Caritas Charity Run raises MOP640,000

Caritas Macau held its charity run at the University of Macau, its first offline charity run to be held after the pandemic. The event was divided into different categories including a 10 km, 5 km and 2 km run, involving 2,100 resident participants. The event raised MOP640,000, and all the proceeds will be used to set up non-subsidized social enterprises to provide short-term elderly care services. Caritas Secretary-General Paul Pun said that, currently, there are more than 400 people in need of short-term elderly care services, but it is very difficult to recruit caregivers. It was initially planned to recruit 10 staff members, but to date, the number of recruits is only in the single digits.