Annual Report
Year ending 31st March 2014
Through service and creativity we develop platforms to empower all young people to be socially responsible and community conscious.
Table of Contents 1
Letter Founder's Letter
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Accountability and Transparency
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Mission and Vision
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Kids4Kids Programs
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Time Line2014 2014 Timeline
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Statement of Financial Position Position
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Acknowledgments Acknowledgments
Founder's Letter On behalf of our Board of Governors and our passionate team of staff and volunteers at Kids4Kids, we are so excited to share with you our first Annual Report. Since 2008, Kids4Kids has been inspiring young people in Hong Kong to take positive action and become more socially responsible and community conscious citizens from a young age with a belief that ̒you’re never too young to help.̕ Our literacy development work in the community started with the annual ‘Writing for a Cause’ where kids develop their imagination and creative talents in writing and illustrating a story that becomes Kids4Kids Books. These creative stories goes on to inspire another child to create their own story too. Our literacy development work have also extended to an important community outeach program we have been running since 2010—Buddy Reading. This is where volunteers of all ages share their passion and talent of storytelling to kids from low-income communities in Hong Kong. Since 2014, we have also introduced another important outreach program called My Story Workshop to provide kids with guided creative skills training in writing and
illustrations to help spark the imagination of kids to create their own story. Kids4Kids as our name suggests is powered by the enthusiasm and optimism of today’s youth and their desire to help create a better world for the future. Our Youth Empowerment and Action for a Cause platform gives secondary aged youth the opportunity to use their power and passion to take action in creating service projects that tackle social problems in the community. Our annual Powered by Youth Forum is the signature event of our Youth Empowerment platform which at the start of every school year brings together like-minded teens all across Hong Kong united with a common objective of wanting to make a positive difference. Kids are our future. We need your continued support to help our programs inspire all young people in the community, and to give opportunities for all to take action and make our Hong Kong a better place.
Gratefully yours,
Michele Lai
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Accountability and Transparency Kids4Kids Ltd. is a non-profit organization founded in Hong Kong in 2008 and a registered charity under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance File No: 91/1074 2. We are supported by generous donations from our partners, individuals, corporations and foundations. Kids4Kids is independently audited by Eric H L Chung & Co Certified Public Accountants to meet Hong Kong accounting standards, ensuring all measures of performance are accurate and quantifiable. In 2010 Kids4Kids became an approved member of Wise Giving Hong Kong, allowing our donors to be better informed with regards to our accountability and transparency as a Hong Kong Non Profit. Kids4Kids Board of Governors* Michele Lai Jack Lee James Haybyrne Shirley Kuan Brian Tang Justine Roche * As at financial year ending 31st March 2014
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Mission and Vision
Mission Through service and creativity we develop platforms to empower all young people to be socially responsible and community conscious. Vision Kids4Kids believes in a world where all young people should, by the power of their positive actions have the opportunity to make a difference.
What we do Kids4Kids has a mission to help children develop a sense of social responsibility, to care for others and for the world we live in. Kids4Kids does this by creating platforms for youth to engage in socially responsible activities and become community minded. Kids4Kids has an established record as a community organization, having successfully partnered with over 50 schools, making a positive impact on the literacy and leadership of over 5,000 primary and secondary aged students.
Kids4Kids’ mission is to provide a platform for youth programs that: Empower and Educate by developing a sense of social responsibility that leads to positive behavioral change Engage by inspiring positive action and creative problem solving Enable by encouraging generosity and compassion to make a difference in the lives of others Impact by creating long-lasting effects as a result of collaboration with broad groups within the community.
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Kids4Kids Programs
Buddy Reading Program
Writing
Since September 2010, the Kids4Kids Buddy Reading Program has been a popular volunteering activity for anyone who enjoys sharing their love of reading and storytelling to young children. Our program focuses on children who have limited opportunity to be read to at home, as well as giving them access to a broad range of age appropriate storybooks.
Launched in 2008, the Writing for a Cause competition is open to all Hong Kong schools, learning centers for students aged between 6 to 12 years of age. Participants can enter as a solo writer and illustrator, or in a team of up to four members.
