The Bank of East Asia Charitable Foundation Limited
On the occasion of its 90th Anniversary in 2009, The Bank of East Asia established The Bank of East Asia Charitable Foundation (“BEA Foundation”) to reaffirm its commitment to the community. Since its establishment, the BEA Foundation has partnered with major non-governmental organisations in Hong Kong to develop programmes that address important social needs including end-of-life care for the elderly, the strengthening of parent-child bonds, and educational support for children from under-resourced families.
BEA Foundation Celebrates a Decade of Dedication to our Community
BEA Foundation’s goals are aiding with personal development through the acquisition of skills, supporting mental health, empowering youths through education, and alleviating the hardships of Hong Kong’s most vulnerable.
As BEA Foundation enters its second decade, we will strive to touch the lives of even more people from different walks of life; relieving their burdens and helping them reach their full potential.
To learn more about the causes we support, please watch the video below:
Palliative Care Programme
In 2010, The BEA Foundation together with "la Caixa" Banking Foundation and The Salvation Army Hong Kong and Macau Command (“The Salvation Army”) established the “Palliative Care in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly” Programme. The aim of the Programme has been to introduce a new model of care for the terminally ill in Hong Kong, to provide direct palliative and holistic care for patients and their families, and to promote collaboration and dialogue between residential homes, public hospitals, and the government.
In October 2015, The Salvation Army announced the publication of “The Palliative Care and End-of-life Care in Residential Care Homes Practice Manual”, a breakthrough in the development of palliative care in Hong Kong.
BEA Parent-Child Reading Programme
Since 2013, the BEA Foundation has supported the BEA Parent-Child Reading Programme (“the Parent-Child Programme”), which is run in partnership with Hong Kong Sheung Kung Hui’s Religious Education Resource Centre. Designed primarily for families receiving Comprehensive Security Assistance, the Parent-Child Programme aims to foster an interest in reading among children, and to strengthen parent-child bonds. Over 360 schools have participated in the programme, which has provided subsidies to more than 17,600 underprivileged students and training to more than 650 librarians, teachers, and parents.
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