善導會 2023-2024年報

㼠겗佦✲ Feature Story ㊥㼬剚 SideBySide 116 宐ꋓ僤♲贫幀Ⰵ䠦徱氻⿻過巊⫄厪氭氻갸꣈來肬⿻佅䴂鎙ⷔ Mercury III – Intensive Support and Preventive Programme for AIDS and Blood-Borne Diseases Xiao Lan is a new immigrant to Hong Kong from Mainland China, hoping of earning money to support her family back home. Her journey was not easy. She tried her hand at various jobs, from selling fruits to working as a caregiver in residential care home. But fate had other plans, and her physical limitations led to injuries in her back and feet, leaving her unable to work. Faced with the harsh realities of life—bills to pay and a family to support, a friend suggested she consider to be sex worker to earn quick money. Xiao Lan struggled to accept this new path. She felt immense fear and embarrassment when she first started sex work. The fear of being discovered, especially by her son, loomed over her like a dark cloud. “I felt so ashamed. Walking down the street, I couldn’t lift my head.” Here is a place where I can catch my breath Amidst this intense pressure, a fellow worker introduced her to the Mercury III Intensive Support and Preventive Programme for AIDS and Blood-borne Diseases offered by SideBySide. At first, Xiao Lan only intended to pick up free condoms for protection. But when she was met with warm smiles and genuine concern from the staff, without judgmental looks, she found a safe haven where she could unburden herself. This newfound support encouraged her to join the weekly “Sister Gatherings”. She was reminded to come in for regular health check-ups, testing for syphilis, HIV, and other conditions. The staff also educated her on how to protect herself while working. “I had no idea about sex education before. I didn’t know how to use condoms and was terrified of getting sick. I didn’t know how to talk to anyone about it”, Xiao Lan shared. Yet, in this welcoming environment, she found solace. Despite her struggles with Cantonese, she never faced discrimination. Social workers were there to share vital knowledge and resources, while others lent a compassionate ear to her concerns and pressures, allowing her to express herself without fear of judgment. After working in the sex industry for about eight months, Xiao Lan changed her career. The constant fear of contracting diseases had become too much to bear. Although her new job offered less pay, she realised that her health and well-being were far more important. Xiao Lan hopes that by sharing her experiences, she can help other sisters facing similar challenges. She emphasises, “When in difficulty, it’s important to seek help actively; health and happiness are what truly matter." 倞⢵度㮓㥏㼭话♧湬㖈Ⰹ㖒欰崞捀✫风ꐏ귢㹻 罜⢵껻度㥠鑑麕♶ず涸耷噠剤颪宐卓⛳剤 ⨞麕罉➃ꤎ溏隌⡎㔔捀⸂孵♶㣐♶䢆䬘⫊✫ 船ㄤ艁尝岁ⴀ⸂鄄鶗⨢䊨꬗㼩չ⿶銴欰崞 ⿶銴❜獆պ涸㔮㞯剓穅㖈剦⿼➝稲♴Ꟛ㨥䖰✲ 䚍䊨⡲风䘰ꐏ 㼭话䕎㺂荈䊹僽♧⦐葻㹻㮓㥏꬗㼩鸏⟨耷噠 㥠湬鎊尝岁䱺「荈䊹ⶍꟚ㨥䊨⡲儘錏䖤䖎㹳 䙲❠⼧ⴕ㽪㽘䖎䙲鄄➃濼麥暶ⴽ僽㹻⚥涸 ⯥㶩չ䧮䠮ⵌ䖎繽䠺㖈遳♳⛳錏䖤荈䊹尝岁 䫬걧⨞➃պ 鸏酭僽䧮〳⟃雊㋉♧〡孵涸㖒倰 㔔捀䊨⡲㠺⸂ꬌ䌢㣐剤⡙ず遤㨢㧶➝稲㥠钢陏 ㊥㼬剚涸չ宐ꋓ僤♲贫Э幀Ⰵ䠦徱氻⿻過巊⫄厪 氭氻갸꣈來肬⿻佅䴂鎙ⷔպ饱ⴲ㼭话〫僽䟝⿡ 걆《⯝顥涸㸞㤛⥃隌荈䊹⡎⿡ⵌ⚥䗱剤䖎㢵 鋷ⴗ涸耷㆞⿡ꡠ䗱荈䊹尝剤⼱럊娂鋕涸湡⯕ ⟂㥠〳⟃⥌飅鸏酭僽♧⦐〳⟃佞♴ꅾ二涸㖒倰 倴僽㥠嫦⦐僤劍♲鿪剚⿮⸈չ㨢㧶翹剚պ 耷㆞剚䲿ꄁ㥠♳⚥䗱⨞㹁劍涸魨넓增叆庠鑑哆 嫬䠦徱氻瘞⿶來㥠㥶⡦㖈䊨⡲♳⥃隌⿻⥃ꥻ 荈䊹 㼭话㗞鎊չ⟃⵹㖈Ⰹ㖒尝剤䚍來肬⛳♶濼麥 㥶⡦⢪欽㸞㤛䖎二䗱荈䊹厪氻♶濼麥銴㥶 ⡦騈ⴽ➃铞饱պ〳僽⢵ⵌ鸏⦐崞⹛⚥䗱ꧪ搭 荈䊹䑞匌鑨闍䖤♶㣖㥪⡎⛳尝剤鄄娂鋕㖈⚥ 䗱剚剤㼠噠涸爢䊨ⴕ❧濼陏ㄤ须彂⿶剤➃〳⟃ 翕聃荈䊹涸䗱✲ㄤ㠺⸂♶剚鄄䪡ⴼ 䖰✲䚍䊨⡲罏㣐嚌Ⱄ⦐剢㼭话䊺竤鱲遤㔔捀 ♶䟝ⱄ苠䨞䗱끇㖒꬗㼩䊨⡲厪氻涸괐ꦖ⽰⢪ 风ꐏ嫲鯱㼱⡎植㖈钢捀魨넓⨴䐁刿ꅾ銴㼭话 䋞劆鷴麕ⴕ❧荈魨竤娜〳⟃䍲⸔ず垺剤ꨈ贖涸㨢 㧶刿〲㓻麥չ剤㔮ꨈ銴⚺⹛㼦宠⼿⸔⨴䐁 ㄤ䘰坿䩞僽剓ꅾ銴պ