The Hope Makers

The Hope Makers

Partnership: MakerBay

Year 2016-2017

2016-2017 Project

The Hope Makers

With an aim of encouraging wider eco-positive change through technical ingenuity, HKBN Talent CSI Fund and HKBN have partnered with MakerBay, (a local platform which provides creative workspace, tools and expertise for the community), to organise The Hope Makers programme. Fusing education with friendly competition, and assisted by our HKBN volunteers, this six-month programme helped 25 university students discover the magic of turning ideas into real-world products, as they created six waste reduction solutions.

 

With plenty to sink their teeth into – including a two day knowledge boot-camp, hands-on prototyping, as well as an eye-opening study trip to Japan – our participants engineered clever concepts that ranged from a fish tank made to reduce hotel bathwater usage, a smart glove purposed to reduce plastic cup usage at food fairs to a package-free shampoo vending machine designed for university dormitories. Besides putting their resourcefulness to the test, our Hope Makers had to pitch their ideas and face scrutiny from prospective investors – just like they would in the business world.