IV. NGO's Treatment and Rehabilitation Service

(I) St. Stephen's Society (Home of Promise)

1.Brief Introduction to the Society

        St. Stephen's Society was established in 1995, and early in 1987 when Jackie Pullinger sent a work team to Macao; it had begun to help the poor and needy people. Hong Kong St. Stephen's Society was created in 1966 by Jackie Pullinger who showed great concern for youth on the margin or being unable to go to school; finding that they were influenced by black society and other illegal organizations, Jackie Pullinger set up a youth society in Kowloon City, organized summer camp, Christian fellowship get-together and gave lessons to students who would like to continue their study; and through these activities, Jackie Pullinger provided services for the poor and the abandoned people in Hong Kong. Soon afterwards, she and her friends opened their family houses for accommodating people in their need with lodging. Today, St. Stephen's Society helps over 300 people to live together, including men, women, youngsters and children who speak Chinese and people speaking other countries' languages. Many people who had received aid would like to work with St. Stephen's Society to serve others in Hong Kong, Macao and some other Asian countries. St. Stephen's Society is the member of Hong Kong Council of Social Service and the Central Registry of Drug Abuse (CRDA).

2. Purpose

        St. Stephen's Society is a Christian fellowship that helps the homeless and people living in difficulties, including those sleeping in the open, former prisoners, the aged and other people with difficulties of adapting themselves to social life, and it shows concern for drug addicts in particular. The society is willing to provide lodging and drug-stopping rehabilitation aid for people who would like to start a new life by believing in Jesus. People involved will live together, receive guidance and carry out various work plans, learn to solve problems and make preparations for their return to society; the society will also provide support for their family members.

3. Application Procedure

        People in need of these services may contact the society by phone call, which will make arrangements for their interview and accommodation. The address of the society is: No. 6113 Mercado Vermelho PO Box, Macao.

4. Resources

        The Society is financially supported by the Hong Kong St. Stephen's Society, the Macao Christian Fellowship and others.

(II) "Teen Challenge", Gospel Drug-Rehabilitation Center

1. Brief Introduction to the Center

        Macau Teen Challenge founded by Pastor Juvenal Calvario Clemente. Main objectives is to provide an appropriate environment for drug addicted men to quit their addiction bythe Christian concept and faith.

        Pastor Clemente looking for suitable facilities, in 1987, discovered a valley in Coloane, with only an empty building nobody used.

        Thinking that this environment was good for drug rehabilitation center, Pastor Clemente applied to the government for renting the property and Teen Challenge started formally their service in the year 1989.

        The service provided by the center is a program of at least one year lodging. the students go through five phases: Physical recovering, establish new beliefs, setting life goals, returning to society, etc.

2. Brief Introduction to 2002 Work

(1) Outreach small restaurant ("pan cake and fish")

        "Pan cake and fish" outreach small restaurant is a another outreach training site of the center with the main purpose of helping students to make preparations for returning to society and educating them how to face the real society. The small restaurant was put into service on September 2, 2002 and it was located atRuínas de São Paulo, however, as the whole economic situation was poor, it was difficult for the small restaurant to keep normal expenses, so it was closed at the end of November 2002.

(2) Participating in activities and receiving visits

        In 2002, the center participated in all kinds of social open activities, including International Anti-Drug Day Stall in June, table tennis match of drug-stopping hospitals in October, and World AIDS Day stall in December, all these activities provided students with chance of serving the society and making contact with the public.

        In addition, the center, as always, received different institutions that came to visit the village, and most of them were juvenile institutions, including Christian churches and organizations. On the one hand, the center can do social remedy work and assist drug addicts to quit drug addiction; on the other hand, it can undertake the task of social prevention by reminding youngsters to stand far away from drugs and educating them to understand the harms of drugs.

(3) Training of coworkers

        With the development of the center and changes of its services, training of colleagues becomes an indispensable link, however, due to limited resources of the center, colleagues do not have many chances of receiving training. It is lucky that the Social Welfare Institute constantly provides all kinds of training for colleagues of the center, so they learn a lot and could put knowledge learnt in practice in hospital work.

3. Summary/Prospect (Work priorities of 2003)

        For the whole year of 2002, the center faced many difficulties, such as the number of people who received services was small, students left the center before completion of course program for private reasons, outreach small restaurant was soon closed, and all these things were depressed, however, some students could finish the course program and the colleagues had chance of receiving training that were happy things in a sad state and made people re-gain hopes.

