Connecting volunteers with Hong Kong charities
Author: Clara Ki Lu
James Guo, Darin Lee and Ryan Zhang, from Chinese International School, have recruited more than 40 student volunteers for their Firework Project. It was launched last year.
The project helps to connect students to community service opportunities.
The volunteers work with different groups to hold workshops for at least 150 underprivileged children.
The project creates courses according to a volunteer's passions - offering topics such as sports, arts and technology.
"Registering for volunteer work is quite a hassle, and there are a lot of student groups," Darin explains. "Everyone can just join our programme and share any passion they want."
Shanghai man swaps cat playtime for oranges
Author: Yingjie Wang
Some people have swapped eggs for toiletries, or noodles for chocolate. And other people have been more creative in their bartering.
Ying Chengtuo got three oranges from his next-door neighbour by allowing her to play with his cat for 30 minutes.
At the start of lockdown, Ying rushed out to buy bags of rice and noodles to make sure that he would not starve. But he forgot about fruit.
Luckily his neighbour loves cats, so they made a happy swap.
