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Wofoo 3A Project 2024:Second Round Results

2024-10-15
Eight projects have been shortlisted to enter the Final Round Adjudication of Wofoo 3A Project 2024 to be held on 28 December 2024 at the Asian Family Summit 2024 in Hong Kong. The Award Presentation Ceremony will be held at the Gala Dinner on 29 December 2024.
 
Region/Country Organisation Project Name
Hong Kong TWGHs Ho Yuk Ching Educational Psychology Service Centre (Sha Tin), The Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong Community and Creative Learning Centre, St. James’ Settlement Youth Services “Strategic Work in Parent Education in Mental Health” Program at Hong Kong Primary Schools: Enhancing Child and Parent Well-being
Hong Kong Heep Hong Society Project P.S.I Parental Stress Intervention
Hong Kong Grace Port – Caritas Miscarriage Support Centre Caritas Jockey Club Perinatal Bereavement Care Project
Hong Kong Caritas Jockey Club Project Cedar – Social and Emotional Support Service for Men HEarSay
Hong Kong Hong Kong Christian Service Empowering SEN Families – Paradigm Shift from Traditional SEN Rehabilitation Service towards Trans-disciplinary Collaboration
Hong Kong Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association Social Service Centre The Jockey Club Kinship Support Project
Hong Kong Urban Renewal Authority
Wofoo Social Enterprises
Upcycling Project – Transforming Home Spaces through Decluttering and Customized Furniture
Singapore TOUCH Community Services Project 1,2,3!

 *Note: Listing according to sequence of submission. 

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Plenary Sesion 1

2024-08-06

Family First: Supporting Asian Families in the Era of Inclusive Growth

A Cross-sectional Study on Family Wellbeing in Hong Kong

 

Prof. Mooly Wong

(Assistant Professor/ Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Wofoo Asian Award for Advancing Family Well-being: Good Practices and Impacts

 

Dr. Vivian Lou

(Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong)

Supporting Korean Families in the Era of Inclusive Growth

 

Prof. Sang Mok Suh

(Global President/ International Council on Social Welfare)

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Plenary Sesion 2

2024-08-06

Marriage, Divorce, and Re-marriage

Parental separation and complex family needs

 

Dr. Lixia Qu

(Senior Research Fellow/The Australian Institute of Family Studies)

Landscape of Marriage and Divorce in Singapore- Trends, Policies and Programmes

 

Mr. Justin Chang and Ms. Shermain Lee

(Assistant Director and Manager/Family Policy Office, Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore)

Marriage or Merry Age? The Recent Population Changes in Taiwan

 

Prof. James Hsueh

(Global President/ International Council on Social Welfare)

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Plenary Sesion 3

2024-08-06

Inter-generational Issues

The coping strategy of adult caregivers and the cross generational relationship in Taiwan

 

Prof. Joyce Feng

(Professor of the Department of Social Work at National Taiwan University)

Two child policy means double trouble for Chinese grandparents?

 

Prof. Esther Goh

(Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work of the National University of Singapore)

Caregiver Burden of Adult Children from the Inter-generational Family Perspective

 

Prof. Kim Yeong-Hee

(Professor, Department of Child Welfare Chungbuk National University Korea)

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Concurrent Session 1-1

2024-08-06

Good Family Practices & Intergenerational Issues

Affirming husband’s fathering role: Hong Kong’s experience in promoting co-parenting in newborn years

 

Anton Nam-sing Wan

General Secretary at Family Value Foundation of Hong Kong)

A Study on Child Welfare League Foundation’s Enhancing Parenting Skills Services for High-Risk Families in Taiwan

 

Chung-Hsin Chu

(Research Fellow at Child Welfare League Foundation)

Supporting parents of young people after social unrest in Hong Kong using mindfulness

 

Lo Hay Ming Herman

(Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Prediction of Social Inclusion by E-Inclusion in Taiwan’s Elderly

 

Shu Huey Wu

(Research Fellow at NTU Children and Family Research Center/Good Neighbors Taiwan)

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Concurrent Session 1-2

2024-08-06

Marriage & Divorce & Parenthood

An analysis of the stages in the Family Centered Support Program for Orphaned Children after the 921 Earthquake

 

Tan-Chi Yang

(Researcher at Child Welfare League Foundation)

The Relationships between Adverse Childhood Experience, Intimate Partner Violence Victimization, Family Support, and the Challenges for Re-entry: An Examination of Female Inmates in Taiwan.

 

Doris Chu and Yu-Shu Chen

(Professor at National Chung Cheng University & Associate Professor at Central Police University)

A Six-Year Longitudinal Study of Parenting and Depressive Symptoms among Taiwanese Adolescents

 

Shou-Chun Chiang

(Doctoral Student at the Pennsylvania State University)

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Concurrent Session 1-3

2024-08-06

Child & Youth Development & Others

Effects of Different Levels of Physical Activity on Quality of Life in Adolescents

 

Yu-Lun Tsai*, Jen-Jiuan Liaw, Ti Yin, Hsiang-Yun Lan

(Doctoral Student at National Defense Medical Center)

Effects of Using Screen Time on Sleepiness During the Day and Depression in Youth

 

Yu-Lun Tsai*, Jen-Jiuan Liaw*, Huai-Shuo Huang, Luke Yang

(Doctoral Student and Professor at National Defense Medical Center)

The protective effects of family and school supports on youth depressive symptoms under multilevel family risk: a moderated mediation model

 

Meng-Jung Lee

(Assistant Professor at Soochow University)

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