        As for 2003, it is not easy to go head, but it is full of hopes with some priorities of development:

1. Re-open of Female Section
2. Setting up outreach teahouse at lunchtime and creating opportunities of contacting drug addicts

(III) Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macao

1. Objectives

1. Providing male who are harmed by drugs with services for quitting drug addiction and return to society;
2. Carrying out prevention and treatment work and providing guidance.

2. Brief Introduction to 2002 Work

        In 2002, the association held many types of activities, including study courses, sports and prevention activities. "Outreach program" was first developed in 2002 by the association that helped to get better understanding of tendency of drug abusers, at the same time that also gave drug abusers guidance and encouraged them to receive drug-stopping treatment, therefore, outreach work becomes very important. In addition, the association sent prevention leaflet to some youth centers that passed on related information to local youngsters; on the other hand, the association organized and held a electrician course and a first aid course for the students of the center in 2002 with the help of Labor and Employment Bureau and Macao SAR Red Cross. Anti-drug visit, study and seminars were all activities held in 2002.

3. Activities held in 2002

4. Future Development

1. Repairs of new dinning room were finished in 2002; construction of music room has been completed; new bodybuilding equipments are bought to improve functions of bodybuilding room.
2. Expanding the space of the center's garden for planting and horticulture activities.
3. Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macao produces new web page for Macao residents to have a better understanding of drugs with languages including Chinese, English and Portuguese. The three-language web page (http://www.artm.org.mo) not only provides information on drug abuse and its harmful consequences, but also provides youngsters and their family members with channel of talking and related information

5. The Situation Regarding Admission

        The following chart shows that compared with 2002 and the previous three years, the number of people admitted by the center constantly increases and there also shows an increase of new cases and an increase in the number of re-entry to the center every year. These materials and experiences demonstrate that self-change and strong belief is very important for completing course of drug-stopping treatment.

6. Future Prospects

        Looking forward to 2002, Association of Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers of Macao hopes to continue to develop vocational training course so as to help drug-stopping students to return to society. One of the important tasks in the next year is to strengthen the development of outreach work and pass on information on harms of "Party Drugs" to youngsters.

(IV) Christian New Life Fellowship of Macao

1. Brief Introduction to the Fellowship

         Founded on June 17, 1996, the fellowship only provided temporary accommodation and vocational training for the rehabilitation of those leaving drug-stopping dormitories. It increased hospitalized rehabilitation service for drug abusers in 1997 to meet the need of work, and since November 1997, it has cooperated with the Social Welfare Institute and served as an institution receiving financial aid and providing more comprehensive drug-stopping services. In June 2002, it set up outreaching unit at Room E underground of Hui Yi Building, No. 2-10 Rua de Porta do Cerco and full-time staff of the unit deal with cases seeking help and visit cases. The fellowship takes Christianity as the principle for its drug-stopping services and helps those people who are willing to try to quit drug addiction, to rebuild their home and return to society by means of the “gospel drug-stopping” plan.

2. Brief Introduction to the Work of 2002

        In the work plan of 2002, the fellowship set the year as Training and Education Year and tried to obtain the objective by holding or participating in many activities (see attached table), for example, music course that can help mould ones temperament, practical English and calligraphy class; although these courses were on pilot scheme with the aim of understanding the needs of students, they served in practice as guidance for reference for future plan of the fellowship. Apart from attending courses for staff training held by the Social Welfare Institute, the fellowship also sent staff to Hong Kong and the hinterland China to visit related institutions and exchange work experiences that helped widen the field of vision of its staff and improve their knowledge on drug-stopping.

        To sum up the work in the past year, the fellowship was confronted with many difficulties and obstacles, especially in 2002, there were changes in the internal structure; facing changes of staff and restructuring of the fellowship, every staff worked with high pressure; on the one hand, the staff were insufficient and workload of each staff was relatively increased; on the other hand, the system and administration mode of the fellowship were changing that brought about obstacles to the operation of the institution; with the efforts made by various parties , in the second half of 2002, the fellowship began to re-organize the institution; in addition to employ persons who were willing to join in the rank, it also made changes in the mode of administration by adopting the way of team leaders that drew on collective wisdom and absorbed all useful ideas and through knowledge and experiences of different staff to improve service quality of the institution. At present, all stall begin to be familiar with the mode of work and administration, and the institute is also developing to the correct direction.

