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Green Care


Transvendition of second-hand rehabilitation equipment at affordable prices

ABOUT

Year Established: 2013

Beneficiaries: Elderly

http://ycnd.ywca.org.hk/
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Revitalising rehabilitation products

SOCIAL ISSUES

  • The needs of rehabilitation equipment in Hong Kong has only risen in accordance to the ageing population, but it is hardly affordable to the elderly
  • Rehabilitation equipment usually becomes idle because of recovery, admission into a care or, unfortunately, the inevitable, and is such a waste of resources
  • Most rehabilitation equipment lacks the regular maintenance and can be unsafe to the user

SOCIAL INNOVATION

  • The first platform in Hong Kong for transvendition and renting of second-hand rehabilitation equipment

EXCEPTED SOCIAL IMPACT

300 elderly individuals to be benefited
800,000 Hong Kong Dollars worth of healthcare fees to be reduced, especially for those without a good wealth
Rehabilitation equipment to be reused to avoid wasting
Unskilled youth and middle age to be employed and provide trainings on maintenance of rehabilitation equipment

BUSINESS MODEL

Green Care gains revenues from agent fees from buyers and sellers and from renting out rehabilitation equipment

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PROGRAMME CONTENT

To set up 5 recycling stations on the Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and in the New Territories

To facilitate buying and selling of rehabilitation equipment

To establish an interactive online platform for second-hand rehabilitation equipment

To allow stock-checking and ordering of rehabilitation equipment