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CELL Members Adrian Chiu, Nicole Chiu, Veer Gokhale, Dylan Fischer, Jack Yang, Neel Shah and Malhar Rajpal

GSIS students help Hong Kong’s underprivileged

Dylan Fischer tells us about Project Care Package and Project Face Shield

Project Care

In late May the student-run group prepared and sent over 200 care packages containing hand sanitiser, wet wipes, facemasks, hand wash, disinfectant, rice and canned food, to communities across Wan Chai, Pok Fu Lam and Chi Fu Village. Dylan states; “we wanted to work with an organisation who knew the needs of the area well and could determine who needed this support, so we reached out to Wan Chai Kai Fong Welfare Association and Caritas Social Work Services Division to help us.” The group has since raised over $40,000 for supplies.

In light of the recent Covid-19 outbreak, a student-lead initiative, CELL (Community Engagement in Learning and Living) has stepped up to help underprivileged people around Hong Kong. School student Dylan Fischer and his fellow classmates have been providing aid to the underprivileged around Hong Kong in the form of two projects: Project Care and Project Face Shield. Dylan believes; “as the world faces this pandemic, many have lost their jobs or have lower income. I want to help the

Project Face Shield

Using his home-made 3D printer, Dylan began making face shields to help hospital workers. He could only fabricate around four per day due to limited machinery. After approaching the Hong Kong 3D Printing Association, they agreed to donate 300 face shields to hospitals in need. So far, CELL has distributed them to hospitals around the world facing critical personal protective equipment shortages, including a Government Subdivision hospital in India and a hospital in Maryland, USA.

When asked about his plans for a post Covid-19 world, Dylan wants to make prosthetics available to economically disadvantaged families who are not able to regularly afford them. “I was hoping to donate my first prosthetic hand this year, however, with the Covid-19 pandemic. This date is uncertain.”

To donate or get involved with CELL get in contact on Instagram@cell.hk, Facebook: cellhk, or through its website, cellhk.

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