August 31, Hong Kong.
We are proud and excited to announce that Teach For Hong Kong will join Melo Foundation and merge into the Melo ecosystem. Teach For Hong Kong, a non-profit organization, has a long, storied history of training the city’s best minds for sustained, positive impact on the education sector and beyond. Its Fellows are recognized as changemakers and socially minded next generation leaders. Melo Foundation is a non-profit organization at the forefront of youth empowerment. It is known for bringing global leading CEOs together with our next generation for a positive impact on society.
Teach For Hong Kong will continue to operate as an independent brand, maintaining its current programs to address education inequity and serve underprivileged students. Melo will begin to infuse elements of its corporate leaders community and bring the best of Melo to Teach For Hong Kong and its Fellows community. The overall objective is to create maximum synergy between the two platforms, enhancing Teach For Hong Kong’s proposition to its Fellows and the education sector.
“When we founded Teach For Hong Kong in 2015, we believed that Hong Kong’s brightest talents could become a strong force for education equity. A decade on, with over 240 Fellows and Alumni nurtured and 53,200 students served, that belief has been proven right many times over. Joining the Melo ecosystem is the natural next chapter which allows us to deepen our impact on under-resourced students while connecting our Fellows to an even wider community of leaders committed to positive change. Our mission remains the same; our ability to deliver on it only grows stronger.” — Arnold Chan, Founder & Director, Teach For Hong Kong
“This is a merger of two organizations that share very similar values and mission. And with Teach For Hong Kong now becoming part of the Melo ecosystem, we can envision even better and broader positive impact on our society. We are thrilled to welcome TFHK to the Melo family.” — Kenny Lam, Co-Chairman, Melo Foundation
About Melo Foundation
Melo Foundation Limited is a Hong Kong-registered non-profit charitable organization (#91/20155) dedicated to empowering youth for social impact by addressing disparities in access to networks, knowledge, and opportunities. We bridge the education gap by providing youth with equal learning opportunities, access to CEO networks and skills-based programs. Our social enterprise arm – Project Melo fosters a two-way mentorship network between youth and leading CEOs, facilitating collaborative impact projects. To date, the Melo ecosystem has empowered over 6,000 youth aged 12-25, engaged 80 CEOs, and contributed more than 6,900 volunteer hours to support local NGOs. To learn more, please visit www.melo.org.
About Teach For Hong Kong
Teach For Hong Kong Foundation Limited (“TFHK”) is a tax-exempt charity founded in 2015. Through its one-year Fellowship Program, TFHK recruits promising young leaders from diverse sectors to teach full-time in schools with a high proportion of underprivileged students, with the vision that all children in Hong Kong have equal opportunity to learn, grow, and realize their potential. To date, TFHK has nurtured over 240 Fellows and Alumni across 39 partner schools, serving 53,200 students. For more information, please visit www.tfhk.org.
