Achieving UN SDGs

SDG 1 – No Poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Our work against poverty goes beyond income support. Through humanitarian innovation, we develop affordable solutions such as air purifiers that improve health outcomes for families in subdivided flats. Students also visit low income seniors to help clean hard to reach areas and offer genuine companionship, easing both physical dangers and emotional loneliness. For children living in poverty, we run music and expressive arts workshops that help them relieve stress, build confidence, and access creative expression often missing in their daily lives. By connecting innovation, service, and empathy, we help restore health, dignity, and hope to those on the margins.

SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being

Our work for good health and well-being.

We support mental and emotional health through life-story books that help elderly individuals process memories and reduce loneliness, while arts-and-crafts activities like moxa hammer workshops provide gentle physical relief and joyful social interaction. For persons with disabilities, we run inclusive painting workshops grounded in positive psychology, creating a safe space for creative expression and mutual support. By integrating hands-on service with psychological insights, we promote holistic health — physical, emotional, and social — for the most vulnerable members of our community.

SDG 5 – Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Our work for gender equality focuses on amplifying the voices and agency of women who are often overlooked. We partner with NGOs to support ethnic minority and migrant women, particularly foreign domestic workers, by equipping them with language skills, environmental advocacy training, and public engagement opportunities. Through street-level campaigns, these women step into visible roles — using their own languages to promote eco-friendly practices in central Hong Kong — building confidence and community recognition. By creating platforms for women to lead, speak, and act, we work toward a more equitable society where gender does not determine opportunity.

SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

Our work on affordable and clean energy focuses on developing low-power, cost-effective solutions for communities with unreliable or no access to electricity. We design humanitarian technology products — including air purifiers, kitchen range hoods, and coolers — that consume minimal energy, making them suitable for off-grid and low-infrastructure settings. In Kazakhstan, students partnered with Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and Almaty Management University to research renewable energy solutions, producing a prototype solar-light stand and a hybrid solar-wind generator for agricultural use. By prioritizing energy efficiency and renewable sources, we help build sustainable systems that serve both people and the planet.

SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

Our work for industry, innovation, and infrastructure focuses on developing affordable, high-impact technologies that address real community needs. We design and manufacture low-cost humanitarian products — including air purifiers, coolers, kitchen range hoods, and medical devices like infant warmers (Incuvia) and electric wheelchairs (CREW) — that are specifically tailored for resource-limited environments. These innovations have gained international recognition, with PureAura winning 14 international design awards including the Grand Slam of the world's four most prestigious design awards (iF, Red Dot, IDEA, Good Design Award). We also explore emerging technologies such as VR drones for teaching and community mapping, and collaborate with international partners in Kazakhstan, Uganda, and the Philippines to co-create sustainable infrastructure solutions. By combining engineering ingenuity with social awareness, we build resilient systems that serve marginalized communities.

SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Our work for sustainable cities and communities focuses on preserving local heritage, protecting natural ecosystems, and promoting inclusive community participation. In rural Hong Kong, we engage in village revitalisation projects — such as the "Heung Heung House" landscape restoration in Sha Tau Kok — where students collaborate with multiple partners to repair stone walls, level terraces, and apply traditional green skills. Students also co-create rural cultural festivals in centuries-old Hakka villages like Lai Chi Wo, running farm stalls, leading traditional games, hosting craft workshops, and managing local markets. In urban settings, we partner with community living rooms to study recycling systems, interviewing family caregivers to understand their challenges and proposing more accessible waste management solutions. By connecting rural heritage with urban sustainability, we help build communities that are both environmentally resilient and socially inclusive.

SDG 13 – Climate Action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Our climate action initiatives address climate change risks and impacts through carbon reduction, sustainable living, intergenerational learning, and experiential education. We train “Low Carbon Living Ambassadors” through university and elderly academy networks, promoting climate change mitigation, adaptation, and impact reduction. Students lead beach cleanups with children from subdivided flat families, teaching waste separation and exploring low-carbon lifestyles through eco-exhibitions. To tackle plastic waste, students participate in foam plastic recycling operations and share their insights through TED Talk-style presentations. Through competitions, workshops, and activities such as beeswax wrap making, we encourage sustainable practices, early warning awareness, community resilience, and collective action, translating climate awareness into meaningful everyday actions that support both climate change mitigation and adaptation.

SDG 15 – Life on Land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and halt biodiversity loss.

Our work for life on land focuses on protecting terrestrial and wetland ecosystems, promoting sustainable agriculture, and fostering community stewardship of local biodiversity. We document the ecological symbiosis of Tai Sang Wai wetland, filming how traditional fish farming coexists with bird populations, enhancing wetland biodiversity. On campus and in rural areas, students cultivate crops while learning soil health and sustainable planting techniques. Beyond conservation, students engage in hands-on animal care at both the House of Joy & Mercy Dog and Cat Shelter — cleaning, preparing adoption manuals, and learning that building trust with animals. Through these diverse efforts — from wetlands to farms to animal shelters — we promote a deeper respect for all life on land and the urgent need to protect Hong Kong's natural and cultural heritage.

SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.

Our work for partnerships is built on the belief that no single institution can achieve the SDGs alone. We actively cultivate a diverse network of collaborators — including over 20 international partners across four continents, such as American University of Paris (France), Batangas State University (the Philippines), and Al Akhawayn University (Morocco) — alongside more than 50 local NGOs, community centres, and institutions in Hong Kong. Through these partnerships, we co-design service-learning courses, exchange students and knowledge, and launch joint humanitarian technology projects that address shared challenges. Our Humanitarian Technology Summer Internship (HTSI), co-organised with the University of Toronto, brings together young innovators from around the world to develop solutions for underserved communities. By bridging local action with global collaboration, we demonstrate that meaningful progress toward the SDGs is only possible through strong, sustained partnerships.