Flagship Business-in-Community Initiative
Project WeCan is a Business-in-Community programme initiated by Wharf in 2011. It is an open platform where participating secondary schools are paired with a sponsor in a multi-year collaboration with financial aid and volunteer support. It is an unprecedented “school adoption” model to foster cross-sector cooperation.
In 2022/23, Project WeCan is supporting 82 schools by over 70 partners from different sectors with over 2,200 local and expatriate volunteers. More than 87,000 students have benefitted so far.
Through diversified programmes, Project WeCan widens secondary school students’ horizons and empowers them to pursue higher education and future careers.
WeCan Scholarship Scheme
Started in 2015, WeCan Scholarship Scheme provides students from Project WeCan schools with financial support as they pursue a four-year degree course in the eight UGC-funded institutions or The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Each successful candidate will receive a scholarship of up to HK$25,000 per year. Renewal of the scholarship will be subject to students' performance and fulfillment of volunteer hours. In 2022/23, 75 students were awarded the scholarship, making the total number of awardees to over 700 since launch.
WeCan scholars are invited to join the WeCan Alumni, where they will contribute to the society by actively participating in volunteer activities under Project WeCan.
Click HERE for the 2022/23 WeCan Scholar List.
Project WeCan in the news
The Founding Patron of Project WeCan, The Honourable Peter Woo, GBM, GBS, JP talked to a number of business media about Project WeCan.
"If you want to do something for Hong Kong, for the community, this is a live option. Any company that joins, it's your program, it's your company's own flag. For your staff, it's a chance to give back. In the end, the success is yours."
"These students might not have a good start... We want to bring them basic integrity, to make sure they are entirely competent in basic skills, build their confidence and character, and expose them to career opportunities."
– Peter Woo, GBM, GPS, JP