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2018 | Racial Diversity & Inclusion
Our inaugural fellowship program kicked off in December 2017 and ran until April 2018, focused on the theme of racial equality and inclusion.
The reason we chose racial equality as our first theme for our Fellowship Program was because this was one of the more neglected issues in the inclusion space, and yet quite important.
WHAT WE DID
Through opportunities and support from Resolve, Fellows were able to deepen their understanding of laws and policies about racial discrimination while enhancing their organizational and leadership skills to work towards raising awareness in Hong Kong about diversity and inclusion.
We received over 60 nominations and applications, ultimately selecting 15 extraordinary individuals to be part of this pilot program. It was the first platform in Hong Kong to bring together local, refugee and migrant ethnic minorities and their allies together under one unified banner.
FELLOWS & MENTORS
13 emerging community leaders from ten nationalities and aged 19-55 years old completed the 2018 Fellowship Program with Mentors walking alongside their journey.
IMPACT
- 95% found the workshop content is useful for their current and future work
- 95% considered they acquired new knowledge through the workshops
- 96% were satisfied with the level of the interactions in the workshops
- 86% found the pace of the workshop sessions to be appropriate
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BACKGROUND
Many ethnic minority groups are at a higher risk of being socially excluded and falling under the poverty line; and these trends have only worsened in recent years according to a 2016 study. Xenophobia and negative stereotyping towards refugees, migrants, and local ethnic minorities has worsened in media coverage, negatively affecting public perceptions.
Moreover, in August 2018, Hong Kong was reviewed by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for the first time in almost a decade, providing a critical window of opportunity to build momentum on this issue and push for legislative, policy and society change for a more inclusive Hong Kong.