After-school Tutorial Scheme The After-school Tutorial Scheme for students is based on school year (from September of a year to June of the following year) and is a continuous activity. Sower’s tutors provides 2-hour after class homework tutoring for students from grassroots families every school day (about 120 days per school year). Currently, there are…
Milestone 1992Founded Sowers Action A group of ardent youths were preparing to found an education aid charity. They set their slogan as “Transforming China’s population burden into intelligence resource”, and established working principles as “On-site Assessment, Direct Subsidy and Long Term Follow-up”. Aiming at raising up the seedlings, the charity was named “Sowers Action”. In…
We deeply believe that only when we can pool social resources and mobilize volunteers’ enthusiastic participation, we can then devote more and better resources to education and children’s home, enabling children in poverty to have a good and healthy environment for their study and development. This is the reason why we actively encourage and invite…
Our team Board of Directors 2023-2024 The Board of Directors is made up of 9 volunteer members. It is the top decision-making team which is responsible for management, control and strategic planning. The Board members are elected by the members in the Annual General Meeting held in Oct every year. Chairperson Mr Paul Pak Vice…
Chinese Education in Myanmar After the second world war, a generation of Chinese descendants fled to live in foreign countries, and soon after they started setting up Chinese schools in an effort to preserve and perpetuate the Chinese culture. However, with the ensuing wave of anti-Chinese movements, most clans in the Kokang region in Myanmar…
Ayemyitta Disable Centre (AMDC) in Yangon is the first validly registered centre for the disabled. It was founded by a visually impaired lady in 2003 and is currently managed by her son. At present, AMDC cares for 98 disabled children, including those suffering from deafness, blindness and muscular as well as intellectual impairment. Of these…
Hong Kong Office Unit 03, 12/F, Block C, Hong Kong Industrial Centre, 489-491 Castle Peak Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel:2597 4739 Fax:(852) 2597 4731 Email:enquiry@sowers.org.hk Office hours: Mon – Fri: 9am – 6pm Sowers Action Shamshuipo Centre Room 1A, 1/F, Chiat Hing Building, 213 Yu Chau Street, Shamshuipo, Kowloon Tel:2180 0858 / 6995…
Important Notice To comply with the regulation on children welfare, Sowers Action will have to make some signification modifications to the agreements with various local Government Welfare Bureaus and cease to be the management or supervising party of the homes in Diqing Autonomous Region as of Aug 31, 2021, and in Shuifu and Yongshan as…
As of Jun 2023, Sowers Action has subsidized over HKD7.67 million on projects in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Thailand and Nepal. (Board of Directors’ Approved Projects)Student SponsorshipIn addition to general schooling needs, books and school fees etc., our program also sponsors student meals and warm clothing as local conditions require. In addition, we provide…
We are committed to promote fair and equal opportunities for the disadvantaged to realize their rights to education. Since the recent economic reform and progress, China has witnessed significant investment and progress in its education policies and structures, most notably the rights to public education. Despite the progress, there are still many who will require…