Branches all over the Asia-Pacific region

The Lighthouse Club charity was created in England in 1956 by Eddie Ward in order to unite the construction industry in achieving a humanitarian goal. Mr Ward was the secretary-general of the for thirty years.
In 1986 the club opened its first Asian branch in Hong Kong. “Hong Kong is quite a strong [club], it is well supported and sponsored,” Keith Buckley noted. After HK, the club gradually expanded to other countries. In the Asia-Pacific region, the Lighthouse Club has branches in HK, Macau, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh and Australia.
“In every country the situation is different. For instance, Macau is easy because it is so small, so if someone gets killed in Macau, we know the next day, and because the newspaper reported the incident,” Mr Buckley said, adding that operating in  larger Asian countries can be challenging, due to the difficulties associated with gathering information and reaching remote places. Another relevant factor, he continued, is the cost of living. “In the Philippines, a small amount of money goes a long way. (…) In Macau or in Hong Kong that’s not the case” he exemplifies.
The Macau club works only with volunteers, but not all of the branches work on a volunteer basis only. In Hong Kong, probably the richest Lighthouse Club, there is one full time staff member.
The club also publishes a magazine four times a year covering the entire Asia-Pacific region, with reports focusing on topics such as the volunteer cases and construction market  surveys, as well as fundraising and social events organized by the branches.