Annual District Highlights

District Highlights 2022-23

“The Loving Minds Amid the Thorns – Commendation Scheme for Carers 2022-2023”

The Central Western, Southern and Islands District Co-ordinating Committee on Rehabilitation Services of the SWD organised “The Loving Minds Amid the Thorns - Commendation Scheme for Carers 2022-23” in October 2022 to recognise a group of carers who have rendered care and support diligently and whole-heartedly to people with disabilities during their rehabilitation process. An award presentation ceremony was held in December 2022, where a total of 27 carers of people with disabilities nominated by different service units were commended. Moreover, the carers were invited to share their experiences and offered encouragement to other fellow carers.

Caring for the Elderly

The Central Western, Southern and Islands District Social Welfare Office (District Social Welfare Office) of SWD attaches great importance to supporting elderly persons ageing in place. With the sponsorship of the District Social Welfare Office, the District Elderly Community Centres produced a carers’ resource kit, a resources map, video clips, etc. to encourage the elderly and their carers to utilise community resources for the elderly persons. They also organised a series of district-based programmes like sharing sessions, workshops, mobile service counters, etc. to meet the service needs of elderly persons and their carers. Meanwhile, the elderly centres in the district actively participated in the “Support for Carers Project” and organised trainings for property management personnel to enhance their ability to identify needy elderly persons and their carers, as well as to equip them with information on community resources for assisting the elderly when needed. Since the launch of the project in 2018, more than 2 000 frontline property management personnel of the district have received training to provide support for elderly persons and their carers.

Caring Week – Build a Community with Care and Social Inclusion

To promote the message of caring for the elderly, children and underprivileged groups, the District Social Welfare Office orchestrated the “Caring Week” campaign from 14 November 2022 to 20 November 2022. The campaign garnered a highly positive responses, with a total of 32 welfare service units participated, encompassing family and child, youth, elderly and rehabilitation services. Through a diverse array of activities including exhibitions, mobile service counters, talks, workshops, visits, etc., the campaign effectively fostered a greater sense of empathy among residents towards the underprivileged, while fostering a community that values compassion and social inclusion.