{"id":98789,"date":"2023-08-15T15:20:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T07:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/?page_id=98789"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:05:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T04:05:33","slug":"hkmu-best-buddies-programme-building-friendships-with-intellectual-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/community-engagement\/service-learning\/hkmu-best-buddies-programme-building-friendships-with-intellectual-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"HKMU Best Buddies Programme - Building Friendships with Intellectual Disabilities 2023\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"98789\" class=\"elementor elementor-98789 elementor-98788\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f97cb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f97cb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84a3389\" data-id=\"84a3389\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab65d55 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab65d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HKMU Best Buddies Programme - Building Friendships with Intellectual Disabilities <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9360bb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9360bb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aeca03\" data-id=\"6aeca03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2aa86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2aa86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/Campus-Induction-Day-2023_Banner-_-HKMU-Best-Buddies-Ceremony-and-Carnival-180cm-x-90cm-1024x512.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/Campus-Induction-Day-2023_Banner-_-HKMU-Best-Buddies-Ceremony-and-Carnival-180cm-x-90cm-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/Campus-Induction-Day-2023_Banner-_-HKMU-Best-Buddies-Ceremony-and-Carnival-180cm-x-90cm-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/Campus-Induction-Day-2023_Banner-_-HKMU-Best-Buddies-Ceremony-and-Carnival-180cm-x-90cm-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/Campus-Induction-Day-2023_Banner-_-HKMU-Best-Buddies-Ceremony-and-Carnival-180cm-x-90cm-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/08\/Campus-Induction-Day-2023_Banner-_-HKMU-Best-Buddies-Ceremony-and-Carnival-180cm-x-90cm-2048x1024.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cec79b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cec79b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d78d18e\" data-id=\"d78d18e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badf379 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"badf379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">[Programme Background]\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73a2a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f73a2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0860ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0860ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a6da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6a6da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h5>In collaboration with Fu Hong Society, HKMU Best Buddies Programme was launched by the Student Affairs Office in February 2023. This programme aims to encourage students to develop one-to-one friendships with people with intellectual disabilities, and to better understand their daily lives and the challenges they faced.<\/h5><h5>The programme is now recruiting HKMU buddies for year 2023\/2024. Full-time undergraduate students with a passion for serving perople with intellectual disabilities are welcome to join, sign up now to pair up with the buddies from Ngai Shun Home*! In addition, students can also design and organize service plans for your buddies to create your own special memories.<\/h5><p><strong>*Ngai Shun Home provides residential services for persons with moderate grade intellectual disabilities.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103d25b wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"103d25b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">[Who Can Join?]\n\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec6d4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4ec6d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9931dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9931dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a6da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6a6da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h5>All <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">full-time\u00a0undergraduate<\/span> students who are interested in serving the people with intellectual disability. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Cantonese proficiency<\/strong><\/span> is required for this programme and participants are expected to complete the entire programme.\u00a0<\/h5><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-083fd59 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"083fd59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">[Programme Schedule]\n\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3972527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3972527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5bc990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f5bc990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725bf2e wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"725bf2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">[Application]\n\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441ae92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"441ae92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4ddea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba4ddea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The application could be made through this\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hkmu.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_e5MnBw37qjnpNWK\">link\u00a0<\/a><u>on or before 17 Sep 2023, 2359 (Sun)<\/u><\/strong>. Only shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bf3b1 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2bf3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">[Remarks]\n\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc6a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dcc6a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c142d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c142d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>1. Cantonese proficiency is required for this programme<\/h5><h5>2. Certificates from SAO and Fu Hong Society will be awarded to student who completed the programme.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847392c wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"847392c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">[2022\/2023 Programme Review]\n\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-83faf55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83faf55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a0d3b0\" data-id=\"4a0d3b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b2a13 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"27b2a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-f10c397 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><a class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/community-engagement\/service-learning\/hkmu-best-buddies-programme-arts-with-intellectual-disability-scheme-2\/\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Programme Review<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">HKMU Best Buddies Programme - Arts with Intellectual Disability Scheme<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Click Here<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59b026b\" data-id=\"59b026b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c4468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d0c4468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a61ed wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33a61ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">[Enquiry]\n\n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ebff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09ebff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e62bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e62bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>For enquiries, please contact Ms. Maggie Lai of SAO (<a href=\"mailto:sl@hkmu.edu.hk\">sl@hkmu.edu.hk<\/a> \/ 2768 6753).<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b2c3f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b2c3f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c8a2e\" data-id=\"50c8a2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HKMU Best Buddies Programme - 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