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Flying dreams come true
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The sky is the limit. The Child Development Fund (CDF) aims at promoting the longer term development of young people from a disadvantaged background. In October 2015, a group of CDF participants joined the "Journey of Dreams" flight programme organised by Dragonair for the first time. Through the programme, not only were they able to fulfil their dreams to fly but they also gained a better understanding of the aviation industry.
Our CDF participants were first arranged to attend an interactive educational workshop of Dragonair, "Aviation 360", to know more about behind-the-scenes aviation operations. Together with their families and mentors, they had their first real flight three weeks after the workshop.
The CDF participants taking part in the "Journey of Dreams" flight were shortlisted through the "Plan For Your Future, Dreams Come True" competition organised by four NGO operators – The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service, The Industrial Evangelistic Fellowship and Hong Kong Playground Association. Through artworks, photos and short essays, CDF participants shared their dreams ranging from becoming a pilot, doctor without borders, ballet dancer to travel around the world.
Majority of the participants for the flight have joined the CDF projects for two years and have completed the two-year Targeted Savings programme. They will make use of the savings to implement their Personal Development Plans this year.
2015.10.25 Interactive workshop "Aviation 360" offers behind-the-scenes insights into airline operations
2015.11.15 Triumph in the skies
What they say...
LI Wing-man (middle).
LI Wing-man (Aged 15)
Participants of The Industrial Evangelistic Fellowship's "Vision is possible: The voyage of love and dream" project (Hong Kong Island) Wing-man, a Form 4 student, is a participant of CDF's fourth batch projects. She boarded the "Journey of Dreams" flight together with her mother, brother and mentor. Wing-man always wanted to be a flight attendant so that she could travel around the world to widen her horizons. However, she had once thought of giving this up because her language proficiency and body height might not meet the entry requirements. Through CDF's Mentorship programme, she met her mentor Janice who encouraged her to learn new languages. Apart from taking English and Japanese courses, Wing-man also planned to spend part of her targeted savings on studying French to equip herself for the job. During the "Aviation 360" workshop, Wing-man had the opportunity to try serving drinks in the mock-up cabin. She also successfully reached and opened an overhead luggage compartment and won applause. The experience strengthened her determination to be a flight attendant and she even joked about working hard to grow taller. |
A snapshot of Ka-ho (right) with Dragonair's First Officer.
LAU Ka-ho (Aged 16)
Participants of The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong's CDF "Growing Partners" project (Shatin) Ka-ho was an active participant during the Dragonair programme and was eager to try new things. He was most impressed by the story of Captain Max MAK who shared that he had no flying experience until he was admitted to the cadet pilot programme which required him to fly to Adelaide, Australia, for the training. He was in the cockpit receiving his training the second time he was in the air. Ka-ho realised, after Captain MAK's sharing, that he should follow his dream even it appeared hard to achieve at the moment. Ka-ho is a participant of CDF's fourth batch projects. He invited his mentor, TSOI Kong-sang, to join the flight with him. Ka-ho recalled that he had no purpose in life before joining the CDF project, not to mention planning for the future. Through the Mentorship programme, Ka-ho met his mentor who came from a similar background. It was due in great measure to his mentor's selflessness and encouragement, Ka-ho is now a hard-working student at school. His plan is to become a social worker to help those in needs referencing his own experience. |