Caring for the Carers: Interactive Workshop

prototype, education and learning, other beneficiary groups, Impact Incubator

Promoting adaptive clothing and organising workshops to provide support for carers of the elderly or people with disabilities

 

 

The venture aims to promote adaptive clothing for the elderly or people with disabilities and share caregiving experience amongst carers and students.

Experiential workshops will be organised for 300 carers and 150 students to introduce the design of adaptive clothing, provide trial and let carers share (via “human library”) their caregiving experience.

Four women from low-income families will be recruited and receive training on the production of adaptive clothing, while another 8 carers will be trained to be ambassadors for the “human library”.

Name of Organisation

Rhys Company Limited

Approved Funding Amount

HK$265,448

Funding Period (Status)

1 year and 1 month (Active)

Expected Impact

312 underprivileged persons will benefit

Milestones/Progress

As at May 2023:

  • Recruited and provided training to 12 carers and 4 women from low-income families
  • Produced 10 sets of adaptive clothing for demonstration
  • Organised 2 experiential workshops reaching out to 29 persons

Website

www.rhyshk.com