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The Social Welfare Department (SWD) is now inviting non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with experience in operating employment assistance projects commissioned by SWD or Labour Department to submit applications to run the Third Phase of the New Dawn (ND) Project for a period of 18 months from 1 April 2010 to 30 September 2011. NGOs are required to provide employment assistance services for single parents and child carers on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) with their youngest child aged 12 to 14 to enhance their capacity for self-help, integrate into society and move towards self-reliance through engagement in paid employment.

Under the Third Phase of the ND Project, twelve projects will be launched over the territory in the following seven clusters during the Implementation Period:

	Service clusters	Number of Project
1.	Hong Kong Island and Outlying Islands (including Tung Chung in Lantau Island)	1
2.	Shum Shui Po / Yau Tsim Mong	1
3.	Kwun Tong / Kowloon City	2
4.	Wong Tai Sin / Sai Kung (including Tsung Kwan O)	2
5.	Tsuen Wan / Kwai Tsing	2
6.	Tuen Mun and Yuen Long (including Tin Shui Wai)	2
7.	Shatin / Tai Po and North	2
Total		12

NGOs interested in operating the Third Phase of the ND Project please submit proposal with details on how to provide the services to meet the objectives and requirements set out in the Service Specification. There should be not more than 25 pages (A4 with font size 13) in total for each project proposal. Applicant organizations may refer to the Points to Note for Submitting Project Proposal to Implement the Third Phase of the ND Project for the content and format of the project proposal. A full set of the proposal [the original plus eight hard copies and one soft copy in CD ROM (MS Word 6.0 or above version)] should be submitted to the SWD by dropping it into the Collection Box placed at the following address:

Support for Self-reliance Section
Social Security Branch
Social Welfare Department
Room 213, 2/F., North Point Government Offices
333 Java Road, North Point,
Hong Kong

Deadline for submission of the application is 5:00 p.m. on 24 February 2010 (Wednesday). Late applications will NOT be accepted. In the event of severe weather conditions (i.e. typhoon warning signal No. 8 or above or black rainstorm warning signal is in force), the deadline for submitting the application will be automatically extended to the next working day.

To obtain a copy of the Service Specification (only English version available), please send an email to Ms Kate CHAN (Email address: pmo4sfs@swd.gov.hk) or Mr. WONG Wai Shuen (Email address: pmo2sfs@swd.gov.hk). For enquiry, please contact them at 2231 5873 or 2231 5874.

A Briefing Session on the invitation of proposal for the Third Phase of the ND Project will be held with details as follow:

Date      : 11 February 2010 (Thursday)
Time      : 3:00 p.m.
Venue    : Room 501, 5/F, North Point, Government Offices,
              333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong

For the Invitation Letter, Points to Note for Submitting Project Proposal to Implement the Third Phase of the ND Project and the Registration Form for the Briefing Session, please click here:

Invitation Letter - PDF

Points to Note for Submitting Project Proposal to Implement the Third Phase of the New Dawn Project - DOC

Registration Form for the Briefing Session - DOC

• Letter of Invitation for Applications - PDF (Chinese)
  
• Guide to Application - DOC (Chinese)
  
• Application Form - DOC (Bilingual)
  
  
  

Applications are invited for the following categories of grants under the Hong Kong Paralympians Fund. 

(a) Development of target sports (2010-11);
(b) Employment facilitating grant for retired athletes with disabilities (2010-12);
(c) Subsistence grant to athletes with disabilities (2010-11).

The deadline for (a) and (b) is 16 December 2009 and deadline for (c) is 4 January 2010.

Detailed information and application forms can be downloaded from SWD Website:
http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/
page_rehab/sub_listofserv/id_hkpf/

Enquiries can be made to Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch, Social Welfare Department at Telephone: 2892 5345; Email Address: srm8@swd.gov.hk