Joint-U Zimbabwe Cultural & Service Tour 2025-26
「非」常深度遊—聯校津巴布韋考察服務團
（此活動只提供英文版本網頁 This event is available in English only.）
Get ready for an adventure of a lifetime in Zimbabwe!
What will I experience?
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Serve local people in need
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Take part in cultural exchanges between Chinese and Zimbabwean youths
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Exposure to Zimbabwean culture and sightseeing
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Know the Belt and Road Initiative development in Zimbabwe
Programme Details
Programme Period
Oct 2025 - Mar 2026
Eligibility
Permanent HKSAR residents cum full-time students/alumni aged 18-29 from HKBU, CUHK, HKUST, COC, LU, HSUHK, POLYU & HKU with valid University & College YMCA membership.^
^Membership application is open all-year-round. CLICK HERE for a membership application.)
Programme Fee
$15,000# + $1,000 Refundable Deposit*
(Programme fee includes flight tickets, meals, accommodation, travel insurance, transportation and programme activities with YMCA subsidy. Deposit is refundable upon full attendance of all preparation meetings, completion of the trip and post trip activities, plus 80% attendance of the post-trip meetings with satisfactory performance throughout the Programme.)
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1. Applicant may receive $1,000 subsidy for YMCA “Be a Global Citizen Campaign” Gold Award recipients.
*Refundable deposit upon 80% attendance of all activities (including completion of the trip and the post-trip activity) with satisfactory performance throughout the programme. University & College YMCA Department of Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong reserves the right of final decision for any disputes.
2. Applicant may receive $12,000 subsidy via the "Pilot Scheme on Subsidy to Grassroots Youth for Participating in Exchange Activities Outside Hong Kong". Please see the "Important Remarks" session below for more details.
Language
Cantonese (for pre-trip and post-trip activities) and English (for programmes in Zimbabwe)
Programme Timeline (Please reserve all the stated dates below.)
A. Compulsory Joint-U Thematic Talk on Belt and Road Initiative (DON'T MISS THIS!)
Applicants of the Joint-U Zimbabwe Cultural and Service Tour 2025-26 must attend this Talk)
Date: 29 Sep 2025 (Mon)
Time: 19:30-21:00
Venue: MB218, Convocation Room, Main Building, The University of Hong Kong
Contents: Programme Introduction, Application Procedure, Sharing from Guest Speaker
Online Application: https://forms.office.com/r/iDs0yc0ZQZ (For HKU Students, PLEASE ENROL HERE: https://wp3.cedars.hku.hk/form/web/zimbatalk25 )
Application Deadline: 25 Sep 2025 (23:59)
B. Joint-U Zimbabwe Cultural & Service Tour 2025-26
Application Deadline: 5 Oct 2025 (Sun) 23:59
Invitation email to shortlisted candidates for selection interview : By 8 Oct 2025 (Wed)
Selection Interview @ Mongkok Holistic Development Centre : 10 Oct & 13 Oct 2025 (Fri & Mon)
Releasing interview results: By 14 Oct 2025 (Tue)
IMPORTANT PROGRAMME DATES
Preparation Meetings @ Mongkok Holistic Development Centre:
1. 24 Oct 2025 (Fri) 19:30 – 22:00
2. 6 Nov 2025 (Thu) 19:30 – 22:00
3. 13 Nov 2025 (Thu) 19:30 – 22:00
4. 20 Nov 2025 (Thu) 19:30 – 22:00
Pre-departure Briefing & Final Preparation @ Mongkok Holistic Development Centre:
23 Dec 2025 (Tue) 13:00 - 18:00
Service & Cultural Tour @ Harare, Zimbabwe: 27 Dec 2025 – 8 Jan 2026 (tentative)
(The departure date or flights may be subject to adjustments due to actual circumstances, pls reserve 1-2 days buffer before and after the stated dates above.)
Post-trip Meetings @ Mongkok Holistic Development Centre:
1. 15 Jan 2026 (Thu) 19:30 - 22:00
2. 22 Jan 2026 (Thu) 19:30 - 22:00
Post-trip Activity 1 - Sharing in secondary schools: TBC
Post-trip Activity 2 - Educational Booth @ Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village: 19 Feb 2026 (Thu) (Full day)
Evaluation Meeting @ Mongkok Holistic Development Centre:
5 Mar 2026 (Fri) 19:30 - 22:00
Important Remarks
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Participants MUST attend all preparation meetings before departure. The University & College YMCA Department reserves the right to terminate the participation of any individual in the Programme if they fail to attend all preparation meetings without pre-approval.
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Exemption may apply to participants who are able to provide written proofs (such as unavoidable academic reasons/sick leave) in case they are unable to attend any session of the programme.
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This Programme is funded by "Funding Scheme for International Youth Exchange 2025-26" of Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and Youth Development Commission.
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Participants who are receiving (1) Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) ; or (2) A full grant of tuition fees under one of the means-tested schemes by the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency, may be offered $12,000 subsidy by the "Pilot Scheme on Subsidy to Grassroots Youth for Participating in Exchange Activities Outside Hong Kong" (「基層青年境外交流資助試行計劃」), meaning the programme fee to be paid by the aforementioned eligible and successful applicants of the programme is $3,000. 合資格申請「基層青年境外交流資助試行計劃」的青年應符合以下條件：(i) 領取綜合社會保障援助的青年；或 (ii) 領取在職家庭及學生資助事務處（學生資助處）下「學校書簿津貼計劃」全額資助或經入息審查的資助計劃全額學費資助的學生。
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The content of this publicity/ publication/ exhibition represents the opinion of the Organisers only.
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Applicants shall not be joining other projects under the "Funding Scheme for International Youth Exchange 2025-26". The Organiser and government reserve the rights to recover the subsidies.
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The University & College YMCA Department of Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong reserves the right of final decision for any disputes.
Application Form of the Tour***: https://forms.office.com/r/vtcGEQy7sq
For HKU students, please apply here: https://wp3.cedars.hku.hk/form/web/zimba25
***Applicants must attend the compulsory Themative Talk on 29 Sep 2025. Click here to register for the Talk by 25 Sep 2025.