Community and Confluence

Table of Two Cities: Grassroots Future, and eating our way to Refugee stories

We sat down with Tegan to talk about her amazing organization, Grassroots Future, which partners with local NGOs to empower the refugee community, as well as hosting their own initiative Table of Two Cities to bring the local, expat, and refugee community together over food and stories. Special thanks to Tegan from Grassroots Future for hosting this episode with us! You can find them here https://grassrootsfuture.org/ go check them out they do awesome stuff! CONTACT US Instagram: communityandconfluence Email: communityandconfluence@gmail.com

Bouncing Back From an Arson Attack

Matthew and Alex speak with Joel about his journey escaping his home country with his family and going from a life as a politician to figuring out his life as a refugee in Hong Kong, and how his outlook on the world has changed throughout this journey. -- RESOURCES: Website for Africa Centre HK: http://www.africacenterhk.com/ -- GOT QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? CONTACT US! Instagram: @communityandconfluence Email: communityandconfluence@gmail.com

How To Find Home in A Place That Doesn't Want You

In Episode 2 of Community&Confluence, Matthew sits down with Jane* to discuss what it means to live in Hong Kong as an asylum seeker, and what it means to call (or not call) Hong Kong home. *alias **slight correction, at 6:50 Jane mentions that international school tuition is 2x that of local school tuition. The actual figure is about 5x more expensive, further underlining how impossible it is for asylum seekers to attend international schools. RESOURCES: Website: https://branchesofhope.org.hk/ [https://branchesofhope.org.hk/] Get involved: https://branchesofhope.org.hk/volunteer [https://branchesofhope.org.hk/volunteer] Donate: https://branchesofhope.org.hk/donations [https://branchesofhope.org.hk/donations] HKIS kids: join the SOS! GOT QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? CONTACT US! Instagram: @communityandconfluence Email: communityandconfluence@gmail.com

Deep Dive: Branches of Hope

In the first ever episode of Community and Confluence, Matthew sits down with Alex, Chris, Greene, and Cherry to talk about Branches of Hope, their three main pillars of service (Care, Empower, and Social Change) and what sort of impact they’re trying to make in the refugee community. *Note: at 18:50, Greene said “resettle” when he meant to say “reintegrate.” RESOURCES: Website: https://branchesofhope.org.hk/ [https://branchesofhope.org.hk/] Get involved: https://branchesofhope.org.hk/volunteer [https://branchesofhope.org.hk/volunteer] Donate: https://branchesofhope.org.hk/donations [https://branchesofhope.org.hk/donations] HKIS kids: join the SOS! GOT QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? CONTACT US! Instagram: @communityandconfluence Email: communityandconfluence@gmail.com