Partner Companies of Impact Lab - Foundation for Shared Impact

Meet the Impact Lab course partners addressing systemic issues facing Hong Kong and Asia.

This list is infrequently updated. For an up-to-date overview of the partner companies in the course, please instead refer to the actual course application page.

Soap Cycling

Soap Cycling was the first social business that set the foundation for the SVM course. Soap Cycling works with students, hotels, corporates, volunteers and WASH charities across Asia to recycle soap in a movement to reduce preventable hygiene-related diseases and suffering by distributing this life-saving resource to where it is needed the most.

Migrasia

Migrasia is an incubator that fosters and incubates solutions to problems relating to the migration of peoples, particularly in Asia. Migrasia utilizes a multi-faceted approach to tackle the major problems associated with migration by funding and is dedicated to promoting an ethical recruitment process for migrant workers via advocacy, research, journalism, and education.

Foundation for Shared Impact

Foundation for Shared Impact (FSI) is a foundation aimed at fostering social innovation and entrepreneurship. It is an exciting new venture that will, among others, create unique fundraising events and programs tailored for social enterprises, work on social business incubator aspects, develop unique overseas experiential programs, and more.

Weava

Weava is a fast-growing Ed-tech startup that focuses on improving the productivity of students, professors and academic staff using technology. Our current product is a popular chrome plugin and mobile apps in which users can highlight, organize, and create their research documents all in one place. We have 500k+ registered users from 1,000+ educational institutions in 100+ countries using our tool.

EmpowerU

EmpowerU, formerly known as DWEP, is a civic organization under the auspices of The University of Hong Kong that provides free lectures, training and workshops mostly to migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong on Sundays. The ultimate aim of the program is to create a positive image for domestic workers, their family, and their employers. It teaches domestic workers lessons on practical Health and Nutrition, Basic Rights and Women Empowerment, Nature Appreciation, Physical Fitness, Performance Arts, thus upgrading their knowledge and skills for their respective work environments, and in preparation for their homecoming.

24 Hour Race

The 24 Hour Race is Asia’s largest youth-led endurance challenge and joins young people together in the fight against Slavery. Sponsored for every lap they run, our high school students raise funds for anti-trafficking initiatives in an incredible 24 Hour relay race. It is a student-led movement from the very beginning. Since 2010, we have expanded from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Seoul and had tens of thousands of students run.

Good Financial

Good Financial exists to serve the financial needs of migrant workers.

We are re-thinking, re-designing, and re-inventing financial services for migrant workers. Our primary focus right now is to provide the best and most ethical loan service on the market.

We’re tackling a broken, exploitative industry and aspire to save our customers at least HK$100 million by reducing the interest rates.

GREEN Hospitality

GREEN Hospitality’s mission is to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and bring about innovative solutions to the sustainability challenges of the hospitality industry. We are a nonprofit platform dedicated that works with hotels, restaurants, supply chains, start-ups, civil society organizations, and the government to catalyze the transition into sustainability for the hospitality industry in Asia and beyond.

Clearbot (Open Ocean Engineering)

Clearbot is a swarm of ocean trash cleaning robots that use AI to detect trash and collect it without creating any emissions. Clearbots are all-electric, can be solar charged, and can run fully automated!

Gowld Art Centre

Gowld Art Centre (“GAC”) is a social enterprise founded in 2017 and registered under the SEBC that pursues to become the mediator of arts in Hong Kong. GAC aims to act as the bridge between creativity and people by providing arts education to students and the general public, supporting the local artists, and building broad and diverse art communities.

Box of Hope

Box of Hope is a renown annual charity project in Hong Kong aimed at providing useful/educational gifts to underprivileged children in Hong Kong & Asia donated by Hong Kong school children and local organisations. You fill old shoe boxes with NEW interesting and EDUCATIONAL gifts at home and drop them off at a collection point. The boxes are then collected and delivered directly to the children in need. Last year over 35,000 boxes were distributed.

Hollo

Hollo is one of the most up and coming Mental Healthcare related start-ups in Hong Kong. By enabling our users to assess and track their own mental health and equipping them with the tools and professional help, Hollo has begun to revolutionize the well-being sector for the better.

After gaining some traction as World Champions of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2020, their technology used to screen mental health has caught the attention of international leaders in the industry.

With a focus in the NGO sector and a scope to expand into insurance and corporate spaces, the Hollo experience is definitely dynamic and fast-paced. Unlike other companies, the founder’s will be right there with you to learn and experience a start-up’s lifestyle.

Twopresents

Established in 2013, Twopresents is an award-winning social enterprise that combines an online invitation platform with a charitable gift solution. Party hosts can use the platform to send out personally customised party invitations, where guests are invited to contribute money online towards a special gift and the celebrant’s chosen charity. Twopresents promotes the concept of sharing and giving through celebrations, making them more meaningful. We focus on raising social awareness, reducing gift waste, teaching children good values and educating them on social and environmental responsibility. We work with 35+ charities, have 15’000+ users and have raised more than HK$ 9 million for charities and great gifts.