3. Future Prospect/Plan

        Due to internal restructuring of the institution, each section has its own work orientation; in the work plan of 2003, one of the tasks is to coordinate the work among different section. In anti-drug work, coordination between different service sections is very important; in the process when drug abusers come to the outreaching unit to seek help, live in the rehabilitation center and return to society, coordination and cooperation among different section is important and necessary, however, little attention is paid in this regard in restructuring the institution, therefore at the beginning of 2003, the fellowship employed an experienced anti-drug person who is willing to do the job to hold the position of general director (equal to president in the past), and exert efforts to coordinate and rectify the work of each section; in addition, in 2003, the training of staff is still an important plan, besides sending staff to participate in large-scale anti-drug seminars in and outside the country, the fellowship also holds different training courses internally, or even sends staff to different institutions to study in the hope to understand the need of society in its rapid transit period.

        The emphasis of this year's work plan is on publicity and popularization, the fellowship hopes to renew its brief introduction, produce leaflet and to establish website with a view to raise people's awareness of the institution through different ways of publicity and in the hope that people of all walks of life will give greater support to the anti-drug work. In addition, the work of the outreaching unit will be changed in order to meet the real need; the fellowship is planning to introduce mobile cars in the second half of 2003 for outreaching service and it can make contact with more people of all strata on its own initiative so as to avoid the limitation caused by fixed working place. However, the present problem is insufficient staff, and some services cannot be developed as a result, meal delivery service of the outreaching unit may be suspended in the next year; in addition, public-good workers of different professions will coordinate the work of the institution and it is hoped that more people will participate in this arduous work.

4. Attached Table

Activity of the Rehabilitation Center

(V) Chong Kong Midway Residence

1. Brief Introduction to the Residence

        The Chong Kong Midway Residence received financial aid from the Social Welfare Institute in February 2001 and it was formally founded and became operational on March 9 of the same year; the Social Welfare Institute provides the hospital facilities, equipments and other needed auxiliary services. The management and arrangements for the operation of the dormitories are in the charge of the Macao Christianity New Life Fellowship. From the experience of previous drug stopping and rehabilitation work, it is known that many former addicts who have just completed rehabilitation suffer a relapse into drug taking after their departure from the treatment center.

        This is because many of their own problems had not gained timely solution, such as their relations with family members and difficult in finding a job. All these are primary problems confronting a drug-stopper seeking rehabilitation. The Chong Kong Midway Residence was set up precisely to solve these problems.

2. Brief Introduction to Work

        Since it was founded in March 2001, the Chong Kong Midway Residence has undergone much internal work in order to settle into the new environment. Nevertheless, the main work of the home has been to assist students to re-enter the society with confidence and ability. In the early period after the founding of the home, activities such as Chinese chess matches and barbecue were organized.

        Stepping into 2002, it visited anti-drug institutions and medical centers of Guangdong, Shenzhen and Zhuhai in February to carry out exchange activities on work and to rectify its weakness by learning from others' strong points. In June on International Anti-Drug Day, the Social Welfare Institute together with all other anti-drug institutions of Macao and heads of government departments performed drug-burning ceremony before the fountain, and stall games were organized afterwards to educate residents of Macao to understand the harms of drug taking and smoking. During summer vacation, YMCA came to visit the home and inquired about recent situation of students, souvenirs were exchanged and the activity ended in happy laughing.

         In addition, computer, electronic piano and guitar classes were opened in order to increase knowledge and interest of colleagues and students. Missionaries from churches were also invited to give soul belonging guidance. In September 2002, Rev. Bruce Bamond of Evangelical Free Church Macao mission was invited to be soul belonging teacher for four months to help improve students' life and mind. The Social Welfare Institute held lectures many times with its senior technicians and division chiefs to serve as teachers, it also invited senior teachers from drug stopping and rehabilitation division of Hong Kong YMCA to Macao to help staff of anti-drug institutions master skills for achieving perfect results.

        In addition, the job-creating group of the home created job opportunities, including washing car, photo copying, transporting, making horizontal inscribed boards and setting up stage, and its work was praised. For many times this year, it undertook the tasks of transporting and cleaning for Macao Bible Institute, World Vision of Macao Association, and Mennonite Church; colleagues and students of the home learned obedience from these jobs and followed the principle that the other party would be satisfied with their work.

