Beat Drugs Fund

  Projects approved in 1997-98
  Grantee Project Title and Description HK$
Approved Grant
(a) Preventive Education and Publicity Projects
Caritas Lok Heep Club

A Parent's Handbook on Drug Abuse Prevention

To fund the production of 10000 copies of Chinese handbooks aiming at providing parents with basic knowledge on the drug abuse problem and measures to prevent their children from experimenting with drugs.

35,000
Caritas Hugs Centre

Everyone Cares - A Video Series on Bearing Drugs within Family and Beyond

To promote parents' and community's concern for preventing drug abuse problem among youths. The project consists of a video production competition, the production of a documentary video and presentation seminar.

273,660
ELCHK Tin Shui Wai Children & Youth Integrated Team

Anti-drug Task Force - Community Education Programme II

To disseminate anti-drug messages to youths and to enhance teachers' awareness and skill of handling drug abuse problem of students through various educational and experimental programmes.

37,000
Chinese YMCA Hong Kong Shaukeiwan / Chaiwan Outreaching Social Work Team

Music Group In-School Project

To train seven young persons with drug abuse history to form a band group to assist sending anti-drug message to students through musical performance and sharing of drug - rehabilitation experience.

9,000
Breakthrough Ltd.

Care for Listening to the Youth?¡K.Leaders of the 21st Century

To fund the production of a beat drugs parents notebook diary, and the organization of a series of beat drugs community programmes aiming at establishing in youths a positive attitude towards life.

722,500
Hong Kong Young Women Christian Association Ngau Tau kok Social Services Centre

Outstanding Ambassador Team

To mobilize some at-risk youths to serve as beat drugs ambassadors to help implement a series of anti-drug activities and community programmes.

95,800
Hong Kong Young Women Christian Association Tsing Yi Social Services Centre

Questions about Drugs: 98 Smart Youth Project

To educate the youths on the adverse effects of drug abuse and to equip them with refusal skills to drugs offers through school roving exhibitions, anti-drug camp and composition competition.

27,772
ELCHK Chun Shek Children and Youth Centre

Stop! Drug!

To disseminate anti-drug messages to the youths through visiting drug treatment centres, and to increase parents' knowledge of drug abuse problem through organizing n anti-drug exhibition.

4,825
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Tsuen Wan & Kwai Chung Outreaching Social Work Team

Stronger & Fitter, Don't Try Drugs - Beat Drugs Programmes for Youths at Risk

To assist the at-risk youths to establish a positive attitude towards life through organizing a series of activities including body check, experimental training, exhibition and some recreational activities.

152,220
The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong Ka Fuk Children & Youth Centre cum Library

Beat Drugs with the Family

To disseminate among youths the harmful effects of abusing drugs, to encourage family support and care through organizing a series of anti-drug activities including drama-performance contest, Q&A competition, colour-filling competition and carnival.

20,565
The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong Shek Yam East Children & Youth Centre cum Library

Do Not Think About It - A Beat Drugs Programme

To improve the self-image and problem-solving ability of the at-risk youths, to enhance to mutual understanding and support of parents and children in beating drugs together through organizing a series of activities including outward bound camps, detoxification experience camps, parents' workshops, carnival and cloth-painting competition.

89,950
The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong Tai Wo Children & Youth Centre

Youth Participation Anti-drug Project

To educate the children about the harmful effects of abusing drugs and the refusal skills, help them to build up self-control power and establish their goals in life. Activities include training workshops, evaluation meeting and other recreational activities.

38,960
The Society of the Rehabilitation of Offenders, Hong Kong

Anti-drug Drama - Workshops and School Performance

To disseminate anti-drug messages among the secondary school students through drama performance by ex-drug abusers, and to produce and distribute a booklet containing stories from the ex-drug abusers to the students.

110,000
Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service Wo Che Children & Youth Centre

Beat Drugs, Need You and Me

To heighten the awareness of youths and parents about the drug abuse problem, to strengthen parents' understanding on the psychological need of their children and to improve the problem-solving ability of youths through a series of anti-drug activities.

60,850
Exploration Theatre Ltd.

Who Can Beat the Drugs

To fund the design, production and roving performance o a creative and interactive situational drama. The performers will present different endings according to the students' decisions.

