Proposed one-year mentorship program to help 2,000 subdivided housing student groups: too short time to understand the needs of students

The newly-appointed Chief Executive, Li Jiachao, proposed to set up four additional working groups, including the "Action Group for Students from Disadvantaged Groups to Get Rid of Intergenerational Poverty", to formulate a one-year plan for junior high school students in subdivided housing, providing mentorship matching, personal development planning and financial support. The batch involved 2,000 junior high school students.

Chen Gong Weiying, chairman of the Child Development Matching Fund and the Youth Development Enterprise Alliance, said in a radio program today (7th) that the new plan is to invest in the next generation, but the first batch involves only 2,000 junior high school students, who are only a minority of the current poor youth population. Being able to meet the actual needs, and the project only lasts for one year, it is difficult for the paired mentors and the beneficiary youth to establish mutual trust and understand each other's needs, and the plan may not be effective in solving intergenerational poverty. Continuity and systems can be effective, and it is recommended that the government set performance indicators for the plan.

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Chen Gongweiying quoted a poverty report on the RTHK program this morning, saying that one out of every four young people under the age of 18 lives in poverty. However, there is no official data yet indicating that the population of high school students can only rely on the annual Diploma of Secondary School Examination about 40,000 to 50,000. Famous candidates estimate that the high school level is far more than 40,000 or 50,000 people. "When you have 100,000 (teenagers), you are 25,000 (youth are living in poverty), is it Mi? You talk about 2,000, and you talk about Shangxi. How little is Mi Mi?"

Chen Gongweiying, chairman of the Child Development Matching Fund and the Youth Development Enterprise Alliance.

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However, she believes that what Li Jiachao proposed is only a pilot project, and all the pilot projects have less beneficiaries, so as to accurately find a feasible and sustainable model, so they will not consider the audience population in the initial stage, but the plan is only for one year. .

Within a year, if a friend of a teacher wants to establish a relationship with a young person, I think it will be a very tense time, because I don’t remember well, a young person is going to go back to school, and the rest of it is usually in the spare time at school. You can start a relationship with a friend.

Chen Gongweiying, Chairman of Child Development Matching Fund and Youth Development Enterprise Alliance

She believes that one year may not be enough for a mentor and a young person to build mutual trust and understand each other's needs.

However, the biggest problem is that the content of the plan has not been seen at this stage, so it is difficult to evaluate the actual effect.

The HKCSS estimates that if eligible households do not apply for CSSA or WFA, their average household income will be $3,199 less than after applying.

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In the "Teacher Matching" program of the Child Development Fund, chaired by her, the original goal was to provide students with an adult mentor in a one-to-one manner. However, the foundation found that it was difficult to find enough mentors. "Three," and even the "one-to-five" situation is not ideal. I hope the government will take into account the issue of matching mentors when implementing the plan. It is best to achieve one-to-one matching to help poor young people.

Chen Gongweiying also pointed out that there are many projects supporting youth in the market, and it is suggested that the government should formulate more in-depth plans according to the needs of young people at different growth stages, so as to effectively get rid of intergenerational poverty.

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