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.

Teach4HK


Fostering university students into teachers for grassroots pupils

ABOUT

Year Established: 2015

Beneficiaries: Grassroots children

http://tfhk.org
Teach For Hong Kong
Cultivating Future Leaders in the Education Sector

SOCIAL ISSUES

  • Only 1 out of 10 students below the poverty line are admitted to universities
  • Grassroots pupils often lack skills in core subject and also exposures to extra-curricular activities 

SOCIAL INNOVATION

  • Inviting outstanding students from different academic disciplines into the education sector 
  • Offering a one-year's "give and take" mentorship programme, so that they contribute the society by teaching at schools, at the same time they are mentored by business leaders to prepare for a career after Fellowship

EXCEPTED SOCIAL IMPACT

2,000 hours to be taught to grassroots children by our fellows
7,305 pupils in 6 partner schools to receive life-changing education from the fellows 
Pupils under the poverty line to be given better chances to attend university, by being taught core subject skills and by participating in extra-curricular activities

BUSINESS MODEL

Teach4HK gains revenue from charging fees from participated schools 

PROGRAMME CONTENT

Summer training for Teach4HK fellows 

Various trainings are provided to our fellows. They include teaching plan development, teaching skills, leadership, career development and social entrepreneurship and its development.

Teaching placement at grassroots schools

Teach4HK fellows teach as permitted teachers in diversified projects including Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA), life-and-career education and in-class teaching.

Alumni’s Network and Career Programmes

They include information about teachers’ career, vocational trainings, employer partnerships and an alumni’s network.