Mannings collaborates with the The Hub Hong Kong to raise HK$2M Improving nutrition and wellbeing of unprivileged children
- Mannings joins forces with The Hub Hong Kong to launch a charity campaign aimed at enhancing the health of thousands of children from impoverished families.
- The holistic programme covers purchases and distribution of vitamins for kids in need, a series of sports activities and health talks, and nutritionist consultation.
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Access to nutritious food is a basic human right. So is an adequate level of exercise. Because these are the essential things for children’s physical and mental wellbeing that many take for granted, it’s shocking to know that almost one in four children in Hong Kong live in poverty and are in a daily struggle with the lack of a healthy, balanced diet and an active lifestyle.
A 2022 survey conducted by a local NGO found that all of its hundreds of respondents – children aged between 6 and 11 – did not meet the basic standards for the sufficient intake of nutrients in at least one of five food categories. According to SoCO (Society for Community Organization), among some 230,000 children struggling in poverty, 50,000 live in cramped and poor accommodation, such as bedspace apartments and subdivided units. They have been deprived of any adequate space for regular physical exercise and social activities.
Adding to impoverished children’s woes were three years of pandemic and its related restrictions and school closures. Because of the worsened financial situation caused by the pandemic, many underprivileged families were reduced to consume more canned and junk food for their meals and neglect vegetable or fresh fruit, recent studies find. The imbalanced diet, coupled with a lack of outdoor exercise, will have a far-reaching negative impact on the wellbeing of children and the problems can continue well into their adulthood. Prolonged deficiency of vitamins, including C and D, will lead to problems in skeletal health and the immune system.
Mannings’ holistic charity programme