E2Power: Engagement and empowerment of communities through social capital development
Grant Data
Project Title
E2Power: Engagement and empowerment of communities through social capital development
Principal Investigator
Professor Lum, Terry Yat Sang
(Project Coordinator (PC))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Lam Wai Fung
(Co-principal investigator)
Ms Chek Yvonne
(Co-Investigator)
Mr Chua Hoi Wai
(Co-Investigator)
Mr Lai Frederick
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Lam Ching Choi
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Lam Foster
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Cheung Chun Sing Johnson
(Co-principal investigator)
Professor Chen Yu Chih
(Co-principal investigator)
Dr Luo Hao
(Co-principal investigator)
Professor Chui Cheryl Hiu-kwan
(Co-principal investigator)
Dr Chan On Fung
(Collaborator)
Ms Chow Wan Chi
(Collaborator)
Professor Wong Paul Wai Ching
(Co-principal investigator)
Dr Law Winnie Wai Yi
(Co-principal investigator)
Professor Lu Shiyu
(Co-principal investigator)
Dr Liu Yuqi
(Collaborator)
Dr Guo Yingqi
(Collaborator)
Ms Chan Yan
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
48
Start Date
2021-05-01
Amount
7000000
Conference Title
E2Power: Engagement and empowerment of communities through social capital development
Keywords
CBPR, Community, Empowerment, Engagement, Social capital
Discipline
Social WorkSocial Policy
HKU Project Code
R7034-20
Grant Type
Research Impact Fund (RIF)
Funding Year
2020
Status
On-going
Objectives
(1) To explore the concept of social capital in Chinese context and its functions among older adults, youth and ethnic minorities (local stakeholders) in HKSAR, and identify factors conducive to social capital in communities. (2) To identify ways to engage and empower local stakeholders for social capital development in Chinese context; particularly on how to design a community, comprising both physical and social environments, in a way that fosters social capital. (3) To develop a social capital index framework that allows for gauging the level of social capital in Hong Kong and other Chinese communities, including Taiwan and Mainland China, and examine how community-level social capital and physical environment contribute to well being.