Dr Krish Kandiah - Hong Kong Ready

Dr Krish Kandiah is toady's guest on the Generation Podcast.

David chats with Krish about the new "Hong Kong Ready" initiative he is leading that aims to support migrants from Hong Kong to settle in the UK. The UK Government has opened a new route from 31st January for people in Hong Kong with a British National Overseas (BNO) passport to come and settle in the UK. A large proportion of those applying also identify as Christian, the initiative will also help those arriving plug into a local church. 

 

Krish is the Founder and CEO of Home for Good – a charity seeking to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children by finding loving homes for children in the care system. 

He is an advocate for fostering and adoption, has written several books and is a regular contributor to the Times, the Guardian and also a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 2. 

Krish has expertise in the overlap between faith and development, faith literacy and communication. He is an ambassador for the UK aid and development charity: Tearfund.

Krish holds degrees in Chemistry, Missiology and Theology. His PhD is from Kings College, London. He currently holds faculty positions at Regent College, Vancouver and Regents Park College, Oxford University and is an honorary research Fellow at the National Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work at Bournemouth University and an honorary reader in theology at St Andrews University, Scotland. 

Krish lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and 6 children (through birth, fostering and adoption).

 

Hong Kong Ready - https://ukhk.org

 

Presented by David Meredith