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Social Innovation Video Competition Kick-off
To arouse awareness of social innovation and poverty problems among secondary school students, Social Innovation Video Competition with the theme “Tackling Poverty Problems with Social Innovation” is launched. Jointly organised by the SIE Fund and the government’s youth portal Youth.gov.hk, the competition comprises seminars, workshops, visits and the contest. Prizes include a four-day Social Innovation Exploration Trip in Seoul for the Champion team.
Task Force Members visit MentalCare Connect
A successful social enterprise should combine social objectives and entrepreneurial skills to achieve sustainable development. For experience sharing, SIE Fund Task Force Members paid a visit to MentalCare Connect on 15 May. Established for more than 10 years, MentalCare Connect adopts a 'market-driven' and 'customer-oriented' approach and runs a wide range of businesses including catering, convenience stores, sales of rehabilitation products, cleansing services and marketing and promotion service. While creating employment opportunities for disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, profits are fully reinvested into the business for future development – a success social innovation implementers can learn from.