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Uplifters Limited vs "F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)
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Uplifters Limited
"F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)Key details
- Effective date
- 31/03/2020
- 06/09/1998
- Charity number
- 91/16789
- 91/5178
About
- Description
- A scary reality awaits the millions of Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) in South-East Asia. Most, originally from the Philippines, Indonesia, and India, migrate for financial reasons; to provide a better future for themselves, their families, and the children they have to leave behind. Unfortunately, the majority fail to save, and many return home more impoverished than when they left. How can we help make the migration successful? This question prompted us to create Uplifters, www.uplifters-edu.org, in March 2018. We are the leading organization providing online education and community support to migrant domestic workers in Asia. Our signature online course, Dare to Dream, equips these workers to manage their finances effectively, prepare for the future, and improve their mental well-being. Since our inception in 2018, more than 9,500 migrant domestic workers have participated in our courses, with 83% reporting transformative changes in their lives. Beyond Dare to Dream, we offer a wide range of online courses designed to support domestic workers throughout their entire migration journey. This includes vocational training (e.g., baby care, basic caregiving skills), health and mental well-being courses (e.g., women’s health, parenting from afar), and courses to prepare for reintegration (e.g., micro-enterprise training). Our courses are facilitated by a team of more than 100 domestic workers, all Uplifters alumni who volunteer to support fellow domestic workers. The biggest challenge with online education is to get students to complete their courses. The average completion rate in the industry is ~5% (Reich & Ruipérez-Valiente, 2019) Thanks to our alumni team leaders, over 45% of our students have completed our course Dare to Dream. This is 5 to 10 times more than online education standards and especially remarkable as we are targeting an underprivileged community. MDWs use mostly basic smartphones to access the internet and have limited digital literacy and time off. In a nutshell, our goal is to combine width and depth and deliver highly impactful programmes to as many people as possible.
- For over 25 years FOCUS has been a trusted resource for Hong Kong parents, educators and medical professionals seeking to learn how to better support the academic and social lives of children with mainstream learning differences. FOCUS aims to improve educational and life outcomes of children with AD/HD and SpLD by expanding understanding and raising awareness of what it means to have a mind that learns differently Our mission is is to improve the education of mainstream students who are challenged by Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) by providing accurate evidence-based information, practical strategies and support to parents and professionals in education and healthcare and by improving understanding of how learning differences impact youth both emotionally and academically.
Contact
- Address
- 23, Luard Roard - 21F, The Phoenix 21F Remex Centre, Wan Chai
- Rm 617, 6/F, One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Rd, Wong Chuk Hang, HK
Status
- Subvented
- No
- No
- Subsidiary
- No
- No
Categories
Target beneficiaries
Governance & transparency
- Annual report on website
- Yes
- No
- Financial audits on website
- Yes
- No
- Board of directors on website
- Yes
- Yes
Sustainable Development Goals
- SDGs
- SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG4: Quality Education
Social links
Organisation structure
- Structure
- Company limited by guarantee under the Companies Ordinance
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