UMEED
Our work

Our
work

We run our own platforms and programmes in Hong Kong. This page covers what is live today: Umeed Connect, our education events, and the organisations we work with.

8+
Languages served
HK$100K
Funding secured
500+
Individuals served
15,700+
Platform views
Platform · Live

Umeed Connect

Launched in November 2025 with backing from the SIE Fund and in partnership with MakerBay Foundation (Impact Innovation Lab). Umeed Connect answers everyday questions about jobs, housing, health and education in 8+ languages, through Chiri, an AI assistant that works by text or voice on any phone.

Visit Umeed Connect ↗How it works
Young people around a table testing Umeed Connect on their phones, the platform on a screen behind them
Testing Umeed Connect
Community launch

Launched at the
Sikh Temple

On 24 January 2026 we presented Umeed Connect to the congregation at Gurdwara Khalsa Diwan, Hong Kong's Sikh temple. Community members signed up on the spot and told us what they need next. Their advice shapes what we build.

Community members seated at the Umeed Connect launch presentation at the Sikh Temple, with the platform banner beside the podium
Umeed Connect launch · Sikh Temple
A speaker presenting Umeed Connect at the Gurdwara Khalsa Diwan podium, next to the platform banner
Umeed Connect launch · Sikh Temple
Community members around a table signing up to Umeed Connect using printed QR codes
Community sign-ups · Sikh Temple
Young community members in discussion around a table at the Sikh Temple launch
Community feedback · Sikh Temple
Programmes & events

Workshops and
the Social Hackathon

In February 2026 we ran design-thinking workshops and the Umeed Social Hackathon with ILM Foundation, alongside community training events with our partners.

A student presents to teammates who laugh together around a workshop table
Design-thinking workshop
A young woman speaks into a microphone while teammates listen around her
Sharing an idea
Young people collaborate around a tablet and worksheets, one pointing at the screen
Prototyping session
Young community members laugh together around a shared table in a bright, plant-filled space
Community conversation
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In the press

In April 2026 our letter on technology and ethnically diverse communities was published in the South China Morning Post. Read the letter ↗

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