"Waste Out" Leader Training Program
Empower youths to be action-driven leaders to combat food waste and build their sustainability competency through a hybrid experiential learning experience that includes trainings with hands-on activities and a digital mission challenge.
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We've worked with
Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
Rhenish Church Pang Hok Ko Memorial College
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kap Yan Directors' College
Kwun Tong Maryknoll College
SKH Kei Hau Secondary School
HHCKLA Buddhist Leung Chik Wai College
Students are more powerful than you think
Social Impact Achieved
152+
students trained to become "Waste Out" Leaders
820+
training hours provided to students
886+
individual actions taken to combat food waste
To educate youths about food waste and the significance of environmental sustainability to ensure a future where we can thrive
To stimulate youths' creativity to generate ideas that repurpose waste or used resources for a second life
To encourage youths to take
individual actions to combat food waste and to build sustainability competency
Experiential Learning
No boring lectures guaranteed. Students will get educated about food waste as a valuable resource through hands-on upcycling activities. Fun & engaging trainings indeed!
Fun Online Missions on Mobile App
Mission Possible! Students will explore the issue through interesting online missions and to document their changemaking journey at fingertips to stay motivated.
Peer Learning
Two is always better than one. Students will help each other out throughout the journey by reflecting on others' mission progress on the app, appreciating and learning from each other's work
Hybrid Experiential Learning Journey
2 Physical Trainings
2.5 hours each in 2 separate weeks
(at least 1 week in between)
Digital Mission Challenge
1 week in between the 2 trainings
Impact Intro
Introduce food waste, environmental sustainability and SDGs
Food Waste Upcycling
Experinece 3 kinds of food waste upcycling, from food waste jewelry, bio-enzyme to compost bucket making
Digital Mission Challenge
Accomplish a series of missions across the city with the use of an app to explore food waste through various perspectives
Think Tank
Reflect on the whole journey and brainstorm individual action for a sustainable future
Online Mission Examples
Food Waste Audit
Collect household food waste every day for 5 days in a row to understand your disposal patterns and to reshape your habits
All-Purpose Peels
Collect unwanted citrus peels and upcycle it to Bio-enzyme as natural household cleaner.
Pinky Swear
Make 3 promises to stay committed to the actions you will take to combat food waste for the sake of environmental sustainability
Bread Run by FHK
Collect surplus bread from bakeries and bring them to Feeding Hong Kong's collection points, which will be redistributed to charities the next day.
O. Park Visit
Join the free tour at O. Park to learn about how they turn food waste into electricity
Bin Hunt
Find one of the food waste recycling bins in town to understand its operation and to even recycle one's food waste
What the teachers & students say
It’s such a meaningful experience that we know about how serious the food wasting problem is in Hong Kong or be on the planet. At first I’m worried that the programme would be boring or dull but turn out it’s fun and meaningful
- Josie , Student from Holy Trinity College & The Hong Kong Academy of Gifted Education
Bilingual
- either in English or Cantonese
Add-on activities available^
Suitable for Grade 10 - 12 (F3 - F5) & University students
Can accommodate 20 - 40 students at your desired space
^Farming experience; natural tie-dye from food waste workshop
"Waste Out" Leader Training Program 2023
was sponsored by
Empower youths to be action-driven leaders
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