As a course constructor of the programme ‘Understanding the Other Side of Hong Kong - “Poverty, Empowering Life” Project’ organized by La Violet Education and supported by Oxfam Hong Kong, we have worked with junior and senior high school students from five secondary schools over a six-month period to understand the situation of working poverty in Hong Kong.

Why living in poverty while still having a job? What types of jobs and people are relatively vulnerable to poverty? From the perspective of teenagers, how to respond creatively to a topic like this? The programme explores the issue with the concept of design thinking, along with students and inspires them to explore how their creativity could alleviate the problem.

The exhibition at 618 Shanghai Street showcases the students' achievements over the past six months. It is hoped that those who have participated in the programme and the exhibition will be able to experience the students' deep feelings about the issue and their creative imagination in the face of poverty.