3. Summary and Prospects

        In order to create more chances for students to contact society, in the next year, besides regular activities such as table tennis matches, singing and football matches, the home will also open vocational training and employment training to strengthen students' skills of living in society. The Social Welfare Institute and Labor and Employment Bureau will be invited to open classes on knowledge so as to enhance colleagues' and students' ability. In March 2003, it was invited to Yunnan China to participate in an Anti-Drug Seminar that provided a chance for communication and exchange among colleagues of China, Hong Kong and Macao on purpose to put an end to the harms of drugs.

        Through these activities, public figures will be able to have a better understanding of the home, which in turn, will get support and concern from local residents, as a result, more people will be able to participate in drug stopping and rehabilitation work and to improve drug stopping and rehabilitation services.

4. Attached Table of Activities in 2002

(VI) Renovation and Mutual Assistance Association of Macao

1. Brief Introduction to Association

        Since 1989, some non-governmental anti-drug institutions have set up drug-stopping dormitories to help drug-stoppers break away from drug addiction and return to society. In the following ten years, for reasons of less confidence of returning to society, lacking living skills and unable to adapt to society, the rate of drug-stoppers' relapse into drug taking increased. Hence, launched by some successful drug-stoppers and supported by the government, a drug-stopping and rehabilitation self-help organization  -  Macao Renovation and Mutual Assistance Association - was first established in Macao in 2000, in the hope that it can assist drug-stoppers to return to society and to make contributions to society by mutual encouragement, mutual assistance and support among themselves.

2. Introduction to the Work of 2002

(1) Assisting members to return to society

        a) Apart from helping members change their old living style, establishing normal life and preventing their relapse into drug taking, the association also made contact with their family members with the aim of creating chance for family members to know members' situation and persuade family to admit and support drug stoppers and increasing rate of maintaining moral integrity, it also provided assistance to families that had difficulties in life;

        b) Providing free lunch - This service was provided to members who had such a need in the process of returning to society, average 10 members received the service every day.

(2) Work of Operational Section

        a) Vocational training - As most of the members were unemployed, the work priority of the year was on vocational training and to help members find a job, therefore, training was provided to improve members' employment competitiveness. At present, training service was provided with cleaning, cleaning air conditioner, fitting up, and transport as the main task. A series of “probation program” were developed from March to May 2002 to assist students put skill learned into practice. A working team was set up after about three-month theory and practice training under the “Probation program”, and it went to many firms, social service organizations and local north Parish Street for carrying out voluntary cleaning work. The voluntary work and technical practice provide students with a chance of learning living skills that improve their living and working attitude as well as their confidence. On the other hand, the operational section undertakes work by which members can get income for their living and family expenses.

        b) Raising awareness of work safety  -  The association organized members to participate in lecture on occupational safety in October, and arranged them to attend training course on occupational safety of construction so as to improve their awareness on preventing risk and their concern for work safety.

(3) Member

3. Summary

1. As male members account for the majority, the association will mainly consider the need of male in preparing all kinds of activities and vocational training. However at the same time, it will also show concern for the need of female and hopes that other organizations will be involved in and give support to its activities in the future in order to expand supporting service to female members.
2. Chart 2 shows that 66% of the members are unemployed and 9% are engaged in unfixed work. In total, more than 70% of the members are in poor economic condition for reasons of unemployment and being engaged in unfixed work, that brings about huge obstacle to the members in their return to society and giving place to self functions. Therefore, the association will continue to provide the members with various kinds of vocational training, develop probation activity so as to improve members' employment competitiveness;
3. The relation between members and their family (chart 4) demonstrates that it is necessary to strengthen the contact with the members' family and the follow-up work. At present, the human resources of the association are limited and it is difficult for it to develop services comprehensively; so it hopes to invite other professional auxiliary organizations to give assistance in order to promote auxiliary work for members quitting drugs and their family;
4. Now quite a few members live in Gongbei, Zhuhai (chart 5), hence, the association will continue to strengthen trans-regional follow-up work for the member and carry out activities in the two regions.

4. Future Prospects

  By collecting data materials of members, working out services and related activities that help members to return to society;

  Strengthening cooperation with related anti-drug institutions and government agencies, promoting contact and communication, supporting anti-drug work, indirectly assisting friends who are still affected by drugs to break away from drugs successfully in an early day;

   Continuing to carry out voluntary services to improve drug-stoppers' social image;

   Giving members diversified employment guidance and training in order to strengthen their employment competitiveness, carry out various probation program and activities and improve their capability to return to society in a better way;

   Strengthening support and services given to family in order to help members to re-establish family relation.

Activities held in 2002