728,000
Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School

Just Good Fit

To arouse students' awareness of the harmful impact of drug abuse, to assist the at-risk students to build up elf-esteem and co-operative spirit through training workshops and their participation in some meaningful community activities such as community service group, round-district jogging and other anti-drug activities.

167,600
The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong Cheung Sha wan Outreaching team

'Stand Firm' - The Beat Drugs Sports Camp

To fund a sports camp for the marginal youths. The camp aims to develop the youths' interest and potential in some healthy sports activities so as to strengthen their will-power, to restore their sense of responsibility and to build up in them a positive attitude towards life.

67,244
The Pharmaceutical Society of Hong Kong

Have a Bright Future, Say No to Drugs

To heighten the awareness of parents and youths about the harmful effects of drugs by organizing two anti-drug exhibitions in new towns, and the production of anti-drug pamphlets for distribution at school talks.

130,000
The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong Chung Sha Wan Children & Youth Integrated Centre

Beat Drugs /New Generation

To heighten the awareness of the public about the harmful impact of drugs and to strengthen the determination of the at -risk youths to stay away from drugs through training workshops, talks and exhibitions, visits to drug detoxification centre and a series of anti-drug activities.

51,460
Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service Sun Chui Youth centre

Develop Together a New Era

To arouse the awareness of youths and families about the harmful effects of drug abuse, and to promote mutual help at different community levels to beat drugs through a series of anti-drug activities including raining workshops, family camp , exhibitions, colour-filling and lyric-filling competitions.

191,450
Community Drug Advisory Council

Conference on Drugs in the Workplace

To organize a one-day conference aiming at promoting drug education, intervention and awareness programme to the senior and human resources professionals who may involve in company policy and employees' training programmes.

94,000
Department of Psychiatry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

The 5th National Conference on Prevention and Treatment of Drug Abuse, Hong Kong

To sponsor the hosting of the 5th National Conference of Preventive and Drug Abuse in Hong Kong in 1999.
Representatives from drug treatment and preventive education organizations of China, Hong Kong and overseas countries will be invited.

412,000
Life Education Activity Programme (LEAP)

Don't Let Drugs Kill Your Dreams

To promote anti-drug message by funding a multi-purpose slide presentation for use in LEAP's educational programmes for students and teachers.

113,720
The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong

Anti-Drug Basketball Competition

To help the at-risk youths to stay away from drugs and to cultivate their co-operation spirit through structural sport activities under the guidance of social workers.

22,212
Caritas Wong Tai Sin Integrated Service for Young People

Healthy Youth Road - Preventive Education Programme for Middle and High Risk Youths of Wong Tai Sin District

To fund a preventive and developmental project targeted at the vulnerable youths. It comprises a series of recreational programmes, talks and visits etc. aiming at assisting students to better adapt themselves to the life of secondary school, helping new immigrants to get acquainted with the adverse effects of drugs, promoting among the at-risk youths a healthier life style and positive goals in life and to enhance their self confidence.

1,191,000
Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service Pak Tin Children and Youth Centre

A Complete Beat Drugs Programme

To heighten the awareness of the at-risk youths and their parents about the harmful effects of drugs. In addition to a series of anti-drug activities, a counselling hotline will be set up and a survey on the effectiveness of various preventive education programmes will be conducted.

85,510
Shek Lei Catholic Secondary School Community Youth Club

Anti-Drug Film Production

To arouse the awareness of the marginal students about the harmful effects of drugs, to improve their inter-personal skills and co-operation spirit through their direct participation in the production of an anti-drug film.

25,000
Caritas Youth and community Service Aberdeen Outreaching Social Work Team

Comprehensive Scheme for Preventing Young People from Abusing Drugs

To fund the implementation of a 2-year programme aiming at enhancing the refusal skill of the vulnerable youths to drug offers and bad peer influence, increasing the awareness of parents about the drug problem and preventive measures. Activities include small group discussion, adventure-based counselling camp , talks and exhibitions and anti-drug handbooks.

821,985
Community Drug Advisory Council

Drug Education Programme for Students, Parents and Teachers in Hong Kong's International Schools

To fund the staff cost of a project manager for 2-years. The manager will develop and conduct a comprehensive drug education and information programme targeted at children, families and teachers of the international schools of Hong Kong.

