Introduction 機構簡介

A relatively young NGO, AnAn International Education Foundation Hong Kong has taken pride in the last decade in our dedicated focus on the well-being of people with autism and special education needs (SEN).  We endeavor to provide professional rehabilitation education services, with special attention on their social education, and help them realize their full potential.  We strive to connect the autistic and SEN community with the larger society of Hong Kong and empower them with equal development opportunities.  Until recently we are also venturing into new areas of social innovation projects that will bring synergy with our core competencies so that we can broaden our scope of services and impact more under-served communities.

香港安安國際自閉症教育基金會成立歷史雖然不算長，但是我們在過去10多年專注於服務自閉症和特殊學習需要人士，尤其是復康教育服務，輔導他們如何發展所長、貢獻社會，亦令他們有能力享有平等發展的機會。近年來，我們亦積極將發展方向面向一些創新的社會企業，希望能夠借助我們積聚多年的經驗和能力，開展一些新的項目，惠及更多弱勢社群。

Name of project 計劃名稱

Back Lane Story: a community art project by the autistics

「巷弄故事」自閉症人士美化社區油畫計劃

Project objectives 計劃目的

2020 is a year of the pandemic.  The damages as we witness are beyond the immense economic losses.  Many people suffer some kind of desperation, depression and isolation due to the prolonged implementation of social distancing.  This community art project aims to reconnect people through the power of colours and the stories of the autistics as they express them in their creative world.   The sense of connectedness is the new energy and impetus that’s much in lack of to empower the community to embrace the pandemic challenges and remain positive for our future.

In general, people with autism are also gifted with good artistic potential.  The project will partner with a professional art therapist to lead a group of SEN students to express their inner world through the creation of community paintings.

The project will colour  a back lane of Quarry Bay, allowing people living and working in the area a pleasant “breather”,  a place to relax and enjoy some quiet moments in life.

二零二零是抗疫的一年，疫情不只重創經濟發展，更甚是人心的不安，市民大眾為著抗疫而被逼互相保持距離，疏離感和無助感困擾著不少市民；我們希望透過藝術色彩的感染力，為受疫情打擊的市民和社區重新注入動力，令人感受到彼此的關愛，讓色彩「引領」大家更正面思考目前面對的挑戰，對未來仍懷抱盼望。

不少自閉症人士的藝術潛能非常高，活動會與藝術治療師合作，帶領他們透過繪畫來展現內心 世界，讓更多人認識他們的情感和需要。

自閉症朋友繪畫出的色彩世界，可以為鰂魚涌區的巷弄增添精彩顏色，讓附近工作和居住的人 多一個歇息的空間，可以停一停，享受生活的閑暇。

Project content 計劃內容

This is a year long project, where several sessions will be conducted.  In each session, some 20 SEN students will be invited to participate and design an artwork under the guidance of a professional art therapist.  Their work will be painted on the rolling shutters of our social enterprise A&D Mart in Quarry Bay.  The painting will be on display on the shutters for a period of time until the next session. 

The day of painting the rolling shutters will also be a community fun day where our participants, their parents, people living and working in the neighborhood will be treated with food and drinks at A&D Mart.  Volunteers will be recruited to help out and witness the work by our participants.

利用安安旗下社企星兒小館 (A&D Mart) 在鰂魚涌的店舖外圍,  邀請藝術治療師合作，帶領自閉症人士(如小朋友/學生等)在卷閳上油上圖畫;有關的油畫活動為期一年，分數次舉行，每 次邀請大概20位自閉症人士參加，每次油畫有不同的主題，由參與活動的藝術治療師帶領參加者自閉症共同創作。

活動完成的油畫作品會一直展示在卷閘上，供公眾欣賞，直至下一次活動為止。

油畫活動當天會同時舉辦同樂日，招待參與油畫的自閉症人士以及其他社區人士, 享用星兒小館內的日式小食，亦會招聘義工或家長幫忙，見證他們的工作和才華。

Beneficiaries 受惠人士

SEN participants, their parents, Quarry Bay residents joining the community fun day and passers-by who will benefit from a more beautiful Quarry Bay.

自閉症人士及其家長、參與同樂日的鰂魚涌街坊和社區人士, 以至平日經過星兒小館的居民和上班一族。

Introduction 機構簡介

Since the 90s, Changing Young Lives Foundation has been dedicating to rewriting the life stories of thousands of underprivileged children and marginalized youth in Hong Kong and the Mainland every year by providing them with 100% free of charge centre-based and outreach programs in education, talent development and self-empowerment, unleashing their potential to maximize their opportunities at school and work, and inspiring them to live their life to the fullest.

自九十年代起，成長希望基金會每年致力為數以千計香港及內地的弱勢及基層兒童和青少年提供100%免費的教育和個人發展機會，透過中心及外展服務，啟發他們發揮潛能，讓他們在學習和工作上盡展所長，活出快樂豐盛的人生。

Name of Project 計劃名稱

Art to Heart - Mental Wellness Navigation for Youth

「藝 x 述」青少年情緒健康導航

Project Background 計劃背景

Surveys in recent years indicated that the mental wellbeing of youngsters in Hong Kong has been deteriorating to an alarming rate:

• 62% of Secondary School Pupils demonstrate signs of emotional disturbance
• 52% of Hong Kong Secondary Pupils have an inclination to Depression
• 1/3 young people in Hong Kong suffered from stress, anxiety or depression

Aggravated by the prolonged social disputes and school lockdown caused by the current pandemic, mental wellbeing of secondary students has become a social issue that calls for immediate attention.

