Social Innovation is a force for social change. Social entrepreneurs develop and adopt effective solutions in addressing social needs in various ways, including product, platform, process and policy innovation.

Youth.ROC


Boosting youngsters’ confidence by providing running and life-planning guidance

ABOUT

Year Established: 2016

Beneficiaries: Local youngsters

http://runourcity.org/zh-hk/home/YouthROC
Run to transform

SOCIAL ISSUES

  • Life education is seldom incorporated in Hong Kong’s education systems and curricula

SOCIAL INNOVATION

  • This pioneering project invites local teenagers to participate in a streetathon consisting life-planning education and enjoyment

EXCEPTED SOCIAL IMPACT

15,000 teenagers to be engaged in this life-changing training and to receive rewarding inspirations and guidance about life-planning

100 outstanding alumni to form a life-teaching crew, accumulating working experiences  at the same time

Participated teenagers to build up confidence and self-images when conquering the 10km streetathon
Teenage-suicide and depression rates to be reduced, with guidance to set life-goals and with perseverance to overcome future challenges,  through the programme

BUSINESS MODEL

Youth.ROC offers free training courses to underprivileged teenagers by the donation received from RunOurCity Foundation

PROGRAMME CONTENT


Running trainings for local teenagers

Teenagers participating in the programmes are provided with regular training workshops on running and with guidance to accomplish the 10km streetathon goal


Incorporating life-education elements in the programmes

The coaches help them develop a more positive perspective towards life and enlarge their social circles by forming connections with other running mates and the community. The youngsters also foster their determination and perseverance to strive for their goals