This Christmas, we expanded our annual fundraising campaign for refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong by involving not only the wider community, but where we had kids and teachers be at the forefront in learning and designing. Every year, we design a special...
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Our Walking with Charities Program for students is a set of 1-10 workshops tailored for students to journey in the world of social entrepreneurship and take an active role in making a difference in Hong Kong. This program is customizable to the curriculum, outcomes, and...
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One thing I love is when my day job (educator) combines with my side job (Barefoot Love Collective). We recently launched our Walking with Charities education programs. One thing I realized working with children and youth is just how eager they are in wanting to...
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I got to know Uzma and her husband, Naveed, after I received a Facebook message asking to have a meeting together. We met up for coffee one day and she shared her story and passions with me. Uzma and her family have been in Hong Kong...
Read MoreWhen I met Jon and Carmen, I could clearly see their love for each other and their heart in wanting to use their special day to bring light to others. Instead of being like most couples, where a wedding is a complete celebration of the...
Read MoreI have a confession to make - I am a complete news junkie. New York Times. BBC. GoogleNews. Mashable. Vox. Atlantic. HKFP. SCMP. Facebook. My eyes scan and scroll over the BREAKING NEWS of the day (everyday) and lately, it's been more and more heartbreaking to...
Read MoreFor our Christmas cards this year, we partnered with VCSL's Keeping Kids in Kindergarten program for refugee and asylum seeker families. We were so excited to get to know our new batch of Barefoot Love artists and thrilled to witness the journey of creativity from...
Read MoreOne of our supporters, Henness Penn, is bringing Barefoot Love to Australia. He was so inspired by our mission that he set up pop-up stalls at local markets near his university to sell Barefoot Love products. We are so happy and proud of Henness' time,...
Read MoreThere are over 11 000 refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong. Many come from places of conflict, persecution, and often are lost and destitute with nowhere to go to and no one to seek out. The average waiting period for a claim to be...
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There are over 11 000 refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong. Many come from places of conflict, persecution, and often are lost and destitute with nowhere to go to and no one to seek out. The average waiting period for a claim to be...
Read MoreIn April of this year, Barefoot Love got connected to Kaze, an artist from Cameroon, Africa. Because of political reasons, he fled his country and came to Hong Kong as an asylum seeker over 10 years ago. Although briefly a mechanical engineering student in Cameroon, Kaze has an innate passion...
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