www.lifa.gov.hk
Social Welfare Department: www.swd.gov.hk
Volunteer Movement: www.volunteering-hk.org
Women's Commission: www.women.gov.hk
Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency: www.wfsfaa.gov.hk
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