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[Keep fighting and overcome obstacles]
PONG always carries a bright smile. He’s had many jobs such as delivery man, shop assistant, and most recently, a cleaner. However, since October he has been unable to find![[Phyllis’s letter ]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/0114-Phyllis_-letter-1-535x550.jpg)
[Phyllis’s letter ]
Phyllis was born into a big family and sadly, some of her family members experience chronic illness, making life hard. With strength and optimism, Phyllis works hard to seek a![[Explore the strength and share the care]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2.-Carol-Moulin-Roty-735x550.jpg)
[Explore the strength and share the care]
Due to the pandemic, Carol has been unemployed since July last year. She still has to take care of her son and her savings have almost run out. Fortunately, MIW![[A story from the Community – The strength of a Mother]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-makeitwork_logo_SINGLE-200610_main_fcf-485x550.jpg){kind=logo}
[A story from the Community – The strength of a Mother]
There are 550K working poor barely able to meet their basic needs despite having a job. In this video, Kwai Lin tells her own story A single mother with her![[No fear of adversity ‧ Leave the comfort zone ‧ Work To Recover]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/160909875_3939345229462172_4105451069192345117_n.jpg)
[No fear of adversity ‧ Leave the comfort zone ‧ Work To Recover]
Ms. Yuen enrolled in ERB courses more than ten years ago and worked in the hotel and catering industry. She stopped working temporarily to take care of her family. She![[Women’s Day – Women fighting hard times – Work To Recover]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/158494474_3916632341733461_3509857994167194279_n-650x550.jpg)
[Women’s Day – Women fighting hard times – Work To Recover]
On international Women’s Day, it should be emphasized that women in Hong Kong have been especially hit hard by the COVID recession. One example is Belle, who used to have![[Surviving under the pandemic]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SubProg-1-733x550.jpg)
[Surviving under the pandemic]
JING’s family lives under difficult circumstances. Due to a work injury, she is no longer able to work as a construction worker. With her husband underemployed and her daughter receiving![[Courage in the face of difficulties]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Story-of-Chole.jpg)
[Courage in the face of difficulties]
Chloe was laden with debt from taking care of her eldery parents’ heavy medical fees. Unfortunately, she lost her job but also couldn’t benefit from existing social policies. The Social![[Helping others to help themselves]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Story-of-Sing-min-411x550.jpg)