949,774
The KELY Support Group

The Low-Down on Drugs

To fund the production of a full colour bilingual booklet on drugs for distribution to schools, libraries, agencies that work with drugs problem and any one who requests related information over the hotline.

75,125
Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School

Have a Healthy Life, Develop your Potential

To arouse students' awareness of the adverse effects of drug abuse, and to strengthen their will-power to resist against drugs through a series of activities including volunteers training class, football and basketball matches, anti-drug newspaper cutting and photo taking competition etc.

30,000
Barnabas Charitable Service Association Ltd.

Ma On Shan Beat Drugs Project

To disseminate beat drugs messages by implementing a beat drugs project. It involves the forming of a volunteer group providing counselling service, the setting up of a hotline, and the launching of a series of prevention and community education programmes such as talks and exhibitions, parents sharing sessions, teachers' beat drug conference , carnival etc.

1,282,377
YWCA Lok Wah Integrated Social Service Centre

Family Energy Awakening Scheme

To organize a series of activities aiming at improving the youths' adversity quotient, strengthening their family ties and peer network to resist against drugs. The programmes includes the production of a VCD interactive educational package, the establishment of a family network and an adventurer and fitness clubs, peer counselling service, carnivals and other community education programmes.

1,591,955
Holy Carpenter Church and Community Centre

Beat Drugs Ambassador Programme for Youths of Hung Hom District

To set up a team of Beat Drugs Ambassadors to promulgate anti-drug message in Hung Hum district through a series of intensified educational anti-drug programmes including training camps, Q&A contest, roving exhibitions and talks, carnivals, visits to detoxification centres, survey etc.

391,510
Caritas Youth and Community Service

Neighbourhood Based Drug Treatment and Preventive Education Project in Cheung Chau

To provide professional drug treatment and counselling services to young drug abusers and at-risk youths through the therapeutic groups and mutual support groups. To implement preventive and community education programmes by organizing guidance activities for parents, drug education workshops for teachers, sharing groups for vulnerable youths, talks and exhibitions etc.

552,955
(b) Treatment and Rehabilitation Projects
The Christian New Being Fellowship Ltd.

Improvement of Facilities of the Association Adolescence Drug Treatment Centre

To renew the beds and fans of the centre.

26,280
Wu Oi Christian Centre

Renovation Works for the Long Ke Male Rehabilitation Centre

To carry out improvement works to the living environment of the centre. Major items include renewing the dormitories, the library and the chapel, and installing electric wire for the supply of electricity.

1,023,500
Finnish Missionary Society

Repair and Improvement Works of Drug Withdrawal Centre in Sai Kung

To carry out improvement works to the detoxification ward and the activity room, which are in dilapidated conditions, and for the installation of a water storage tank.

1,600,000
Operation Dawn

Improvement / Renovation Works of the Centre 99 Facilities

To refurbish the Centre 99, a male halfway house.

339,000
Operation Dawnn

Improvement / Renovation Works of the Wong Tai Sin Centre Facilities

To refurbish the Wong Tai Sin Centre, a male halfway house.

162,000
Operation Dawn

Improvement / Renovation Works of the Girl Centre Facilities

To renovate the Girl Centre, a female residential treatment and rehabilitation centre.

17,450
Pui Hong Self-Help Association

Job-Skill Training Project for rehabilitated Drug Abusers

To fund the setting up of a job training centre for one year. The Centre provides job-skill training and job counselling services for the rehabilitated drug abusers.

1,017,447
DACARS, Limited.

Replacement of the11-year-old Centre Vehicle/7-Seater Wagon

To replace the 11-year-old 7-seater wagon with a 8-seater van. The van is mainly used for carrying DACARS's rehabilitating abusers to visits and various outdoor activities, as well as carrying voluntary workers/staff.

222,526
St. Stephen's Society Ltd.

Provision of a Water Pump House

To construct a pump house for the provision of water to the Society' s new Hang Fook camp which is a rehabilitation centre.

2,800,000
The Society for the Rehabilitation of Offenders, Hong Kong

Pilot Project on Peer Counselling Service in a Hostel for Ex-drug Abusers

To fund the staff cost of 1 part-time peer counsellor for strengthening the counselling service and to meet the group programme expenses for the two-year pilot project.

244,416



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