![[Hot Meals Service – Donated by public generosity]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1-MYXJ_20210312085737754-733x550.jpg)
[Hot Meals Service – Donated by public generosity]
Poverty is a serious problem in Hong Kong. Due to rising unemployment and inflation rates, there are numerous people who cannot meet their daily needs. We are grateful to have![[Community and Charity Engagement Programme – initiated by HKBU]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2.-IMG_3012-733x550.jpg)
[Community and Charity Engagement Programme – initiated by HKBU]
Giving is more blessed than receiving! Special thanks to the HKBU Centre for Innovative Service-Learning – 創新服務學習中心 for initiating the Community and Charity Engagement activity. The students of HKBU European![[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![[Seize the Chance for self-enhancement]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/154568029_3889595157770513_7928239978407685438_n-550x550.jpg)
[Seize the Chance for self-enhancement]
Even though we are under the uncertainty of the job market after the crisis of COVID-19, MIW has always encouraged members to seize the opportunity to enroll in retraining courses![[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![[Comprehensive sharing Employment Retraining Board course]](https://www.makeitwork.hk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/152805156_3878491415547554_8639309813631305905_o-733x550.jpg)