Empowering people with the skills to write their next chapter in life and thrive through professional coaching and bespoke learning.
Next Chapters aims to help foreign domestic helpers, s*x workers, migrant workers and other marginalized individuals in need. We offer a range of educational training sessions that work on the professional skills and personal development capabilities most pertinent to individuals from vulnerable communities. We also tailor-make programs to address problems on a personal level that are outside of t
23/07/2024
We coach children for interview success in Hong Kong through in-person practice sessions, helping them gain guidance and practice to elevate their capabilities and maximize their potential!
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19/06/2024
Building off our coaching for professionals and our community work, we are super excited to be developing Next Chapters by providing educational coaching for parents and children as they start or transition into a new school in Hong Kong.
We have one seat left for our free event in July!! Don't miss it!!
Empowering Your Child's Next Chapter in Education Join us for a deep dive into Hong Kong's educational landscape with school insights, interview essentials, and practical tips for success.
19/09/2023
We love in-person learning sessions, however, the reality is that it is often not possible. Our recent evening programme on empowering self-esteem brought together close to 80 migrant domestic workers from the Filipino, Indonesian, and Nepali communities, through facilitated exercises that helped clarify self-esteem, recognize what might diminish it in daily life, and establish actionable steps to strengthen it.
Not only were we able to deliver this session with participants who were dialing in on their own, but to residents at the Bethune House Migrant Women's Refuge in Hong Kong, underlining the importance of learning and the power that technology can bring.
Thank you to Mission For Migrant Workers Johannie Tong and Joy Prim for the invitation to Next Chapters to deliver this exciting session!
19/09/2023
We love in-person learning sessions, however, the reality is that it is often not possible. Our recent evening programme on empowering self-esteem brought together close to 80 migrant domestic workers from the Filipino, Indonesian, and Nepali communities, through facilitated exercises that helped clarify self-esteem, recognize what might diminish it in daily life, and establish actionable steps to strengthen it.
Not only were we able to deliver this session with participants who were dialing in on their own, but to residents at the Bethune House in Hong Kong, underlining the importance of learning and the power that technology can bring.
Thank you to Mission For Migrant Workers Johannie Tong and Joy Prim for the invitation to Next Chapters to deliver this exciting session!
06/07/2022
This was such a great afternoon of supporting the Community Leaders of HELP for Domestic Workers. Bringing out the stories from within us to support others is such an important skill to have as it can create incredible change in our lives and in those of others. Next Chapters is grateful for the opportunity to partner with organizations to be able to allow for that growth and development to happen and for people to thrive!
Over 15 community leaders from our C-LeaPS (Community Leadership and Peer-support) Programme were trained on storytelling to promote communication, understanding and collaboration among the community.
This training helped the community leaders feel more empowered and more comfortable voicing their own experiences. They were taught how to use their personal experiences with other domestic workers in a way that engages them to share openly and seek support.
We are grateful to Christina Themar from Next Chapters for conducting the workshop and engaging with our community leaders. We are also grateful to IOM Hong Kong SAR, China Sub-office 聯合國移民署 for their support in sponsoring the training.
30/06/2022
Next Chapters proudly delivered a 3-hour workshop for the Community Leaders of HELP for Domestic Workers on Impactful Storytelling. Through our collaboration, we supported the empowerment of migrant domestic workers to share their stories as an exercise for themselves, but also to develop the skill of storytelling to leverage the personal resource of stories to educate, inspire, and empower others.
Special thanks to Nicole Bernas (she/her) and Katarina Siena Koesmajadi-Husson and the team at HELP and the support of IOM - UN Migration to help coordinate this motivational learning experience for the migrant domestic worker community.
16/05/2022
Thank you to Migrant Writers of Hong Kong for the invitation to speak last month in celebration of their one-year anniversary! Our founder, Christina Themar shared a message of excitement for bringing the power of emotions into our stories to elevate them even higher! Wishing all writers a fruitful year ahead!
04/01/2022
In celebration of migrant writer Bernadith Bueno dela Cruz, the head of Migrant Writers of Hong Kong, Ailenemae Ramos invited Next Chapters founder Christina Themar (She/Her) to speak on her experience as a recently published author of Vol. 3 and the power our stories can have on those that receive them.
Her message emphasized the incredible value and potential our voices have in society - creating confidence, courage, comfort, inspiration, and impact.
http://www.sunwebhk.com/2021/12/ofw-marks-milestone-in-literary-journey.html
24/12/2021
As 2021 draws to a close, Next Chapters is celebrating our founder Christina Themar has just published her work as a co-author in the women's empowerment series, Voice Vol. 3. Her chapter entitled "Discovering Myself at Sudden Crossroads" shares her story of developing resilience, creating courage, and building confidence when unexpected circumstances landed her at the starting point of a new direction in life.
https://lnkd.in/gNdrmpxB
