Project
| ID | INDIGO-POJ-0259 |
|---|---|
| Impact Bond Name - (Value) | Start from the Beginning - Chinese Supporting Scheme for Non-Chinese Speaking Students (NCS) in Kindergarten |
| Stage of Development - (Value) | Implementation |
| Stage of Development - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Dates - Start date of service provision - (Value) | 2020 |
| Dates - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Dates - (Notes) | Exact date is not stated, but it started in 2020 |
| Purpose and classifications - Social challenge - (Value) | Government statistics show that one in three South Asian children in Hong Kong lives below the poverty line, lack of Chinese proficiency being one of the causes as it affects studies and future employment. The goal of the project is to perfect the Chinese as a second language pedagogy for NCS (Non-Chinese speaking) students in Hong Kong. |
| Purpose and classifications - Intervention - (Value) | The aim of the project is to improve children's language skills in Cantonese and thus their competitiveness in the long run. The project expects to narrow the proficiency gap between Chinese and non-Chinese students by half. As a charitable organization committed to creating a world without poverty, Oxfam Hong Kong created the Chinese enrichment education support program for NCS children with an aim to improve their language skills in Cantonese.It provides four seed schools and 70 network schools with advanced professional training courses for their teachers and academic support spanning six areas. |
| Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - (Value) | Education |
| Purpose and classifications - Primary SDG goal - (Value) | 1,4,10 |
| Purpose and classifications - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Service and beneficiaries - Target population - (Value) | Kindergartens, Non-Chinese speaking students and their teachers |
| Service and beneficiaries - Targeted number of unique service users or beneficiaries (total) - (Value) | 1444 |
| Service and beneficiaries - Unit type of targeted service users or beneficiaries - (Value) | Individual |
| Service and beneficiaries - (Source ID's) | source1 |
| Service and beneficiaries - (Notes) | The project is meant to benefit 74 kindergartens, which accounts for around one-fifth of kindergartens in Hong Kong, along with 1,200 NCS students and 170 teachers, totally 1444 beneficiaries |
| Notes - (Value) | The pandemic in 2020-2021 has led to frequent class suspensions. To overcome these obstacles, OHK and its partners had to resort to online classes, online story-telling courses and a four-week summer enrichment course through Zoom. Families without internet access and tablets can apply for free services from social welfare organizations, and are provided with Wi-Fi eggs. Zoom manuals and consultation hotline services were also provided to assist parents with e-learning engagements. Start from the Beginning – Chinese Supporting Scheme for Non-Chinese Speaking Students in Kindergarten’ was launched in 2015. The first stage (2015 to 2017) was co-funded by the SIE Fund and Oxfam. The SIE Fund, Credit Suisse and Oxfam supported Stage II (2017 to 2019). And Lee Hysan Foundation, Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation, Credit Suisse, Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation, Van Tse Zung Charitable Foundation and Oxfam supported Pre-stage III (2019 to 2020). PwC played a pivotal role in the launch of the Pay-for-Success. |
| Delivery Locations 1: Location - Name - (Value) | Hong-Kong |
| Delivery Locations 1: Location - Country - (Value) | HK |
| Delivery Locations 1: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value) | 22.3193 |
| Delivery Locations 1: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value) | 114.1694 |
| Sources 1: Id | source1 |
| Sources 1: Name - (Value) | News piece: Oxfam’s language support scheme improves ethnic minority children’s Chinese proficiency and future opportunities |
| Sources 1: Type - (Value) | News piece |
| Sources 1: URL - (Value) | https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/193213/Oxfam%E2%80%99s-language-support-scheme-improves-ethnic-minority-children%E2%80%99s-Chinese-proficiency-and-future-opportunities |
| Sources 1: Publication Date - (Value) | 9th August 2022 |
| Sources 1: Accessed Date - (Value) | 18th August 2022 |
| Investments 1: Id | investment1 |
| Investments 1: Organisation ID - (Value) | INDIGO-ORG-1402 |
| Investments 1: Organisation Role Category - (Value) | Investment Fund |
| Investments 2: Id | investment2 |
| Investments 2: Organisation ID - (Value) | INDIGO-ORG-1397 |
| Investments 2: Organisation Role Category - (Value) | Investment Fund |
| Investments 3: Id | investment3 |
| Investments 3: Organisation ID - (Value) | INDIGO-ORG-1398 |
| Investments 3: Organisation Role Category - (Value) | Investment Fund |
| Investments 4: Id | investment4 |
| Investments 4: Organisation ID - (Value) | INDIGO-ORG-1399 |
| Investments 4: Organisation Role Category - (Value) | Investment Fund |
| Intermediary services 1: Organisation ID - (Value) | INDIGO-ORG-1400 |
| Intermediary services 1: Organisation Role Category - (Value) | Other |
| Intermediary services 2: Organisation ID - (Value) | INDIGO-ORG-1401 |
| Intermediary services 2: Organisation Role Category - (Value) | Other |
| Outcome Metrics 1: Id | outcomemetric1 |
| Outcome Metrics 1: Outcome Definition - (Value) | Narrowing the proficiency gap between Chinese and non-Chinese students by half. |
| Outcome Metrics 1: Target Population - (Value) | Four seed schools and 70 network schools with advanced professional training courses for their teachers and academic support spanning six areas. |
| Outcome Metrics 1: Targeted number of service users Or beneficiaries (total) - (Value) | 1444 |
| Outcome Metrics 1: Unit type of targeted Service users or beneficiaries - (Value) | Individual |
| Outcome Metrics 1: Unit description of Service user or beneficiaries - (Value) | 74 kindergartens, which accounts for around one-fifth of kindergartens in Hong Kong, along with 1,200 NCS students and 170 teachers |
| Outcome Metrics 1: Policy sector - (Value) | Education |
| Outcome Metrics 1: Primary SDG goal - (Value) | 1,4,10 |
| Results 1: Outcome Metric Id - (Value) | outcomemetric1 |
| Results 1: Result level - (Value) | Project level |
| Results 1: Result type - (Value) | Final |
| Results 1: Outcomes achieved - (Value) | Comparing scores in pre- and post-tests, K2 students at seed schools have improved by nearly 100%, while K3 students have also improved by a significant 96%. More specifically, assessment scores reflect that children’s pronunciation of Chinese characters has improved three-fold, and their word association ability by a whopping 409%. |