{"id":6439,"date":"2023-11-09T04:38:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T04:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hku-ccsg.demo.digiec.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=6439"},"modified":"2023-11-09T04:38:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T04:38:48","slug":"inmatch-a-mobile-application-promoting-inclusive-society","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/en\/news\/inmatch-a-mobile-application-promoting-inclusive-society\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cInMatch\u201d \u2013 A Mobile Application Promoting Inclusive Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Inclusive Career Platform<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>A Sincere Invitation to Download \u201cInMatch\u201d Mobile Application<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In recent years, there has been growing public awareness of people with disabilities and the need for social inclusion. Interest-based communities, corporates and the philanthropic sector are keen to contribute to the cause, and yet many organisations promoting social inclusion are unable to gain headway on projects due to a lack of resources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To resolve this mismatch, the Centre for Civil Society and Governance at The University of Hong Kong has launched the mobile app \u201c<strong>InMatch<\/strong>\u201d under the Inclusive Career Platform of the Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment. Users can share their innovative social inclusion project ideas\/solutions; and various resources, such as capital, time, network and skills anytime, anywhere through their mobile devices to promote social inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a resource-matching platform connecting different sectors, \u201cInMatch\u201d fosters a conducive environment in which communities of interest can engender a socially inclusive and cohesive society, while also facilitating more efficient and effective allocation of community resources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f4a1.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udca1\" \/>The main features of the app include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inclusion Ideas<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Publish innovative inclusive project ideas or activities; and seek suitable resources (including seeking job openings for people with disabilities);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Available Resources<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Provide resources to support inclusive projects (including recruitment of people with disabilities);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Activities<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Announce and browse the latest inclusive activities and information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.1\/svg\/1f4a1.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udca1\" \/>The mobile app supports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Corporates<\/strong>\u00a0to connect and support organisations which promote social inclusion, with a view to optimising their \u201cEnvironmental, Social and Governance\u201d (ESG) performance;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schools, NGOs, parent organisations and social<\/strong>\u00a0and promote activities through the app;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parents and people with special education needs (SEN) \/ disabilities<\/strong>\u00a0to browse the inclusive activities to grasp the community information and resources;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community members<\/strong>\u00a0to offer their resources to those in need more efficiently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The mobile app \u201cInMatch\u201d is now available for free download from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/tc\/app\/inmatch\/id1631101156\">App Store<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=hk.hkuinclusive.inmatch&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\">Google Play<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about \u201cInMatch\u201d, please contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jcicp@hku.hk\">jcicp@hku.hk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s achieve a sustainable and inclusive society together! Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/6439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsg.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}