📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Wheel Power Challenge is founded based on the inspiration from a barrier free workcamp in Switzerland. A young physiotherapist, Ms Sarah Chu along with other friends founded this organization with the aim to promote a barrier free community in Hong Kong. Wheel Power Challenge embraces the values for diversity, and promote community works for social enhancement.
[Official Website: https://wheelpowerchallenge.blogspot.hk/]
💼 What the programme involves
This is a new project initiated by Hong Kong volunteers, who is inspired by the Switzerland barrier free workcamp. While Hong Kong has one of the most developed transportation system in the world, its barrier-free facility across the city still has room for improvement.
This project thus aims to promote the concept of an inclusive community that accommodates the needs of people with disabilities. Part of the project also allows workcampers to experience the daily difficulties faced by physically challenged individuals. This serves as a learning opportunity for workcampers to truly understand that our physical differences do not limit our potential or ability to involve in activities.
1. Collect data about barrier-free facilities in local community
2. Prepare for and participate in social inclusion activities
3. Assistance to campsite activities
4. Carry out community research on people with disabilities in Hong Kong
5. Participate in community activities
🏠 Accommodation on site
PHAB campsite
(for more details, please visit http://www.hkphab.org.hk/en/)
📍 About the location
Campsite is located at Pok Fu Lam. The workcamp will take place around different locations in Hong Kong in order to provide a holistic and comprehensive experience to workcampers.