About this Event
在2025/26學年，逾7萬學生就讀於公營學校而有特殊教育需要 (SEN) 。除了學科上的跟進與調適，SEN學生同樣需要切合不同年齡、發展階段、個人性格的多方支援，以至整個城市的理解與接納。在科技與媒體極端發達的年代，現世代的青年反而更難得到機會與人相處溝通、建立健全關係與發揮自己才能。晝夜追趕學習進度、在公開試的怒濤中全力備戰之外，成長還有別的可能性嗎？當我們的社區面對各種困難與挑戰，有哪些可能適合 SEN或其他弱勢青年的新路向？
ISV Lab 致力推動青年賦能及社會創新，非常榮幸能邀請到社會企業海泓龍舟 (Hywind Watersport) 教練黎家俊先生，以及菁然社企 (WePaint) 聯合創辦人莫紫芝女士到場，分享如何透過運動與藝術，為 SEN 青年開拓成長與就業的空間。本次活動亦將有香港大學學生參與，介紹 SEN 聲 (Actually Answered) — 一個專為SEN兒童家長及照顧者而建立的電子平台 — 的設計理念。通過與各位演講嘉賓及參與者的親身交流，我們期盼集思廣益，共同商討來年在社區支援 SEN 青年的方向。
本次活動以廣東話進行，將有小組討論環節。
本次活動適合：
• 中小學老師
• 社工、非政府機構及社區組織領袖
• 特殊教育需要兒童/青年的家長
• 社會創新者及變革推動者
• 任何相信與社區共同成長，須從並肩同行開始的人士
協辦機構：
• Social Impact Partners
• 社創校園
• 無名氏
本活動將提供輕食、有酒精及無酒精飲品，參加者必須年滿18歲方可飲用酒精飲品。
Growth Can Look Different: Imagining Community Support for SEN Youth
In the 2025/26 school year, more than 70,000 students in public schools have special educational needs (SEN). Apart from academic follow-up and accommodations, SEN students also need multi-faceted support that fits their age, developmental stage, and personality—and even more importantly, understanding and acceptance by the general public. In an age of advanced technology and media, young people today actually have fewer opportunities to connect with others, build healthy relationships, and develop their own talents. Beyond chasing learning progress day and night and gearing up for the tempest of public exams, are there alternative visions for growing up? As our community faces various challenges, are there new pathways that suit SEN or other disadvantaged youth?
ISV Lab is dedicated to youth empowerment and social innovation. We are honoured to invite Mr. Matthew Lai, Dragon Boat Coach of social enterprise Hywind Watersport (海泓龍舟), and Ms. Gigi Morales, co-founder of WePaint (菁然社企), to share how sports and the arts can open up space for growth and employment for SEN youth. This event will also feature students from The University of Hong Kong, who will introduce the design concept of Actually Answered (SEN 聲)—a digital platform built for parents and carers of SEN children. Through in-person exchange with our speakers and participants, we hope to pool ideas and co-create community support initiatives for SEN youth in the year ahead.
This event will be conducted in Cantonese and will include small-group discussion.
Who Should Attend?
• Primary and secondary school teachers
• Social workers, NGO and community organisation leaders
• Parents of SEN children/youth
• Social innovators and changemakers
• Anyone who believes growth with the community starts with stepping in—together
Supporting Organisation:
• Social Impact Partners
• Social Entrepreneurship School Education (SEnSE) https://www.sense-program.hk/
• N.I.P Gin
Light refreshments, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be served at this event. Attendees must be 18 years of age or above to consume alcoholic beverages.
Gigi Morales 莫紫芝女士
菁然社企 NaturalDirect Co. 聯合創辦人
莫紫芝女士熱心服務社區，尤其關注有特殊教育需要的青少年。自2014年起，莫女士擔任豐盛社企學會執行會員及知識型義工，參與社創校園 (SENSE 項目)，致力向中學生推廣社會企業和社會創新。
莫女士於2014年10月共同創辦菁然社企，並於2016年1月啟動wePaint項目，培訓自閉症青年進行牆壁彩繪，為他們提供就業機會和在職培訓，同時支援他們的家庭及照顧者。
自2024年起，莫女士亦擔任豐盛社企學會董事。
Always with a passion to serve the community, especially the youth, Ms. Gigi Morales joined Fullness Social Enterprises Society Limited in 2014 as an Executive Committee member and a knowledge volunteer to support the SENSE school project and promote social entrepreneurship and social innovation to secondary school students.
In Oct 2014, she cofounded NaturalDirect Co., a social enterprise and initiated the wePaint project in Jan 2016 with the social mission to train autistic youth wall-painting , provide job opportunities and on-the-job coaching to them, as well as to give support to their families.
Gigi has also been serving as a Director of Fullness Social Enterprises Society since 2024.
Matthew Lai 黎家俊先生
海泓龍舟 Hywind Watersport 教練
黎家俊先生是前香港中文大學龍舟會主席及前香港龍舟代表隊成員，曾代表大學隊及香港隊征戰世界各地的龍舟比賽，獲獎無數。 畢業後，他與大學龍舟隊師兄共同營運海泓龍舟用品有限公司，致力向公眾推廣龍舟運動。 疫情期間，海泓龍舟首創親子龍舟班，深受歡迎，至今已為超過60,000人次提供親子龍舟服務。
此外，他亦積極投入社會服務。2023年，他獲社創基金資助推動「破風成龍」計劃，為超過120名邊緣青年提供龍舟體驗，並培訓其中36人成為親子龍舟教練，投入親子龍舟班服務，藉此創造社會價值。
The former President of the Dragon Boat Club at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a former member of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Team, Mr. Matthew Lai represented both his university team and the Hong Kong team in dragon boat competitions around the world, winning numerous awards. After graduation, he joined Hywind Watersport founded by Mr. Victor Lau, with the mission of promoting the sport of dragon boating to the public. During the pandemic, they pioneered parent-child dragon boat classes, which were very well received. To date, these programmes have served more than 60,000 participant-visits.
Matthew is also actively involved in community service. In 2023, Hywind Watersport received funding from the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund to launch the “Dragon Windbreaker” programme. The initiative provided dragon boat experiences to more than 120 marginalised young people and trained 36 of them to become parent-child dragon boat coaches. These newly trained coaches then joined the parent-child dragon boat classes, creating meaningful social value through sport.
Event venue & nearby stays
WYNG Space (16/F), 16/F Chun Wo Commercial Centre, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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