Hong Kong Aids Foundation - Voice of The Volunteers

Voice of The Volunteers

Volunteers agreed that AIDS patients should have equal opportunities and respect in society. Continuous fear, misunderstandings and prejudice will only lead to more widespread of AIDS and sufferings. Volunteers believed that every effort counts in fighting AIDS.

Volunteers also mentioned that they have become more optimistic towards life. They learn to treasure every day rather than taking things for granted.

Slogan of the voluntary group:

Volunteers will go through orientations, training workshops about aids and counselling. Currently, the volunteers gather on a regular basis and help run the foundation's help hotline, promote the education of aids, as well as organise fund raising activities.

Their most recent task is to prepare for the World Aids Day, which is held annually on 1 December.

Volunteers can participate in -

• Project Companion - After training, selection and matching, eligible volunteers will be assigned to provide direct services such as escort, care and emotional support to patients.
• Promotion and Education Team (PET) - Volunteers will help organize and implement HIV/AIDS promotion and education programs to the general public.
• Healthy Young Ambassadors (HYA) - The Healthy Young Ambassadors are a group of tertiary students whose responsibilities are to promote peer education on HIV/AIDS. The HYA will work with different youth organisations to plan educational activities for different schools and youth bodies.
• Coordination of Mass Educational and Charity Programmes - volunteers help coordinate different task forces in the programmes.