Measuring Social Inclusion: What the Data Shows, What It Misses, and What We Did About It This is the second of a series of two blog posts about the reflection from the Resolve Community Scorecard project, originally posted on TSIC website. During the course of this project, one of Hong Kong’s most consistent sources of corporate inclusion data quietly ceased to exist. Community
What Does Social Inclusion Actually Mean? A Personal and Professional Reflection This is the first of a series of two blog posts about the reflection from the Resolve Community Scorecard project, orginally posted on TSIC website. In 2022, I moved from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. In Hong Kong, I am male, ethnic Chinese, part of the 95% majority, and graduated from
The Civic Futures Fellowship Journey Since March 2024, I've been part of the Greater London Authority's final Civic Futures Fellowship cohort - one of 30 fellows selected from 140 applications across London. The Civic Futures Fellowship brings together people from across London's civil society and local government to explore how we can collectively build a better future for our city. It's a
Sustaining Courage, Inclusion, and Reimagining Systems: Reflections from events at Oxford In a world grappling with intensifying climate crises, growing inequality, and political polarisation, the social impact sector faces unprecedented challenges that demand both innovative thinking and sustained commitment. As funding resources become increasingly constrained and complex problems require more collaborative approaches, practitioners need new frameworks and sources of inspiration. It is against
Driving towards Diversity It was an incredible honour to be a panellist at Charity Finance Group’s quarterly Member’s Meeting yesterday, sharing insights about The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC)’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) maturity model and lessons learned from past DEI client projects. TSIC has been passionate about supporting organisations, including the UK charity sector, in becoming more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Here
Vietnamese Communities in London I had the incredible opportunity to volunteer with End Violence and Racism Against East and Southeast Asian Communities (EVR) this year, where I supported initiatives to promote community care and racial equity for East and Southeast Asian communities in the UK. One of the most memorable experiences was co-hosting a human library event earlier this month, collaborating with An
Evaluating the Effectiveness of National Human Rights Institutions The Paris Principles are now taken as ‘the definitive and most widely accepted benchmark against which national human rights institutions (NHRIs) are assessed’ at domestic, regional and international levels.[1] Nevertheless, as I explore in this article, they are neither sufficient nor the exclusive model in evaluating NHRIs and their performance. In this article, I first
Decentralization in Authoritarian Laos Introduction In 2015, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) adopted an amended constitution that created the Local People’s Assemblies. The local governments are empowered to adopt legislation, make decisions on fundamental issues at the local level and monitor the state organizations under their jurisdiction,[1] and adopting plans for development and budget at the provincial level.[2] The constitution also guarantees universal,
12 Aug 2018 Talk about Laos (Cantonese Only) I gave a talk about my insight and experience as a United Nations Volunteer in Laos in Aug 2018. Watch the video (Cantonese Only) here.
The Rise of Local Craft Beer in Hong Kong Introduction Food and culinary practices help us understand social change, cultural identities, class, and gender (Mintz & Du Bois, 2002, p.99-119). As a marker of difference, food is a tool that different groups use to differentiate themselves by creating different eating patterns (Caplan, 1997, p.9). These culturally defined material substances not only feed people’s
