Founded in 2004 by a group of young professionals who believed people can make a difference, HandsOn Shanghai is an officially registered non-profit organization with the Shanghai Civil Affair Bureau since 2010. Governed by a board of 11 members, the HandsOn Shanghai volunteer platform helps to bridge the divide that exists between individuals who are looking to give back to their community and the organizations that would benefit from the support that volunteers can provide. With a primary objective of providing flexible volunteer opportunities for busy professionals and serving local charities in needs, HOS manages a big group of volunteers and a diverse range of community service projec... read more Founded in 2004 by a group of young professionals who believed people can make a difference, HandsOn Shanghai is an officially registered non-profit organization with the Shanghai Civil Affair Bureau since 2010. Governed by a board of 11 members, the HandsOn Shanghai volunteer platform helps to bridge the divide that exists between individuals who are looking to give back to their community and the organizations that would benefit from the support that volunteers can provide. With a primary objective of providing flexible volunteer opportunities for busy professionals and serving local charities in needs, HOS manages a big group of volunteers and a diverse range of community service projects in Shanghai Currently we engage more than 2500 volunteers each month through more than 150 local service projects. Projects that benefit the young and old through long term, committed, partnerships with more than 75 project partners. With our mission is to promote volunteerism, inspire, equip and mobilize people to take action that changes the world, we envision a world in which individuals, students, and corporate leaders are able to discover (and harness) their power to make a difference, participate as volunteers, and participants in the development of healthy, vibrant, and resilient communities.
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By Chloe Liu | ED
In the first quarter of 2024, we continued the project and expanded on the original storytelling accompaniment to include the topic of illustrated science books for younger children. [STEM Picture... Read the full report ›By Ellen Yu | Project Manager
2023 is a fruitful and remarkable year for "Remote Reading Fellows" project. Thanks to all the donation and people support us, we have: served 2,676 students from 10 different schools in China... Read the full report ›By Ellen Yu | Project Manager
Since 2022, HandsOnShanghai has launched the "Remote Reading Fellows" Project, which organises volunteers to remotely tell stories to left-behind children in schools in impoverished mountainous areas... Read the full report ›
