Research & Projects

Affiliated General Project name : Sustainable Livelihood Development in Three Remote Rural Villages in China
Project location : Zhoushan Village, Zhengzhou, Henan
Project Period : 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2024
Description of the project :
A new phase of collaboration between the Network and the local team at Zhoushan village sees the continued renovation of local ancestral cave-dwellings as well as the development of local handicraft products and cultural tourism.

Affiliated General Project name : Sustainable Livelihood Development in Three Remote Rural Villages in China
Project location : Gacha Village, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia
Project Period : 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2024
Description of the project :
The Network works with members of Gacha Village in rural Inner Mongolia to help develop a millet cooperative that practices solidarity economy.

Affiliated General Project name : Sustainable Livelihood Development in Three Remote Rural Villages in China
Project location : Jiangbutasi Village, Altay, Xinjiang
Project Period : 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2024
Description of the project :
We aim to foster the development of cooperatives among rural villagers that practice solidarity economy under the endorsement of the local government. To achieve the above, we offered talks on solidarity economy to the locals.

Affiliated General Project name : China Social Work Project Fund (Round III)
Project location : Yunjiahe Village, Shaanxi, China
Project Period : September 2021 to August 2024
Description of the project :
A rural development project conducted with Sha’anxi Association of Social Workers to carry out rural community development through revitalizing the “Song of Filian Piety” tradition.

The China Social Work Research Centre is a joint initiative established by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Peking University on 11 March 2010. It aims to foster the integration of social work theory and practice

Yunnan University - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Design and Social Development Centre consists of four departments / schools from both universities – the Department of Public Management and School of Art and Design of Yunnan University

Affiliated General Project name : China Social Work Project Fund (Round III)
Project location : Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Project Period : July 2021 to June 2024
Description of the project :
A project themed on mental health carried out by a social work service center in Hangzhou.

Affiliated General Project name : China Social Work Project Fund (Round III)
Project location : Chongqing, China
Project Period : July 2021 to August 2024
Description of the project :
A project themed on children and youth carried out by Chongqing Normal University.

Affiliated General Project name : China Social Work Project Fund (Round III)
Project location : Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Project Period : September 2021 to August 2024
Description of the project :
A project offering medical social work services for children with cancer and their caregivers in a hospital ward implemented through Chengdu University of Information Technology.

Affiliated General Project name : China Social Work Project Fund (Round III)
Project location : Changsha, Hunan, China
Project Period : September 2021 to August 2024
Description of the project :
A project themed on providing hospice care to terminal patients implemented through Changsha Association of Social Workers.

Project location : Zhoushan village, Zhengzhou, Henan
Donor of the project : Chan Cheung Mun Chung Charitable Fund
Project Period : Jun 2021 to May 2023
Description of the project :
The award-winning* project “House of Dreams” serves as a community centre in Zhoushan village, Zhengzhou, Henan. As a co-creation project, its planning, design, and construction combined the contributions of over 80 Zhoushan villagers, whose ancestors once inhabited the 19 caves are now revitalized and reconstructed into the centre.

Project location : Almaty, Kazakhstan
Donor/Funder of the project : APSS Large Project Funding Scheme
Project Period : 2022 to 2025
Description of the project :
This project is a collaborative project between PolyU and the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) to address the needs of children, youth and their families in poverty in Kazakhstan through practice research.