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Projects & workshops

Two ways to take part, and honest support behind both

Bring us an idea, or ask us for a workshop. Below is what we help with, how a first conversation turns into a first activity, and what we are preparing for groups who want a session of their own.

Bring an idea

You want to try something that would help people around you. Tell us what the problem is and how far you have got.

  • Individuals and informal teams welcome
  • Idea stage is the right time to talk
Bring an idea

Request a workshop

You run a school, community group or organisation and want a session for your own people. Tell us who will be in the room and what you would like it to cover.

  • Sessions adapted to your group and timing
  • We will tell you what is ready and what is not
Request a workshop

What we offer

Mentorship, networks and educational materials

That is the offer. Anything beyond it depends on what we can arrange at the time, so we will tell you rather than promise it.

  1. Mentorship

    Talk through the problem, who would benefit and a realistic first activity.

    We meet you where you are, and put you in touch with an unpaid volunteer mentor who has done it before when one is free. Mentors advise within what they know and declare any conflict of interest. They do not take over, and the project stays yours.

  2. Networks

    Introductions to people, schools, NGOs and collaborators who can help.

    An introduction might help you understand a need, find people to work with, or find somewhere to run a first activity.

  3. Educational materials

    Stage-based guides, planning worksheets and examples you can use on your own.

    Work through them on your own and you will arrive at a mentoring conversation with much better questions.

Possible extras, not guarantees

When we have the capacity, we can also help you publicise progress, find volunteers for specific tasks, or run a workshop. We agree these project by project. They are not guaranteed. We do not provide funding, employment or investment, and there are no automatic cash grants.

Who can apply

Apply on your own or as an informal team, while it is still just an idea. You do not need a registered startup, student status or a finished prototype. Our work is aimed at young people in Hong Kong, from secondary school through university and the first years after, but there is no rigid age cut-off. If you are not sure your idea fits, ask us.

Proposing a project for mentoring

A proposal is a few paragraphs, not a business plan. It helps if it covers:

  • The problem, and the people it affects
  • What you have learned about it so far
  • The first small test you want to run
  • The support you are asking for
  • The main risks, and who else needs to be involved

What you get

An unpaid volunteer mentor, our educational materials, honest feedback and introductions to relevant community partners.

What you do not get

Funding, employment or investment. Sending a proposal does not entitle you to a mentor, a placement or continued support, and you stay responsible for your own project. Where specialist knowledge or safeguarding is needed, we will ask you to bring in a community or professional partner who has it.

How it works

From enquiry to a first step

Five steps, ending in one thing you can actually do and have agreed to. Not a long plan that never starts.

Most projects start with one conversation: what the problem is, who it affects, and a first activity small enough to actually happen.

  1. Step 01: Bring the idea

    Use the Get Involved form or email us. Tell us the problem, who it affects, how far you have got and what help you want. A few sentences is enough to start.

  2. Step 02: Discuss fit and support

    Someone from the team talks it through with you: who the idea would help, why you want to do it, and whether we can be useful right now.

  3. Step 03: Agree a small first activity

    One thing you can actually finish: a mentoring conversation, a volunteer task, an introduction to a partner, a teaching session or a small trial run.

  4. Step 04: Prepare and run it

    Build the activity with the people who will be there. For a workshop, we agree what people should come away with, then rehearse. For a project, we check the arrangements with whoever is hosting.

  5. Step 05: Learn and decide what comes next

    Ask people what they thought, write down what happened, then decide whether to run it again, change it, grow it or pause. If everyone involved agrees, we post a public update.

Supported projects

Projects we are supporting

Nothing published here yet.

No published projects yet

A project appears here once there is real work to show and everyone involved is happy with it.

We would rather leave this empty than invent examples. Here is what the first entry will tell you.

The need
The problem the project answers, in the words of the people living with it.
Who it is for
The people the project is meant to help, and how they helped shape it.
Project lead
The person or team running it, so you know who is behind the work.
Sustainify's role
Exactly what we did: mentoring, introductions, materials, or help running it.
How far it has got
Anywhere from a first conversation to an activity that has already happened.
How to help next
What a volunteer, a partner or someone taking part could do next.

The first entry could be yours. Bring the idea and we will work out a small first step together.

Bring the first idea

Workshops

Sessions for schools, community groups and organisations

Workshops are separate from the projects above. We bring the session to your group and shape it around the people in the room.

Every session is free. A workshop stays marked planned until we have confirmed a facilitator and a date. If one of these suits your group, ask us and we will tell you straight where it stands.

PlannedWe have not confirmed facilitators or dates

Sustainable everyday choices

For School students, community groups, older adults

Which everyday habits create waste, and which changes are worth the effort.

What people take away

  • Recognise where everyday choices carry an environmental cost
  • Compare a few practical alternatives honestly
  • Leave with one change the group can try
Format
A guided activity and a discussion, cut to fit the time you have
Delivered by
Sustainify volunteers, founders we support, or both together
Ask about this workshop: Sustainable everyday choices
PlannedWe have not confirmed facilitators or dates

AI literacy and practical use

For School students, older adults, community organisations

What AI tools can and cannot do, and how to use them without handing over your own judgement.

What people take away

  • Check an output instead of trusting it
  • Recognise uncertainty and protect personal information
  • Understand why safe development matters for everyone
Format
A demonstration, then hands-on practice at an unhurried pace
Delivered by
Sustainify volunteers; we confirm who is facilitating each session
Ask about this workshop: AI literacy and practical use
PlannedWe have not confirmed facilitators or dates

Turning a community idea into action

For Young founders, student groups, first-time organisers

How to get from a good intention to a small activity that actually helps someone.

What people take away

  • Describe a need in the community's own words
  • Shape one testable idea and its first trial
  • Know the next question worth answering
Format
A workshop built around your own idea, with worksheets to take away
Delivered by
Sustainify volunteers and supported founders
Ask about this workshop: Turning a community idea into action

Start with one message

Tell us about the idea you want to try, or the group you would like a workshop for. Not sure which one you need? Write anyway and we will work it out with you.

Bring an ideaRequest a workshop