Every week, a team of trained Kids4Kids volunteers visits various local schools with low-income families and community centers to conduct English Buddy Reading sessions with the students. The children enjoy the attention of a dedicated language role model and experience second language immersion in an enjoyable and comfortable setting. The primary objectives of the Buddy Reading Program, is to instill in children who may not of had the opportunity, a love of reading and to develop their confidence in English, using a fun and engaging approach, delivered on a continuous and regular basis. Since launching the Buddy Reading Program 1300 Kids4Kids volunteers have been reading to over 2500 children in 20 local schools and community centers across Hong Kong.
“Buddy Reading has an amazing impact on the kids. Reading
a Cause
This writing and illustration competition is a ‘sport for the mind’ for young authors and illustrators. All works submitted are judged by a panel of professionals, either from educational institutions, publishing houses, or children’s books authors and illustrators. Participants also use their creative writing and illustrations to help other kids as the published books become a resource in the reading library of the Buddy Reading Program. The books are also available to purchase in stores around Hong Kong and online with the proceeds contributing to Kids4Kids Literacy Development Programs. Since launching the Writing for a Cause program over 5,000 students from 33 schools and learning centers around Hong Kong have participated. A total of 57 winning stories have been published and sold as colorful bi-lingual children’s picture books.
"Every year my school organizes a ‘Writing Day’ in preparation
storybooks to the kids at such a young age is a such a good
for the WFAC competition. This is a very good chance for
way to help them learn English because it is exposing them
students to think critically and creatively. Students know that
to the English language and allowing them to build their
if they do well they have a chance to get their works published.
vocabulary, while at the same time doing it in a fun way
I will definitely recommend to other schools because it is a very
which makes sure that they will not be intimated by English,
good opportunity for students to widen their horizon and learn
and can start to enjoy it.”
something that cannot be taught in school”.
Ben Lowry, aged 14, Volunteer leader since 2013, Renaissance College
Sonnia Cheung, English teacher, Lok Sin Tong Leung Wong Wai Fong Memorial School.
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Powered by Youth
Sharing
The annual Powered by Youth (PBY) Forum is a one-day event held in September that brings like-minded youth together to effect positive change in the Hong Kong community.
This project is 100% Kids4Kids student led and truly demonstrates the power of our Hong Kong youth in taking positive action to give back. The project engages schools and organizations from all over Hong Kong. Each campaign focuses on collecting for a specific cause, and the objective is to collect from those with much to donate to those with little. In 2014 we collected “For the Kids” and “For the Home” and redistributed the items locally via our supporting charity partner the Crossroads Foundation.
In 2014 we had our fifth PBY forum and over 100 students from 30 schools and different socio-economic backgrounds came together to learn from one another. Each year has a different community based theme and participants have the chance to learn from relevant industry professionals and educators and cooperatively create solutions to real life issues and design a community-based project.
"Through these years, I have learned what it feels like to be
a Cause
"I'm quite impressed that whole Sharing for a Cause campaign
committed to a cause, to be so dedicated to an organization.
was put together by group of young kids. I've known similar
I feel like I can voice out my opinions about what to do and how
campaigns put together by experienced adults, so it's very
Kids4Kids can do better to attract more youth advocates, that
impressive."
what makes Kids4Kids different from other organizations."
Cedric, Morgan Stanley Volunteer, Sharing for a Cause Event @ Crossroads Foundation
Amber Ko, aged 16 years, Co-President (ALT 2014-2015) South Island School
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Time Line2014 2014 Timeline Art for a Cause with Lane Crawford
Imagine. What can be imagined, can be achieved.
Kids4Kids and Lane Crawford collaborate on a Year of the Horse Chinese New Year ‘Art for a Cause’ project. Artists were invited by Lane Crawford to create their own one-of-a kind horses which were on display at each store and small horse figurines were sold at all stores throughout 2014 with proceeds to benefit Kids4Kids.
Kids4Kids 3rd bi-enneal Fundraiser. biennial Fundraiser. Gala Dinner with theme “Imagine. What can be imagined, can be achieved” raised HKD$1.4M.
Jan Feb
Mar Apr
Writing for a Cause has a new Major Sponsor.
China Resources confirmed as Major Sponsor of Writing for a Cause 2014.
