Green Ladies currently has 2 branches, collecting around 139,000 pieces of fashion items each year, in which 97,000 pieces were being reused, achieving a reuse rate of 70%. Secondhand business is expanded to kids wear and established Green Little in 2016, in order to provide an eco-shopping platform for parents and kids and promote secondhand clothing for sustainable use of resources.

This sharing session will cover:

• History of Green Ladies & Green Little, social missions, start-up objectives
• Business model, achievements, successful factors and operation difficulties
• Tips to RE-style in daily life

Ms. Petty Lee (Project Manager, Green Ladies & Green Little)

Petty Lee is the responsible person for Green Ladies & Green Little Social Enterprise (SE), which are the social enterprise projects under St. James’ Settlement (SJS)

Breathing Room screening

Chinese white dolphin was the mascot of the handover of Hong Kong in 1997. After 20 years, with all the threats resulting from human activities, the number of dolphins has dropped 75 percent since 2003. Although researchers keep monitoring the abundance and hope the alarming decline rate will raise the awareness of the public, the trend continues without signs of recovery. Daphne Wong is a young nature filmmaker who spent 2 years to document the plight of Chinese white dolphins. In the documentary Breathing Room, stakeholders from different sectors were interviewed and shared their views on the conservation of the dolphins.

Mr. Taison Cheng (Chairman, Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society)

Chairman of Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society and full-time research associate in Hong Kong Cetacean Research Project. He has been actively involved in different campaigns related to the conservation of Chinese white dolphin including the “30 Third Runway Victims” in 2014 and “Saving the Handover Mascot” in 2017. He also has a great concern of dolphin captivity issue around the world. He is also the main author of two books, “30 Third Runway Victims” and “Dolphin were Stolen from the Ocean”.

Have you ever thought about how to make good use of the wrapper after enjoying the snack? Or, do you want to keep some of the special wrapper design? You can upcycle it into various products such as coins bag!

Turmeric contains many health benefits by its substance curcumin. With its anti-inflammatory property, it is ideal for home dental care. In the workshop, we are going to make turmeric toothpaste together with other edible ingredients. You will also get to know the story of turmeric, the origin of Lai Chi Wo and how VERY GINGER engages in local farming. You would bring home with a DIY turmeric toothpaste and some cooking ideas with the beautiful food.

About Very Ginger

Very Ginger, a slang in Cantonese means courage which is founded by a group women who want to make a difference for local farming with eco ginger and turmeric grown in Lai Chi Wo. We hope to make high quality food and skin care products and explore the possibility of the beautiful local farm produces.