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HPE又回来啦！今年是慧与中国与牵手上海合作的第二年，大家一起来看看他们的Global Day of Service 都做了些什么吧！

2019年9月的第三周，慧与中国的员工志愿者们在北京、上海、大连、重庆、武汉同期展开了不同的志愿者活动。

北京
- 胡同探访
员工志愿者们来到了北京四合书院，在北京文化遗产保护中心的培训之下，一同记录胡同的变迁和探访胡同的历史...

- 河道监测
员工志愿者们来到了北京萧太后河，学习如何监测黑臭水体的同时，也加入到了河流守望者的行列！

上海
- DIY活动
员工志愿者们与阳光之家学员一起制作咖啡磨砂膏，既环保又有趣~

- 河道监测
坐标上海江湾市河-走马塘，上海HPE的员工志愿者们分成两个小组，共同完成了黑臭水体的观察监测，纷纷为守护河流贡献出了自己的一份力！

9月8日，由自然资源部指导，中国海洋发展基金会主办，全国22家公益组织承办并协作，在全国三十逾个沿海城市共同开展净滩行动。牵手上海在上海分会场“牵手”6家高校大学生社团，在南汇海岸线组织大学生志愿者一起为本地海岸线和海洋资源环境保护贡献力量。

这是2019第三届全国净滩公益活动上海分会场交出的答卷：
- 活动时间：2019年9月8日下午2点-4点
- 实施地点：上海浦东临港新镇南汇新城海滩
- 参与大学社团数量：6
- 志愿者人数：214
- 维护海岸线长度：10公里
- 捡拾海滩垃圾重量：430公斤

志愿者们蓝色的身影活跃在海岸上，通过行动力向当地居民和游客传播海洋环境保护及垃圾分类的知识，提高并推动公众关注海洋环境，积极参与保护行动，让我们志愿者正在做的事情被更多人看到；让愿意参与的人找到我们，一起行动起来，成为改变的力量！

今天活动现场除了“蓝色军团”挥汗如雨，还有游客家庭自告奋勇加入我们！这边家长拿上手套垃圾袋就带着孩子去捡垃圾了；那边的老年姐妹团就开始讨论捡上来的垃圾怎么分类。

牵手上海每年都会举办暑假活动，旨在为心智障碍的学龄儿童提供一个持续促进社会融合的学习环境。这个夏天，我们与董李凤美康建学校以及学校家委会合作，希望给这些孩子们多一些与不同特长和生活背景的志愿者们互动的机会。通过音乐、美术、手工、瑜伽、篮球等活动，志愿者老师们帮助孩子们使用不同的媒介来学习与人沟通交往中的规则。同时也希望志愿者们能够通过这些互动正确了解这个群体，促进社会的包容与理解。

学生家长：“这次来学校参加活动也是孩子第一次来参加活动，有音乐唱游课、画画课和瑜伽课。我觉得老师都非常用心。对这群特殊的小朋友来说，暑假期间能够游玩的地方不是很多，不像正常的孩子，有很多课余活动。能参加这样的活动，他们还是很期待的。孩子是第一次接触瑜伽，我原本不知道连这么小的小孩也可以参加瑜伽，还进行了亲子互动，我觉得都挺好的。学校也花了不少心思。志愿者应该是大学生吧，能够接触一些特殊的孩子，对他们来说也是一种比较特殊的经验。接下来还有一次这样的活动，我还是比较期待的。谢谢。”

“Tianci Tang was a freshman when I first saw him, now he already started working. He is the team leader of heart medical center. His tanned face, diligent figure during beach cleanup is still in my mind.”
-HoS

My first volunteer experience with HandsOn Shanghai was in Fudan Children’s Medical Center, and while I cannot remember who was the team leader at that time or what was the exact activity that day, the memory of happiness and a sense of close connection are still strong in my mind.

“Though not a team leader, Mandy has devoted a lot of time into HoS volunteer program. She is hardworking, and while she does not have regular spare time, we can often see her name on the registration list.”
-HoS

I’m a health care worker, and I am often exposed to life-and-death issues.

When you see too many illness, death, and suffering patients, you feel that you should do something, and after a friend’s introduction to HandsOn Shanghai. I joined my first event.

River Watching 2018

Are you looking for an opportunity to protect our environment?

With one of our key focus areas over the last 6 years being to help support Shanghai’s environmental protection, we are happy to announce a new program partnership focused river protection area.

In partnership with the River Watcher, we will recruit 14+ teams of River Watcher, and we would like for you to join us and keep eyes on the 14 main rivers.

In the coming March, HoS will start to recruit volunteer teams for this program.

Over the past 6 years, more than 5000 volunteers have helped to pick up more than 38,000kg of trash. IT is a HUGE achievement, but through our programs we are always asked "where did the trash go?"; "what's next after we done the trash-classification?" We do hope to see the "next step” after our volunteers’ hard working onsite.