May is the month for Sharing. of sharing. May is the month of sharing where the power power toisMany is demonstrated with of Oneof toOne Many demonstrated with "Sharing "Sharing for aThis Cause". Thiscampaign annual campaign for a Cause". annual engages engages a city-wide actions of a city-wide collectivecollective actions of schools, schools,corporates and organizations to corporates and organizations to donate donate tothose gift tho those in without items initems need in toneed gift to without our in our community. With the power one community. With the power of oneof person's person's action, combined with many one action, combined with many such onesuch persons, persons, we can make a difference. togethertogether we can make a difference. Some Some thecollected past collected of the of past items items includeinclude - books, -stationary books, stationary items, sporting goods, items, sporting goods, educational educational toys anditems household items like toys and household like board games, board games, electrical artmusical supplies electrical appliances, artappliances, supplies and and musical instruments. instruments.
200 teachers, parents and students attended the “Celebrating Kids Who Make a Difference” event to recognize all the participating students in the annual ‘Writing for a Cause’ 2014 competition.
Kids4Kids gets donation.
Our Founder, Michele Lai is nominated for and and awarded “Amazing awarded as “Amazing Advocate” for her NGO work by The List’s ‘Women of Hope’ 2014.
May June
A cheque for HKD$180,000 was received from Lane Crawford for the "Art for a Cause" collboration collaborationproject. project.The The donation went towards supporting Kids4KidsWriting Kids4Kids Writingfor foraaCause Cause2014 2014~~"My "My Story Creation" workshops and gifting ‘My Story Kits’ to underprivileged kids in the community. Kids4Kids is officially a Two Presents Charity Partner. Kids can choose to share their birthday monies with their chosen charity and help make a difference.
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Announcing our 2014-2015 Advocates Leadership Team.
The 4th cohort of Advocates Leadership Team is announced where a group of committed youth to lead other youth to plan, organize and create impact service projects that help our community. The Advocates Leadership Team 2014-2015 will be co-led by Denise Wong (Kids4Kids Volunteer since 2011) and Amber Ko (Kids4Kids Volunteer since 2010) with the support from Vice Presidents, Miguel Borje (Kids4Kids Volunteer since 2012) and Julie Shi (Kids4Kids Volunteer since 2013)
Helping kids kids to to create create their their Helping own stories with ‘My Story’ own stories with ‘My Story workshops. Creation’ workshops. Launched ‘My ‘My Story Story Creation’ Creation’ Launched workshops for all new WFAC 2014 2014 workshops for all new WFAC participating schools. schools. We We have have participating successfully conducted six writing successfully conducted six writing and illustrating illustrating workshops workshops since since and July to provide story writing and July to provide story writing and illustration guidance guidance to to four four new new illustration participating schools. Our heartparticipating schools. Our heartfelt thanks thanks to to Lane Lane Crawford Crawford felt who sponsored WFAC’s My Story who sponsored WFAC’s ‘My Story Creation workshops for all new Creation’ workshops for all new WFAC 2014 2014 participating participating schools. schools. WFAC
July July Aug Aug
Buddy Reading Reading Program Program gets gets aa Buddy health check. check. health
Buddy Reading Reading Program Program and and Buddy Buddy Reading Induction session Buddy Reading Induction session is reviewed reviewed by by John John Shanahan, Shanahan, is aa Hong Hong Kong Kong registered registered Child Child Pyschologist specializing specializing in in children children Pyschologist and adoloscents and all feedback and adolescents and all feedback collected was was incorporated incorporated into into collected improving the program further. improving the program further.
