Sakshi Vasudev used to be a “very shy B or C student” before she joined Kids4Kids, the Hong Kong charity that she said changed her life and gave her what the city’s education system could not.
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Now 23, Vasudev said she found encouragement, mentoring and support at Kids4Kids when the local education system focused on rote learning and academically gifted children.
“It’s very much about remembering and copying that into your examination. There’s no creativity … With Kids4Kids, we’re giving you the opportunity that you wouldn’t normally get in school, now go wild with it. What are the ideas that you can come up with?” Vasudev said.
Kids4Kids also gave her HK$5,000 (US$643) in seed money to launch BamPads, a company that makes reusable sanitary towels.
“Opportunities like Kids4Kids in Hong Kong are really impactful,” said Vasudev, who now works as a tax accountant at a multinational company.
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The charity will soon be able to help many more students like Vasudev under a three-year project funded by the annual fundraising drive Operation Santa Claus (OSC).