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Exhibition explores empowerment of grassroots women with “HeForShe” spirit

According to Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2016, 1.35 million people in this city are living in poverty, of which over 50% are women (728,400). Carrying the heavy burden of looking after family members, many Hong Kong women toil away at part-time jobs, whose meagre benefits further put them at a disadvantaged, stressful and vulnerable position.

To support women in need, Society for Community Organisation (SoCO) has given training to more than a hundred mothers on creating hand-made bags and leather goods in partnership with Les Beatitudes over the past few years. They even took a step further and encouraged men to donate their neckties as materials for reuse and recycling, turning it into a “HeForShe” project to call for mutual support between men and women.

From now until 1 July 2018, Les Beatitudes and SoCO are presenting a spin-off exhibition entitled “Her.Tie.Journey.她” at 1/F, 269 Yu Chau Street, Sham Shui Po to showcase the exquisite works by local artists and grassroots mothers who sew. An extension event, “Human Library – Dialogue with Grassroots Women Living in Sub-divided Flats”, will also take place on 10 June 2018 (Sunday), from 2:30 to 4pm at the same venue. The talk is free for admission on a first-come, first-served basis.

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