Life Education Ambassador Programme 2022 / 2023 - Photography Services For Elderly - Student Affairs Office

Life Education Ambassador Programme 2022/2023 - Photography Services For Elderly

[Background]

With the generous donation and support of the Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries, Student Affairs Office is now organizing the Life Education Ambassador Programme 2022/2023 to promote life education to HKMU students and the community.

[Objectives]

This programme aims to equip student volunteers with knowledge and practical skills serve the elderly through different services and promote the value and importance of life education to general public and tertiary and primary students at the same time. Upon completion of training, student volunteers will be given the chance to provide service to the elderly and take individual portrait for their future use.

[Exposure]

As a Life Education Ambassador, you will be able to:

Attend free trainings and workshops to equip yourself with leadership skills and knowledge to organize life education events and services;
Collaborate with different stakeholders to promote life education to general public and make positive impact;
Gain experience in event organization, coordination and presentation; and
Receive a certificate of appreciation upon completion of the programme.

Past Event Highlights

To equip Life Education Ambassadors with leadership skills, communication skills and knowledge to organize life education events and photography services for the elderly, Student Affairs Office arranged a series of trainings and experiential learning activities for them to raise their awareness of the concepts of living and dying, enhance their skillset and promote an optimistic attitude to handle death issues.

A series of training included: Death Experience Workshop, Elderly Communication Skills Workshop, Photography Workshop & Makeup Workshop.

From February to April, ambassadors organized four visits to elderly residential care centers and the Board Game Fun Day, serving 90 elderlies in total. Before the visits, ambassadors designed various activities for elderlies based on their interest and health conditions, such as exercises, calligraphy, and art & craft. During the visits, ambassadors led their initiated activities and different discussion topics to show care and respect to the elderlies. They were deeply touched by the care and enthusiasm given by the ambassadors, thus they were open to share their life stories and personal experiences, which help ambassadors to learn from their life lessons.

Ambassadors also led a board game “五味雜貨店” to play with the elderly at the Board Game Fun Day, this board game enables students and the elderly to share their thoughts about life and death, and understand the concepts and importance of Advance Directive. They had a fruitful discussion during the game and learn to stay positive about end-of-life issues and cherish every moment they live.