Life Stories Atlas

    prototype, community participation, elderly, Good Seed
    Life Stories Atlas

    Recruiting youths to present the life stories and wishes of grassroots elderly through artworks

     

     

    Aiming at promoting inter-generation integration, the venture will recruit youths to use art as a medium to present the life stories of grassroots elderly who are chronically ill or near their end of life.

    It is planned that 40 secondary school students will be recruited to draw the wishes or life stories of 40 eldery people. The artworks will be put on public exhibition and be printed into greeting cards.


    Name of Organisation

    Walk With Me Limited

    Approved Funding Amount

    HK$200,000

    Funding Period (Status)

    1 year and 1 month (Ended)

    Impact/Outcomes

    • 41 grassroots elderly people had their life stories or final wishes painted into artwork
    • 41 youths trained as “Life Story Capturers”
    • Two exhibitions held for the artworks and attracted 2 200 visitors

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