The View on the Streets

Over the past three years, Jeff Rotmeyer and his troupe of 5,000 volunteers have helped provide shelter for more than 200 of Hong Kong’s homeless people

By Tara Sobti. Photography by Affa Chan

Who? Jeff Rotmeyer, founder of Impact HK. What? A charity founded in 2017, whose mission is to provide shelter and care for homeless individuals in Hong Kong. Why? In 2006, the Canadian-born teacher moved to Hong Kong with his wife to teach English at a local primary school, but in 2014, a friend introduced Rotmeyer to the homeless community in Sham Shui Po. A walk through Tung Chau Street Park to feed people in need proved a catalyst for change. Impact HK, born three years later, now has thousands of volunteers, while Rotmeyer has also launched the foundation Love 21, dedicated to enriching the lives of those with Down’s syndrome. His latest project, 1ofaKIND, is a second-hand clothing store in Yau Ma Tei, which employs the homeless population while encouraging sustainability. In 2018, Rotmeyer…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2020

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