At Salem Social Village we are actively developing a volunteer movement, which aims to encourage students and young people to take their place in the community through charitable activities, playing a part in tackling social problems. Our volunteers are involved in many social projects within the Salem Social Village, and are also active with other […]
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The Community Care project was founded by Crossroads about 5 years ago with the goal of helping the disadvantaged within the city. The goal was to undertake simple low cost practical activities that anyone could take part in, whether skilled or unskilled, with the aim of stimulating community development and social care among local people […]
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Our Training Centre project was originally founded by Crossroads as the Life Xperience project, which has successfully pioneered this experiential learning approach in Hong Kong to raise understanding and awareness of global issues. It is based on an old African proverb, which says, ‘To understand a man, you must walk a mile in his shoes.’ […]
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Salem Union has been running English courses in the city since it was founded in the late 1990s. These have always been high quality accessible TEFL courses for local people using established teaching materials and with native English speakers on the teaching staff. The English course curriculum at the Social Village includes additional material to […]
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The English Cup Café opened in September 2011. The vision of the café is to build a compassionate community through providing an inviting place for refreshment and interaction. This is for everyone, whether or not they are learning English – we want to uphold the Silk Road tradition of building relationships and exchanging ideas over […]
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