Cathay Pacific's community engagement strategy focuses on youth development, diversity and inclusion, environmental protection and global cultural exchange, delivered through flagship initiatives such as Cathay ChangeMakers, World As One, the 'I Can Fly' aviation programme for students, and 'Cathay GET, SET, MOVE' with Rugby For Good. The airline builds long-term NGO partnerships rather than open grants — most notably a 10-year surplus food rescue partnership with Feeding Hong Kong (2,250 tonnes of food redistributed to 260,000 people) and year-round volunteer programmes with HandsOn Hong Kong. For its 80th anniversary the airline committed to uplifting 80,000 lives in 2026 through expanded community programmes. Charities are selected by Cathay's community team; there is no public grant application.
MTR Corporation — More Time Reaching Community & Community Connect
Corporate Giving Programs
MTR Corporation's community investment is delivered through 'Community Connect', its platform for city-wide community activities, and the long-running 'More Time Reaching Community' staff volunteering scheme, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025 with 380 volunteering projects helping over 64,000 people. MTR provides sponsorships and in-kind support to NGOs and community organisations — including free tickets, rental concessions, food and daily necessities for social enterprises and charitable organisations — and partners with NGOs on programmes such as career-planning events for students, social-inclusion concerts with over 30 NGOs and social enterprises, and a joint plastic-reduction programme with WWF and foodpanda. Engagement is partnership-driven rather than grant-based: there is no published open application form for NGO funding.
- Capabilities
- volunteering, social inclusion, youth development, elderly support, environmental protection, arts and culture
- Based in
- Hong Kong · HK
- Listing status
- Unclaimed · Editor-verified
How to apply
- Who can apply
- Hong Kong-based NGOs, social enterprises and community organisations (as beneficiaries of in-kind support, sponsorships and volunteer partnerships)
- Application process
- No published grant application process — sponsorships and partnerships are relationship-driven; NGOs engage with MTR's community/corporate affairs channels
Application details change — confirm the current process on the funder's website before applying.
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