More than 50 students joined as volunteers to assist the Walkathon.
超過50名同學加入當義工協助步行籌款活動。

On Sunday 28th February, 2016, the beautiful campus of University of Macau (UM) accommodated the second “Oxfam Walkathon”, as the first charity walk event on the Hengqin campus. As one of the supporting organizations, UM’s Stanley Ho East Asia College (SHEAC) provided volunteer and logistical support for this meaningful event to join hands with Oxfam to publicize the poverty alleviation message and help the poor to get rid from poverty. SHEAC was also awarded the second runner-up of the “Award of Highest Amount of Fund Raised” in the team category.

Volunteers helped the venue set-up.
書院同學們幫助場地佈置。

At 7:30am on the sunny Sunday, more than 50 student volunteers started the preparatory work for the event in high spirits. They moved equipment and materials from the College to Wu Yee Sun Library Plaza, and assisted the venue set-up. In fact, nearly one month ago, a small group of core volunteer members already began helping to prepare materials for the event and design booth games.

Participants registered to join the event.
參加者前來登記櫃檯報到。

The Walkathon launching ceremony was officiated by the Council representative of Oxfam Hong Kong (Macau Office) Mr. Ivan Sam, Director General of Oxfam Hong Kong Dr. Trini Leung, Oxfam Ambassador and President of Macau Artistes Association Mr. Terrance Chui (Siu Fay), Chairman Mr. Jones Chong and Vice-President Ms. Vivian Chan, UM Dean of Students Dr. Peter Yu, and SHEAC College Master Prof. Iu Vai Pan. The Walkathon attracted about 300 participants to walk for a total length of about 2.5 km and 1.5 hours. After the walk, participants could also join the interactive games at a number of booths in the Library Plaza, for example, South Asian minority henna workshop, and fair trade coffee grounds scrub DIY, to understand Oxfam’s vision of “world without poverty” and its approach of “help people help themselves”.

SHEAC was awarded the third place of the “Award of Highest Amount of Fund Raised” in the team category.
書院獲得團體組「最高籌款獎」季軍。

SHEAC hopes that, through active engagement in community work, students would strengthen their interpersonal skills, nurture stronger social responsibility, and take appropriate actions for social betterment. Sincere gratitude must go to all the volunteers for their time and generous contribution to this great event!

As an international anti-poverty and development confederation, Oxfam aims to work together with partners and local communities to alleviate poverty and injustice. In addition to combating poverty, providing relief support and advocating for policy changes, Oxfam also devotes resources to educational programs that nurture the younger generation in Macau to become global citizens and work together to reduce injustice that causes poverty.

 

Guests officiated the Walkathon at the launching ceremony.
嘉賓主持「同樂行」起步禮。

何鴻燊東亞書院協辦「樂施扶貧同樂行」─提供義工及物資支援，並奪得最高籌款獎季軍

2016年2月28日（星期日），樂施會第二屆「樂施扶貧同樂行」於澳門大學舉行，是澳大新校園首個步行籌款活動。何鴻燊東亞書院作為其中一個協辦機構，為這個有意義的活動提供義工及物資支援，希望與樂施會攜手宣傳扶貧訊息，幫助貧窮社群脫離貧窮。書院得到一眾熱心師生的支持，更奪得團體組「最高籌款獎」季軍。

在晴朗的週日早上七點半，超過50位同學義工都精神抖擻，開始為活動進行準備工作，包括從書院搬運物資到大學圖書館廣場，佈置場地以及沿途的指示和檢查站。而事實上，在一個多月前，一些義工核心成員已經開始幫忙準備活動物資及設計攤位遊戲。

Volunteers painted henna on participants’ hands for them to experience the South Asian culture.
義工為參加者畫上彩繪讓他們體驗一下南亞獨特文化。

十時許，起步禮正式開始，由樂施會─澳門分會理事會代表岑一峰、樂施會總裁梁詠雩、樂施大使暨澳門演藝人協會會長徐智勇（小肥）、理事長鍾楚霖及副會長陳慧敏、澳門大學學生事務長余小明博士、何鴻燊東亞書院院長姚偉彬教授等嘉賓主持，並參與步行活動。「同樂行」吸引約三百名市民參加，路程全長約2.5公里，步行時間約1.5小時。參加者既可在澳大飽覽新校園湖畔美景，同時寓運動於扶貧，於終點更可參與互動攤位活動，如南亞手繪工作坊（Henna）、公平貿易咖啡渣磨砂膏製作等，了解樂施會「共建無窮世界」的願景，以及「助人自助」的工作手法。

Volunteers helped at the checkpoint.
義工在檢查站提供協助。

書院希望同學們可以通過積極參與社區工作，加強人際溝通技巧，培養社會責任感，並採取適當行動，為社會福祉有所作為。在這裡我們必須感謝義工們的慷慨幫助，無私付出時間和體力支持活動的各項工作！

作為國際扶貧發展機構，樂施會旨在推動民眾力量，消除貧窮。樂施會─澳門分會於2012年2月成立，除竭力在全球推行扶貧救災及倡議工作外，亦在澳門投放資源，積極培育青年人成為世界公民，共同改變導致貧窮的不公義現象。