近年有研究指出，香港青少年人的情緒健康正在日益下降：

• 62% 香港中學生受情緒問題困擾
• 52% 香港中學生有抑鬱傾向
• 三分之一的香港青少年有精神緊張、焦慮或抑鬱徵狀

再加上長期的社會爭拗，及新冠肺炎疫情持續而導致長時間停課，中學生的精神健康狀況更有惡化的趨勢，社會必須刻不容緩地正視青少年人的情緒健康問題。

Project content 計劃內容

Art to Heart - Mental Wellness Navigation for Youth is a public education project that makes use of expressive arts, an art form that is proven to be effective in stress and emotional management to help foster the mental wellbeing of secondary students in a safe, creative and non-stigmatized manner.

By enhancing young people’s understanding of emotions (both positive and negative) and the importance of mental wellness through Educational Talks, and how to make use of expressive arts to channel, communicate and divert emotions and stress with creativities through Experiential Workshops, young people are empowered to use painting, sculpturing, dancing, body movement, music, drama, improvisation, writing and poetry etc. to overcome emotional ups and downs. Under the guidance of expressive arts therapists, the self-healing process will further help foster youngsters’ emotional competence and resilience in the long run.

「藝 x 述」青少年情緒健康導航是一個透過表達藝術，啟發中學生運用創意，在安全及非污名化的環境下提升情緒健康的公眾教育項目。

計劃透過「教育講座」，讓年青人認識正面及負面情緒，以及精神健康的重要。再以「體驗工作坊」讓年青人體驗如何運用表達藝術如繪畫、雕塑、身體舞動、音樂、戲劇及寫作等表達及渲洩自己的情緒和壓力，在表達藝術治療師的引導下，從而提升自己的情緒管理及抗逆能力。

Beneficiaries 受惠人士

Secondary Students

中學生

Duration 計劃推行日期

January to December 2021

2021年1月至12月

Introduction 機構簡介

The Hong Kong Society for the Blind (HKSB) was established in 1956. Over the years, we have developed a wide range of services covering eye care and low vision services, rehabilitation and vocational training, educational support, employment guidance, adaptive technology advisory service, information and communication technology applications to improve information access for the visually impaired, rehabilitation service for persons with multiple disabilities and visual impairment (MDVI), and residential care for the aged blind.

To improve the well-being of our service users, HKSB will continue to make the best use of its expertise to join forces with all stakeholders to strive for building up a barrier free society with equal opportunities for all.

香港盲人輔導會（以下簡稱本會），自1956年成立以來不斷為視障人士提供其所需服務，透過拓展與創新，以增加服務之全面性。現有服務範圍包括 ：

眼科及低視能服務、復康及職業訓練、教育支援、就業輔導、輔助儀器諮詢服務、資訊科技應用、多重殘疾視障人士復康及視障長者院舍服務等。為改善服務受眾的福祉，本會將繼續以專業精神，團結各持份者，為創造平等參與及締造共融無障礙社會而努力。

Name of project 計劃名稱

CHILL MIND

[腦輕鬆】

Project Background 計劃背景

As at 31 Jul 2020, there was over 60% of the residents in Kowloon Home for the Aged Blind reported of certain degree of anxiety and stress. Therefore, there is a great need in providing appropriate relaxation intervention service to eliminate the negative impact of anxiety and stress in their latter part of life.

Anxiety and poor sleep also poses a threat to elderly’s physical and mental health. Managing anxiety and stress therefore becomes vital for maintaining elderly’s overall health and wellness; and we have brand new solution for elderly’s mental health.

In the past, it’s not easy to track the stress and anxiety level in the real time session. But now, with the use of wearable brain device and the special app in iOS and Android platform, the track record of relaxation and attention graphs along with ongoing relaxation activities can be reviewed in the individual account of the participants.

截至2020年7月31日，九龍盲人安老院有60％以上的長者表示在日常生活中有一定程度的焦慮和壓力。焦慮和睡眠不足也對院舍視障長者的精神健康構成深遠的影響。

因此作為安老服務提供者，院舍積極尋找可供視障長者減低負面情緒和壓力的適合鬆弛活動。

過去單靠視障長者自我陳述來和面談作反映，難以實時分析和跟進他們對焦慮和壓力的程度。隨著樂齡科技的普及，現在可透過便用可穿戴式腦電波設備及配以手機iOS和Android平台的特別應用程式，並可以在院舍為每位視障長者設立個人帳戶中，隨時查看他們對焦慮和壓力的變化及參與鬆弛活動後的情況。

Project Content 計劃內容

CHILL MIND HERE WE GO !!!1-2-3

Relax and practice relaxation exercise with use of wearable brain device (NEEURO) and its app (Galini).

Using scientifically-researched and proven methods to bring about improvements in relaxation, reduce stress and avoid the damaging effects of stress.

Using simple approaches, the exercise activities with the following simple 3 steps are suitable for visually impaired elderly:

• Step 1 Listen - Music to the ears, with a boost of audio that helps the mind to relax
• Step 2 Breathe - Breathing techniques that stimulate your brain to regulate human body functioning
• Step 3 Move - Through controlled movements, gain self-awareness on focus and mindfulness

腦輕鬆 三、二、一

透過使用可穿戴式腦電波設備及為個別需要編排的特別應用程式協助長者進行情緒舒緩及練習放鬆活動。

通過下列簡單三步方法，院舍視障長者可以在院舍生活中能享受情緒舒緩及練習放鬆活動

• 步驟1聆聽-聆聽音樂，並增強音頻，使心靈放鬆
• 步驟2呼吸-刺激大腦調節人體功能的呼吸技術
• 第3步活動-通過意識控制活動，配合呼吸方法加強院舍視障長者對注意力和正念的自我意識。

Duration 計劃推行日期

February 2021 to January 2022

2021年2月至2022年1月