Archive for the ‘In The News’ Category

Wai Yin Autumn 2022 New Courses Timetable

September 17th, 2022   |   Welcome Centre   |  

The Autumn 2022 new courses timetable is ready now. All our courses are for the community, free to access and a mixture of face-to-face and online. Learners can register by scanning the QR code or following the link https://forms.office.com/r/hFeEJrrcpz   Scan the QR code to access the registration form. Courses timetable for your reference. Courses Poster

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BNO Project – New Online Courses

September 16th, 2022   |   Education, Training & Employment   |  

A new set of online courses is available for you to attend until the end of March 2023. 在 2023 年 3 月底之前，持有英國國民(海外)簽証的你，可以參加我們的網上課程。   Parenting & Family Life 育兒和家庭生活 Volunteering & Active Citizenship 志願服務 & 積極公民意識 Employability就業技能 Knowledge for Working in the UK 在英國工作的知識 Everyday skills for Life in the UK 英國生活的日常技能 Introduction to UK Workplace Culture英國職場文化介紹   If you are interested in attending the above courses, please make sure you read the timetable carefully and make sure you can attend these online classes before registering. 如果你有興趣參加上述課程，請務必仔細閱讀時間表，並在註冊之前，確保可以參加這些網上課程。   Below is the link for you to take action. 以下是您採取行動的連結。   https://forms.office.com/r/sC41BuEpLu […]

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926 – 2022)

September 13th, 2022   |   CEO's Blog   |  

All of us at Wai Yin Society are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We join the nation and the world in sending our thoughts and prayers to the Royal family at this sad time. Wai Yin Society will be closed on Monday 19th September 2022. Appointments will be rescheduled.

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Domestic Violence: Safe Harbour Project

September 6th, 2022   |   Family Unit   |  

The Family Unit has a new project called ‘Safe Harbour’ project that aims to support Chinese women from China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Vietnam whom are living in Greater Manchester and experience domestic abuse.

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BNO Project – Summer sessions – Driving in the UK & Housing in the UK

August 12th, 2022   |   Education, Training & Employment   |  

Two free and exciting summer sessions for BNO visa holders will be held at the Welcome Centre in August.  These sessions are a great introduction to living in the UK and will tell you all about how things work. They are delivered by our tutor David in English and our Cantonese-speaking staff are available if you have any questions. 8 月在歡迎中心為 BNO 簽證持有者舉辦兩場免費且令人興奮的夏季課程。這些活動很好地介紹了在英國的生活，並將告訴你如何運用所學的知識及技能來幫助自己的日常生活。這些課堂由我們的David老師用英語面授。如果你有任何疑問，我們在場的工作人員會隨時為你們提供廣東話翻譯。   On Monday 22nd August, David is delivering a whole day session on Housing in the UK. This session will tell you about renting and buying properties, and how both these systems work in England. 8 月 […]

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On Your Side

August 9th, 2022   |   CEO's Blog   |  

We are proud to be part of a consortium of 15 national and community-based organisations who together are launching this important UK-wide service today! The Covid-19 pandemic and other national and global events led to a dramatic increase in racism and identity-based violence directed towards East and Southeast Asian communities in the UK If you or anyone you know has ever experienced racism and/or any form of hate – reach out. We’re #OnYourSide We’re very proud to be a part of a consortium launching a new support and reporting service offering culturally competent and trauma-informed support for East and Southeast […]

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Scams Awareness Event at the Welcome Centre on 21st April at 11am

April 13th, 2022   |   Welcome Centre   |  

Scams Awareness Event at the Welcome Centre on 21st April at 11am   Did you know that scams have increased by 33% during the pandemic? The uncertainty caused by lockdowns and the increase in online shopping has allowed fraudsters to thrive and reported scams are now at a record high.   It has never been more important to understand how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of a fraudster and our face to face scams awareness event with Age UK Manchester will help you to understand more about keeping safe and secure.   You can call 0161 513 4126 to […]

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New Hong Kong BNO Visa Holders Project

April 1st, 2022   |   Education, Training & Employment   |  

New Hong Kong BNO Visa Holders Project What we can provide for you   Wai Yin’s new Hong Kong BNO Project is providing support to Hong Kong BNO Visa holders moving to Greater Manchester. Our staff team speak Cantonese and are offering a wide range of services, activities and courses to help people to settle into their new communities, make new friends and learn about living in the UK.   We are offering social activities so that people can meet others, make new friends and visit interesting places in Greater Manchester. We have a walking group that is exploring the […]

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Using Art to Shine a Light on Women’s Lives

March 25th, 2022   |   In The News   |  

Using Art to Shine a Light on Women’s Lives Over the last two years, the pandemic and the lockdowns have turned women’s lives upside down. They have had to adapt to a wide range of new experiences and roles in order to support their families and communities. This International Women’s Day we wanted to shine a light on the experiences of the women in the communities that we serve by using art to create a display which would be a lasting illustration of their strength, resilience and creativity. At Sheung Lok, our women got together on Zoom with our artist […]

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COVID Vaccine Study -University of Leicester Media

March 22nd, 2022   |   CEO's Blog   |  

We were delighted to work in partnership with the University of Leicester on a project to “Co-design and implement a COVID-19 vaccine uptake intervention within Chinese communities in England”  Please watch all the information videos, and click your approval: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0mQT1w_2id7L3zERptGlA/featured    

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Crossing the Borders – Publication Award

March 8th, 2022   |   CEO's Blog   |  

We have fantastic news for our publication – Crossing the Borders – which has just won the Alan Ball Award for community publications 2020! The Alan Ball Local History Awards in the United Kingdom exist to recognise outstanding contributions in local history publishing (both in print and in new media), and to encourage the publishing of such works by public libraries and local authorities. The awards were established in the 1980s and are run by the Library Services Trust. They are named after the local history author and former chief librarian of the Harrow and Home Counties libraries. Well done […]

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