Crossroads Foundation

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Crossroads Foundation is a non-profit charity based in Hong Kong^[1] dedicated to collecting quality excess and second-hand goods within Hong Kong, refurbishing them if necessary, and then distributing them to those in need within Hong Kong and internationally.^[2]

Organization

The Crossroads foundation, formerly called Crossroads international, is based at the old British garrison base at Perowne Barracks in Hong Kong. The organization has several branches world-wide beyond its primary Hong Kong location, including in Kazakhstan in Central Asia.^[3]. The staff are all volunteers who raise their own income so that they can live and work at Crossroads.

Notable Projects

At the request of the UNHCR, the Crossroads Life X-perience team participates in the World Economic Forum, hosting their Refugee Run simulation for executives from all over the world to obtain an insight into what it is like to be a refugee.^[4].

Again working with the UNHCR and then with the UN directly, Crossroads initiated the Global Hand project^[5] to build a web portal that allows those willing to contribute to the UN's relief efforts to be matched with the relevant UN team, and for the UN teams to post their requirements. This web portal was officially launched at the 2010 World Economic Forum and is the model for the UN business site business.un.org. ^[6]

References

1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8JXACxWOmw
2. ^ http://www.crossroads.org.hk/our-work
3. ^ http://www.cca.crossroads.org.hk/
4. ^ http://www.blinkx.com/watch-video/davos-2009-ceos-meet-refugees/HUnwE8cgfMmWWI8BvdpyBQ
5. ^ http://www.globalhand.org/home
6. ^ http://business.un.org/en/documents/global_hand

External links

• Crossroads Foundation Official website