Powered by by Youth Youth Forum Forum Powered reaches out to include all reaches out to include all young people. people. young
5th annual annual Powered Powered by by Youth Youth 5th Forum 2014 2014 hosted hosted this this year year Forum at the Singapore International at the Singapore International School with with the the theme theme “Imagine”. “Imagine”. School Around 20% of the participants Around 20% of the participants were from from families families that that required required were financial assistance and were financial assistance and were invited to to join join the the event event for fee free. free. invited
Sep Sep
Oct Oct
Kids4Kids is is recognized recognized for for its its work work Kids4Kids in making making Hong Hong Kong Kong an an inclusive incluisve in and caring community. and caring community. Kids4Kids won won the the Social Social Capital Capital Builder Builder Kids4Kids (SCB) Award Award from from The The Community Community (SCB) Investment & Inclusive Fund. We We were were Investment & Inclusive Fund. nominated by by our our Buddy Buddy Reading Reading nominated program partner The TWGHS Jockey Program partner The TWGHS Jockey Club Lei Lei Tung Tung Integrated Integrated Services Services Centre Centre Club for the benefits and positive influence for the benefits and positive influence brought to to children children and and their their families families in in brought the Lei Tung (Aberdeen) Community. the Lei Tung (Aberdeen) Community. Market Day Day invited invited around around 100 100 kids kids from Market two community centres managed by our from two community centres managed Buddy Reading charity partner Chicken by our Buddy Reading charity partner Soup and students from Chung ChickenSoup and students fromSing Chung Benevolent Society Mrs Aw Haw Sing Benevolent Society MrsBoon Aw Boon Secondary School to jointothe Haw Secondary School joinfun. the fun.
Nov Nov
Buddy Reading Reading Program Program is is 4 4 years years Buddy old and and growing. growing. old
Dec Dec
Kids4Kids Treasury Treasury Kids4Kids Volume 33 is is published. published. Volume
With the the incredible incredible support support of of Keswick Keswick With Foundation Buddy Reading is now Foundation Buddy Reading Program is serving 12 sites, mobilizing over 100 now serving 12 sites, mobilizing over volunteers a week and reading to a total 100 volunteers a week and reading of 1347 children from low income to a total of 1347 children fromfamilies. low income families. Since Since 2008, 2008, 57 57 stories stories created created byinspire kids toand inspired by kids to share with to share with other kids other kids have been published. have been published.
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Statement of Financial Position For the financial year ending 31st March 2014
Independently audited by Eric H L Chung & Co Certified Public Accountants
Revenue Other revenue General donation Program income
Revenue Fundraising income* Sponsorship Program income General donation Other revenue
5% 3% 15%
2014
48%
$ 1,375,015 $ 836,163 $ 454,575 $ 131,371 $ 91,098 $ 2,888,222
29% Fundraising income*
Sponsorship
* Kids4Kids holds a bienneal fundraising event
Less: Expenditure Operation related costs Less: Expenditure Operation related costs Program expenses Salaries Net (deficit)/surplus & total comprehensive income for the year
14%
Salaries 45%
2014
41%
$ 257,481 $ 747,377 $ 789,539 $ 1,794,397 $ 1,093,826
Program expenses
Balance Sheet Non-current assets Fixed Assets
$ 9,269 $ 9,269
Current assets Cash Trade receivables Inventory
Current liabilities Trade payables ($ 197,832) Amount due to a director ($ 197,832)
$ 1,637,915 $ 283,763 $ 25,208 $ 1,946,886
Net current assets $ 1,749,053 NET ASSET $ 1,758,323 General Fund Accumulated fund
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$ 1,758,323
Acknowledgments Kids4Kids would like to record our special gratitude to the following organizations and individuals
Promoted Kids4Kids Books at its retail stores and Prize Sponsor for annual Kids4Kids Writing for a Cause 'Celebrating Kids Who Make a Difference' event
Major Sponsor of Kids4Kids Writing for a Cause competition 2014.
Supported Kids4Kids books since 2010 with printing of Certificates and Gala dinner 2014 program.
A distribution channel partner for Kids4Kids Books via its on-line www.polluxbooks.com and retail store.
3-year Funding grant for 'Kids4Kids in Action' - mainly being Buddy Reading Program.
Collaborated in an 'Art for a Cause' CNY 2014 Year of the Horse project - included engaging low-income kids in community with art workshops, fundraised for Kids4Kids
Sponsored Buddy Reading Program for a term at one site and sponsored purchase of Children's Picture books for Buddy Reading.
A distribution channel partner for Kids4Kids Books and a chosen charity of the month for Pacific Coffee's donation boxes.
Supported Kids4Kids with legal and company secretariat services.
Provided the Powered by Service curriculum that supports Kids4Kids in delivering youth empowerment programs.
Sponsored the warehouse storage facility for Kids4Kids.
