Hands On Hong Kong (HOHK) strives to be the first point of contact for individuals in Hong Kong who want to be involved in community service. We are a nonprofit organization that actively recruits and manages volunteers to participate in volunteer activities operated by local charities. Using an international model of volunteerism that has been utilized in nearly 70 cities worldwide, HOHK acts as an intermediary between volunteers and charity organizations.

HOHK aims to serve local charities and volunteers in four primary ways:

Volunteer Activity Development and Management. HOHK works with charities to either recruit volunteers for their existing activities or help them to develop, manage, and recruit volunteers for new activities.

Volunteer Management. HOHK provides each volunteer activity with a Volunteer Project Coordinator. These Coordinators liaise with the volunteers and charities, handle logistics, and participate in the volunteer activity to ensure it runs smoothly.

Ease and Flexibility. A key aspect of each HOHK volunteer activity is flexibility. Volunteer opportunities are provided at convenient times for busy working professionals, students, parents, and others interested in community service, but who have limited time.  HOHK volunteer opportunities do not require a long-term commitment. Individuals are also able to register as volunteers and sign up for volunteer activities online, saving them the time of researching and contacting a charity directly. Finally, by directly recruiting and managing volunteers, we aim to make utilizing volunteers easier for charities.

Quality Volunteer Activities.  While flexibility is important, so is the quality of the experience for our volunteers and charity partners.  HOHK strives to provide volunteer activities that are meaningful for our volunteers and charity partners.  The majority of volunteer activities involve some type of interaction between the volunteers and the beneficiaries of a charity, whether it be socializing, playing games, or learning a new skill.  No matter what type of activity, we aim to impact the charities we work with and their beneficiaries, as well as the volunteers.  

Both individuals and charity partners may join and partner with HOHK at no cost.

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Our History

HOHK became a registered charity in Hong Kong in March 2007. HOHK is legally registered under the name Hands On China Limited (“HOC”) and is exempt from tax under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. In addition to Hong Kong, HOC currently operates in Shanghai.

HOC is an affiliate of the global Hands On Network (HON), headquartered and registered as a nonprofit organization in the United States. Founded in 1989, HON recently merged with another US-based volunteer organization and now has affiliates in approximately 375 U.S. and international cities, including several in Asia. In 2006 alone, HON’s affiliates participated in more than 50,000 volunteer activities, resulting in 500,000 volunteers and 1.5 million volunteer hours. Visit the HON web site to learn about other HON affiliates.