Operation Santa Claus 2015

Radio 3's Noreen Mir spoke to Jeremy Chan, a teacher from the Hong Chi MorningHill School in Tsui Lam and Bill, a parent who's son goes to the school

The Children's Thalassemia Foundation help young people with this form of hereditary anaemia, and they are looking for money to fund a way to better identify donors for stem cell transplants. Hugh Chiverton spoke to the Foundation’s vice chairman Dr. E...

Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association has launched a project called the 3Es Programme for People with Dementia – the 3Es standing for early detection, early diagnosis and early intervention. Although there’s no cure for the condition, prompt acti...

Youth Diabetes Radio 3's Noreen Mir spoke to Henry Chui, a young patient with diabetes and Jenny Wong, a social worker about the project of Youth Diabetes.

RTHK's Steve James met wiht David Begbie and Richard Payne at the Crossroads headquaters out at the Gold Coast.

Radio 3’s Peter Lewis spoke to Centre Head, Helen Lui, about the work of Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre.

Phil Whelan spoke to Ivan Cheng, Chief Officer of “Families of SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) Charitable Trust”, which is one of this year’s beneficiaries.

Phil Whelan spoke to Amy Au, the PR and Fundraising Manager at the Riding for the Disabled Association, about the RDA Academy, which is one of this year’s beneficiaries.

Radio 3’s Angie Man visited the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association in Homantin and talked to its CEO, Irene Leung about their project “On My Way Home” and asked how it benefits the elderly with dementia and their caregivers.

The Chung Kok Elderly Centre comes under the Women’s Welfare Club Western District Hong Kong. Money raised will go towards buying a number of smart devices. They'll be used to show the centre's members how technology can improve their lives. Ian Po...

IDEAL stands for Intellectually Disabled Education and Advocacy League. This year they are setting up a 6 arts programme to promote better brain health for their aging members. Radio 3's Noreen Mir spoke to Rosina Leung, Laura Yeung and Nora Fung.

Fu Hong Society is running a special education project called ' Dialogue between Life and Death' as manager Pok Fook Sun told Hugh Chiverton. The main target is the eight hundred or so people with intellectual disabilities who live long term in the S...

Peter Lewis spoke to Adam Severson, senior legal advisor at the Justice Centre Hong Kong about who the charity helps.

Queenie Man visited the Sailability Hong Kong’s yacht club in Pak Sha Wan and spoke to Founders Mike Rawbone and Kay Rawbone about the benefits of sailing for physically disabled and intellectually disabled people, and how the Operation Santa Claus can...

Radio 3’s Angie Man spoke to Service Director Maggie Man of International Church of the Foursquare Gospel – Hong Kong District, about their pain release project titled "Pain Control Program for the Elderly" and asked its regular member Lo Siu Noong ho...

Art in Hospital is running a meaningful project that helps recovered mental patients go into hospitals to make art work with patients who are stuck in hospitals. Noreen Mir spoke to Esther, a participant, Nancy Pang a health worker and Grace Cheng, the...

InspiringHK Sports Foundation is a locally-registered charity that provides two years of free sports education and training to children from underprivileged backgrounds. Your donations will help fund the development of a popular fencing class. To fi...

Angie Man talked to its Operation Director Leroy Lam about their project ‘Discover over Distance”, and found out why this distance learning helps AIDS children in rural China.

Queenie Man spoke to Chairman Ho and Chief Executive Officer Brianna Hui of Sowers Action about education opportunities among poor children in rural China, and how the Operation Santa Claus can help fund students studying in Guangxi Province.

Women's Foundation has launched a project, entitled 'Girls go Tech' with the aim of teaching technology skills to junior secondary girls from underprivileged backgrounds. RTHK's Jim Gould spoke to the chief executive officer of the Women's Founation, S...