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Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged 

Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged
The 16th Round Regular Portion is now open for application


 
     
 
Introduction
Objective
Annual Highlights
Eligibility
Download Zone - The 16th Round Regular Portion Application 
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Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged

Introduction
   


The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, in the 2005 Policy Address, announced the setting up of Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged (the PFD) to promote tripartite partnership among the welfare sector, the business community and the Government to help the disadvantaged.  Since 2005, the Government has injected a total of $1.2 billion.  Apart from a commitment of $800 million for the “Regular Portion (RP)” of the PFD to help the disadvantaged, a total of $400 million has been earmarked as “Dedicated Portion (DP)” under the PFD.  Since its launching in 2015, the DP has encouraged the business sector to work with non-governmental welfare organisations (welfare NGOs) and schools to implement more after-school learning and support programmes for primary and secondary students from grassroots families to facilitate their whole-person development.

Under the PFD, the Government provides matching grants having regard to the donations made by business organisations to support applicant organisations in running social welfare projects.
   
Objective
   

 

The Fund aims to incentivise non-governmental welfare organisations (welfare NGOs) to expand their network in seeking and securing corporate participation, and to encourage the business sector to take up more corporate social responsibility for creating a cohesive, inclusive and caring society.
   
Eligibility
   

Bona-fide charitable welfare NGOs having tax-exempted status under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) may apply for the matching grants from the PFD.

Priority consideration will be given to applications which are :

   

in pursuit of 4"E"s, namely Enhancement of quality of life, Employment / Skill development, Empowerment and Exclusion prevention;

with output and outcome evaluation;

with promising sustainability and strategic partnerships with the business corporations;

with elements of early intervention and preventive measures targeting a social problem; and

demonstrative of the initiatives of the applicant welfare NGO in rendering appropriate services to meet the changing needs of the target groups and expand their social partnership.
 
   
 
 
                                                                                         
 
 
 
 Application Form (Annex I of Application Guide) 
 
 Samples of Application Form (Annex I of Application Guide) 

    Sample 1 (English)

    Sample 2 (Chinese)

    Sample 3 (Chinese)
 
 
 
 
 Standard form for declaration of conflict of interest (Annex IV of Application Guide) 
 
 
 
 
 Template of Progress Report(s) and Final Evaluation Report (Last updated: 8/2021)

For projects under the Twelfth Round Regular Portion Application and the Fifth Round Dedicated Portion Application or after, please use the report template above
   
 
 
 
Any enquiries can be made to the Secretariat of Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged through the following means of contacts:
 
General Enquiries 
Tel. No. : 3468 2710
Email Address: pfdenq@swd.gov.hk
 
Designated Officers are ready to offer advice assistance on project ideas and preparation of project proposals
 
Category of Potential Applicants Designated Officer
 SWD-subvented NGOs  Miss CHU Yuen-shan
 (Tel 3468 2714)
 Non SWD-subvented NGOs
 (with head office at Hong Kong Island and Kowloon)		  Mr Jacky WONG
 (Tel 3468 2716)
 Non SWD-subvented NGOs
 (with head office at New Territories)		  Miss Zoe CHU
 (Tel 3468 2713)
 
Fax No.: 3468 2720
 
Office Hours: 8:45 am to 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on  Mondays to Fridays (lunch break from 1 pm to 2 pm). Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

 
   
NGOs' Proposals for Business Sponsorship for Applying Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged (PFD) 
 
 
 
 
 
SWD will upload welfare NGOs' proposals for business sponsorship through this web-based platform for business organisations' reference and direct contact.
Arrangement of Posting NGO’s Proposals for Business Sponsorship on PFD Web-page

 
 NGO's proposal for business sponsorship for applying PFD
Uniheart Charity Ltd.

Enquiry hotline: 3468 2710

Mailing address: The Secretariat, Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged, Social Welfare Department, Room 311, 3/F, Lady Trench Training Centre, 44 Oi Kwan Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Proposal Form (Annex 1)

Form for Post Deletion (Annex 2)
 

 
   
   
 
The Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged (the PFD), since its set up in 2005, has exemplified the proliferation of cross-sectoral partnership in helping the disadvantaged.  Adopting the theme of “In partnership we build a caring community”, the Social Welfare Department (SWD) organised the “Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged - Project Sharing cum Award Presentation Ceremony” (the ceremony) on 3 November 2016.  The ceremony aimed to commend the joint efforts and contributions of organisations including business partners, non-governmental welfare organisations (welfare NGOs) and schools participating in the PFD, and to encourage further collaboration in fostering a cohesive, inclusive and caring society.  
 
 
 
Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS, JP, the then Chief Secretary for Administration, and Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBM, GBS, JP, the then Secretary for Labour and Welfare, when officiating the ceremony, commended all the participating organisations' contributions to the cross-sectoral initiatives.  They remarked that it was encourgaing to see increasing support and participation in the PFD in the past years.
 
 
 
Miss Annie Tam, GBS, JP, the then Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, and  Ms Carol Yip, JP, the Director of Social Welfare, and members of the Advisory Committee of the PFD were also officiating guests of the ceremony. Attendees of the ceremony included representatives from business corporations, welfare NGOs and schools which had participated in the PFD. 
 
 
 
The Outstanding Contribution Awards, the Excellence in Collaboration Awards and the Excellence in Participation Awards were presented at the ceremony to organisations for their outstanding contribution and participation.  The list of awardees may be downloaded from this page below.  Welfare NGOs, schools and business partners were invited to share and present their projects with a view to encouraging provision of diversified welfare projects in serving the disadvantaged. 
 
 
 
Please visit the following links for the video brief on the PFD, press release, list of awardees, photos and presentation slides of project sharing of the 'Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged - Project Sharing cum Award Presentation Ceremony' - 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Presentation slides of project sharing of the Rock Foundation Limited 
 
 
 
Presentation slides of project sharing of Youth Outreach 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Presentation slides of project sharing of We R Family Foundation Limited
 
 
 
Photo Gallery 
 
 
 
cover1a1Officiating Guests
YO project sharing 3
     
 
 
 
 
A research on 'An Evaluative Study of the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged in Promoting and Sustaining Partnerships between NGOs and Business Corporations' commissioned by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) and undertaken by the Centre for Third Sector Studies (CTSS) Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University was completed in June 2008.  The full report of the study can be downloaded here:
 PDF Document  Acrobat Doc  
 
 
 
 
A research on 'An Evaluative Study of the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged for the Social Welfare Department' commissioned by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) and undertaken by the Centre for Third Sector Studies (CTSS) Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University was completed in February 2012.  The full report of the study can be downloaded here:
   

  

 
 

 

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