International Conference on ‘Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment’

Welcome to the International Conference on ‘Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment’!

Creating social impact is one of the common goals for academia and NGO practitioners. Scholars, researchers and NGO practitioners engage themselves in different research and social service projects to address the needs of society. Programme evaluation and social impact assessment are crucial processes in visualising the effectiveness and social implications of these projects.

In light of this, it is our great pleasure to share with you that with the funding support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the CUHK-Nankai Joint Research Centre of Social Policy and the Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong will co-organise a two-day online International Conference on ‘Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment’ on 21-22 October 2021, with the aim of providing scholars from all over the world and local NGO practitioners with a platform to share and promote their research and experience in programme evaluation and social impact assessment. During the two-day conference, we will have keynote presentations, plenary sessions and parallel sessions.

With your active participation and valuable support and contribution, the conference would definitely be very successful, and we look forward to meeting and welcoming you at the conference.

Finally, I wish you a fruitful and enjoyable conference!

Steven Sek-yum NGAI
Chairperson and Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

MEL Conference Proceeding

^{Note: The organiser reserves the right to change the programme.}

21 October 2021 (Thursday)

Time (GMT +08:00)	Programme	Language
08:45 – 09:00	Registration	N/A
09:00 – 09:15	Opening Remarks Prof. Chi-yue CHIU Dean of Social Science, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Ms. Ada Chu Executive Manager, Charities Planning and Operations, The Hong Kong Jockey Club	English
09:15 – 10:15	Keynote Presentation 1 The Social Impacts of China’s Social Assistance in the Last Five Years Prof. Xinping GUAN Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Nankai University Moderator: Prof. Steven Sek-yum NGAI, Chairperson and Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	English
10:15 -10:30	Break	N/A
10:30 – 12:05	Plenary Session 1 The New South Wales (NSW) Premier’s Youth Initiative (PYI): Preventing Homelessness among Young People Transitioning from Out-of-home Care Prof. Aron SHLONSKY Head and Professor, Department of Social Work, Monash University (Australia) ——————————— Effectiveness and Experiences of Capacity Building for Practitioners of a Community-based Youth Empowerment Programme Adopting Design Thinking Prof. Siu-ming TO Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong ——————————— Evaluation of the Justice Advocacy Service (JAS) in New South Wales, Australia Prof. Ilan KATZ Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales (Australia) ——————————— Do Philanthropy Education Programmes Enhance College Students’ Charity Literacy? A Comparative Study of Three Philanthropy Education Programmes in China Prof. Chenxi HUANG Vice Dean, School of Social Development, East China Normal University Moderator: Prof. Minseop KIM, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	English
12:05 – 13:30	Lunch	N/A
13:30 – 14:30	Keynote Presentation 2 The Social Impact Evaluation of a Regional Service System Prof. Tiziano VECCHIATO President, Fondazione Zancan (Italy) Moderator: Prof. Siu-ming TO, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	English
14:30 – 16:05	Plenary Session 2 The Role of the Local Community in Improving the Wellbeing of People: Results from Two Italian Experiences Prof. Cinzia CANALI Director, Fondazione Zancan (Italy) ——————————— Barrier Free Stair Climber Service for Tong Lau’s Residents in Hong Kong: Lessons learnt from a Social Impact Assessment Study Prof. Hung WONG Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong ——————————— Thinking about the Negative Social Consequences that arise from Poor Project Design and Implementation Prof. Frank VANCLAY Head and Professor, Department of Cultural Geography, University of Groningen (The Netherlands) ——————————— Cross-cultural Adaptation of Social Work Intervention: A Case Study of ‘Let’s be Friends’ Project in China Prof. Fan WU Chairperson and Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Nankai University Moderator: Prof. Emily Qijin CHENG, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	English
16:05 – 16:15	Break	N/A
16:15 – 17:45	Parallel Session 1 Parallel Session 1A: Ageing and Disabilities Moderator: Prof. Phyllis King-shui, WONG, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong ——————————— Parallel Session 1B: Children and Family/ Youth Moderator: Dr. Yuk-yan SO, Lecturer, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong ——————————— Parallel Session 1C: Social Work Education/ Policy Practice Moderator: Prof. Angela Jialiang CUI, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	English English Cantonese/Putonghua

22 October 2021 (Friday)

Time (GMT +08:00)	Programme	Language
08:45 – 09:00	Registration	N/A
09:00 – 10:00	Keynote Presentation 3 Promoting NGO Capacity Building in Programme Evaluation and Social Impact Assessment: The Experience of the Jockey Club MEL Institute Project Prof. Steven Sek-yum NGAI Chairperson and Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Moderator: Prof. Hung WONG, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	English
10:00 – 10:15	Concluding Remarks Prof. Steven Sek-yum NGAI Chairperson and Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	English
10:15 – 10:30	Break	N/A
10:30 – 12:00	Parallel Session 2 Parallel Session 2A: Social Work Education/ Policy Practice Moderator: Mrs. Helina Yuk, Co-founder of Social Work Mission ——————————— Parallel Session 2B: Children and Family/ Youth/ Ageing and Disabilities Moderator: Mr. Timothy Kam-wah MA, MH, JP, Member, SIE Fund Task Force ——————————— Parallel Session 2C: Children and Family/ Youth Moderator: Dr. Hannah Wai-ming HO, Lecturer, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	English Cantonese Putonghua

Keynote Presentation

Professor Xinping GUAN

Professor
Department of Social Work and Social Policy
Nankai University

Professor Steven Sek-yum NGAI

Chairperson and Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Tiziano VECCHIATO

President
Fondazione Zancan (Italy)

Plenary Sessions

Professor Cinzia CANALI

Director
Fondazione Zancan (Italy)

Professor Chenxi HUANG

Vice Dean
School of Social Development
East China Normal University

Professor Ilan KATZ

Professor
Social Policy Research Centre
University of New South Wales (Australia)

Professor Aron SHLONSKY

Head and Professor
Department of Social Work
Monash University (Australia)

Professor Siu-ming TO

Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Frank VANCLAY

Head and Professor
Department of Cultural Geography
University of Groningen (The Netherlands)

Professor Hung WONG

Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professor Fan WU

Chair and Professor
Department of Social Work and Social Policy
Nankai University

Call for Abstracts

Event	Date
Deadline of Abstract Submission	31 August 2021 (Tuesday)
Notification of Acceptance	7 September 2021 (Tuesday)
Deadline of Presentation PowerPoint Submission	7 October 2021 (Thursday)