Kids choose to share their birthday with Kids4Kids and have their friends donate. 9
Acknowledgments Corporate Supporters and Foundations / Schools & Learning Centres / Community Partners ABC Pathways School Access Tutorial Center Amy's Bakery Art Group Limited Asian Charity Services Baptist Lui Ming Choi Primary School Bonvivant & Bellavita Ltd Book Talk Bring Me a Book HK Canadian International School CCC Heep Who Primary School Chinese International School City University Commercial Press Crossroads Foundation Dah Sing Bank Delia School of Canada Direct Printing Elephant Community press Eric H.L. Chung & Co (CPA) Evelyn Chang Music Future Leaders Academy Global Dignity Goldman Sachs Haven Books Harrow International School HK Cyberport Management Co. Ltd. HK International School HK Outstanding Student's Association HK University HKUST (Little Scientist Club) Huzi Design i-Square Education Centre Jack and Jill Treehouse John Shanahan, Child Development Team, Central Health Partners KidsEdge Kosoku Paper KYSS Properties Little Scientist Club ( HKUST) Lok Sin Tong Lau Tak Primary School Lok Sin Tong Wong Wai Fong Memorial Primary School Melco MPRHK Ltd. 10
Mud Pies Education Muses Foundation for Culture&E Noiseless Design Paperhouse Creations Passion For Language Po Leung Kuk Lam Man Chan English Primary School Renaissance College Singapore International School SKH Wei Lun Primary School South Island School Spoilt Experiences & Events Stuart Palm Mentalist & Hypnotist Taiwan Lung Meng Technology Stone Paper The Document House The ISF Academy The Strategic Thinking Group This Music Studio Toys Club West Island School
Our Friends Abby Jiang Alysha Lai Agnes Ho Alan Lee Alicia Shen Alan Seigrist Allan Payne Anna Cheung Annie Fifer Anita Leung Betty Lo Carl Roderick Rehnborg Christopher Mark Geary Cliff and Estella Huang Christine Chow Edward and Clareta Lam Ella Sarkis Fanny Shing Hani and Dania Abuali Helen Ding Ken Hua Ken Lau Ian Clay Isabella Wei JaQ Lai
Jeff Tan John and Melanie Moore Joseph Chan Leon Meng and Helen Zhou Lee M Y Li M W Manfred Chau Margaret Yim Mei Zhang Dong Mark and Camelia Duncan Mary Raftou Mike Yao Mikron Ng Mohan and Shaline Rajasooria Natalia Scott Natalie Caves Paul Cheng Pearl Tong Reiko and Toru Tokoyada Ricky Mui Rod Rehnborg Selina Chong Serena Hildebrandt Shing Yuk Chow Sing and Nancy Wong Stanley and Francis Chow Tim and Kelly Mak Vinod Bharwaney Virginia Lam Victoria Tun Will Barber Ms. Wo Ka Fan
Our Supporters (HKD$10,000 and over) Angela Young Arthur Loh Anita El Omari Asit and Manisha Shah Bobbi Hernandez Brian and Jacqueline Tang Damien and Justine Roche David and Hitomi Morrisson Don and Amy Ewer Duncan and Sherry Lin Wooldridge Edmund and Vivien Lee Edwin and Rita Lee Eric and Lizsa Chan
Evan Lau Sarkis Fanny Ko Francis and Susan Cheung Harry and Mae Pang Homer and Min Yee Sun Irene Chung Irene Lo Jack Lee Janice Chan Choy John Lewis and Jennifer Meehan Jonathan and Dorothy Cheng John and Cammie Rice Kyran Sze Libby Vaughan Manfred Chau Margaret Yim Matt and Sherry Lu Emsley Mei Lu Mickey and May Cheng Dr. Minna Chau Pierre Perusset Philip Blatt Raymond and Ruri Pao Sharon Lim Stacey and Jim Hilderbarndt Sunny and Simmi Maholtra Tara Lau
Our Leaders (HKD$50,000 and over) Adele and Michael Tun Kurt and Gisele Baker James and Penny Haybyrne
Our Visionaries (HKD$100,000 and over) Daniel and Flora Xu NiQ and Michele Lai Roy and Shirley Kuan Sanggyun and Katherine Ahn XD and Nancy Yang
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