Centre for Refugees

09/03/2026

Our children had so much fun learning about traditional LNY celebrations and how we welcome in the new Year of the Horse. Thank you so much to Save the Children Hong Kong 香港救助兒童會 for supporting this cultural initiative, and bringing our kids together to have fun, enjoy creating traditional Chinese art, eat fabulous food and learn about the vibrant customs that make this time of year so special.

We wish our community good fortune and joy in the year ahead. 🐎

22/01/2026

Our amazing colleague, Uzma Naveed, fled religious persecution a decade ago, leaving her engineering career to seek asylum in Hong Kong. In her powerful TEDxTinHauWomen Talk, she challenges the stigma of being a refugee, revealing struggles of dehumanisation and longing for dignity. Uzma shares her past and the painful realities of seeking asylum, sharing her journey to advocate for empathy, dignity, and the recognition of every refugee's resilience.

We are so proud of you Uzma! Thank you for being such a powerful voice for refugees all around the world.

https://youtu.be/0T6T9RjTi94?si=mFPhbEfJHb2qplCK

Uzma shares her journey from religious persecution to seeking asylum in Hong Kong, highlighting the painful realities faced by refugees. She challenges the s...

14/01/2026

A very special thank you to our incredible community of supporters who make the festive season brighter for our clients each year. Your generosity creates joyful experiences, thoughtful gifts, and a welcome taste of celebration and normality.

We are deeply grateful to:
�✨ Roma Chandiramani and friends for hosting an unforgettable children’s party at the Kowloon Cricket Club - KCC for 250 of our children and parents.�
✨ Hope for sharing 175 festive boxes filled with treats and useful provisions—always received with great excitement.�
✨ the environmental fashion NGO, for kindly donating a generous selection of brand-new clothing from conscious brands and individuals.�
✨ Hong Kong and Hong Kong whose contributions ensured a fun time was had by all at the CFR Children’s Christmas Party.�
✨ Operation Santa Claus HK 愛心聖誕大行動 for supporting our Employability Programme and pooling resources to donate toys and festive treats.
✨ and LGT Capital, who between them shared 200 H&M gift cards for our families

And to our countless other supporters including Kong International School, , and who all helped to bring the spirit of joy, belonging, and celebration to our community this Christmas. 🎄❤️

05/01/2026

Each year it brings us great delight to share Holiday Gift Vouchers with our clients, offering them the dignity, pleasure and freedom to choose their own perfect gifts over the festive season!

We extend our endless thanks to the teams at charitable gifting platform, , and investment firm, LGT Capital Partners, who each year, pool their resources and together sponsor over 200 gift cards, sparking 200 glorious smiles!

Thanks so much to Doug Coulter at LGT Capital Partners and Karola Horvath at Twopresents for providing gifts that are so much more than just presents … they’re gestures of kindness, hope and connection, and definitely helped to unleash extra joy this season.

27/11/2025

We are deeply saddened by the tragic fire at Wang F*k Court in Tai Po, and our heartfelt sympathies go out to all the families and individuals affected.

This devastating event has resulted in the heartbreaking loss of life and has left more than 2,000 people without their homes and belongings.

In response, the Hong Kong community has shown tremendous generosity with immediate donations of food, water, and supplies. As the situation evolves, local authorities and charities are now requesting that community support shift toward sustaining these families in the weeks and months ahead.

To facilitate this, our charity partner has established an emergency relief programme. They have set up a dedicated page outlining the most effective ways to support the affected communities: https://feedinghk.org/tai-po/

The immediate priority is financial contributions. These funds will directly support local charities and augment food supplies where needed. Every donation makes a difference. We thank you for your generous support.

26/11/2025

💪 Join our Champion’s League! By donating HK$1000 per month you will be supporting the care of one client and one child at Centre for Refugees.

For less than the price of a meal out for two in Hong Kong, a monthly gift is invaluable in helping us plan, prepare and provide for our community.

Please join our family of Next Chapter Champions, receive updates and exclusive invitations to CFR events, and watch the story unfold.

Go to this link to set up a monthly gift:
https://www.cfr.org.hk/support-us

20/11/2025

Check out our beautiful scented candles, handmade by, and supporting our LEAD ladies’ empowerment programme.

These are not just candles, they are ‘embers of hope’, the perfect festive gifts for friends and family, designed to reflect the ‘horizon’s glow’ for our wonderful family of refugees and asylum seekers.

We can also handle larger-scale corporate orders, and can tailor with your own fragrance and look.

Made with the ‘light of love’, you too can share the ‘scent of dawn’ this festive season. Every purchase of these candles will help to support our community, while you share the gift of light, love and hope for a brighter dawn.

You can pick up our candles at upcoming fairs:

23 November: Canadian International School and Discovery Bay Fair
29 November: Chinese International School

For enquiries, contact: [email protected]

13/11/2025

Pride doesn't begin to describe what we felt yesterday. Our colleague Uzma Naveed —a mother, a leader, a friend, a force of nature—transfixed the audience at the TEDxTinHauWomen event with her journey from asylum seeker to a cornerstone of our community.

Her telling of a ten-year journey to find belonging was met with a thunderous standing ovation, leaving not a single dry eye in the house.

Now a recognized refugee, Uzma masterfully directs our LEAD ladies' empowerment programme, using her powerful voice to champion diversity and inclusion across Hong Kong. She is the living, breathing heart of this work.
Uzma’s story is a powerful call to look beyond the headlines and see the individual. It challenges us to dismantle our preconceptions and open our hearts to the stories that walk among us every day.

Uzma, you are a profound inspiration.

25/08/2025

Things have been heating up at CFR! Big thanks to the very kind donation of over 1800 flasks from the kings of temperature-controlled liquid refreshment, Thermos.

Our community can keep their cool, or enjoy the heat in style, from this iconic household name which is constantly revolutionising food on the go!

Did you know, Thermos was the first company to develop household products using vacuum insulation? So, every time you sip on yours, give credit to the big hearts and clever minds of the brand that has been keeping temperatures in check since 1904!

HK膳魔師香港

30/07/2025

We recently said goodbye to one of our cherished ladies, who had been in HK for seven years, heading to Canada to start afresh. She has been an integral part of the CFR community – joining our LEAD and Wellbeing programmes, and always having a smile to share. Upon leaving, she expressed her appreciation of how CFR had helped.

It is moments like these that make us appreciate the gift our community gives to us – a wonderful, inspiring and hopeful community that we are very proud to serve.