Help us turn dreams into reality—support our year-end appeal today!

Help us turn dreams into reality—support our year-end appeal today!

School and Mentors Application for Foundry 2025 is now open!
Foundry 2025: Where Dreams Begin and Futures Flourish!

We are now calling for school application!

If you are interested in joining Foundry 2025 as a school, please click the link below to apply.

We are also calling for D2S:Mentors application!

If you are interested in joining Foundry 2025 as a mentor please click the link below to apply.

More about US

Our Vision

& Mission

All talented young people can find a career that fully realises his or her own unique talents and potential

Our Vision

For young people from under-resourced background not pursuing the tertiary education pathway…

Our Mission

Stop them saying “NO” to themselves before they even start through…

Help them navigate the alternative pathway

Accompany them in the first few steps of this journey

To help students develop the mindset, confidence and soft skills needed to pursue their own dreams

To provide young talents focused information and reserved access to curated programme, training and placements opportunities

To walk this path with students as mentors and co-pilots

Co-creating diverse and rich definitions of success with our next generation.

Our Story

Our Chosen Challenge

Social mobility is lacking, significantly more so for under-resourced youths.

Definition of “SUCCESS” :
- Very narrow — the '“Corner Office“ the only definition
- Entry ticket requires tertiary education because exam grades are the only definition of talent at school and for these employers
Education is not equal (as shown below):

10%

of Hong Kong’s students believe there are enough chances for upward mobility in Hong Kong, according to a CUHK survey

(Apr 2022)

Only 48%

of young people attain tertiary education in 2021

Only 34%

of Hong Kong’s population holds a post-secondary education, as of 2021

We are telling more than half of our young people:

not only that they are not a “talent”
but also that they will never be “successful”

We think that is simply not true.

3.7x

Hong Kong’s grassroots youth are 3.7 times less likely to be admitted to universities

Everyone has the right to make their dream come true.

Latest News

Summ-ory: From The Foundry to the start of their stories

06 Sept 2024
Our transformative summer internship bridging the gap between our Foundry program and crafting individual success stories is now named "Summ-ory". The name signifies an invitation to our interns to make the most of the Summer by engaging with D2S to expand horizons and gain practical work experience. This internship also serves as a Summary of what the students have learned from the Foundry to apply and consolidate, for instance, their communication skills, teamwork abilities, and self-confidence (realizing their potential to achieve great things).

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Dreams in Action: Highlights from the D2S Summer Internship — Summ-ory

26 Aug 2024
We are excited to share the success of the inaugural Dream2Story Summer Intern Program, which welcomed eight participants aged 14 to 17 for an enriching 8-day experience. What started as a simple work placement with an NGO blossomed into a dynamic “experiential program” filled with meaningful activities.

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Foundry Participants Survey Results 1

06 June 2024
We are delighted to announce the successful completion of The Foundry, a 16-week hands-on program. We are thrilled to see that our pre- and post-program survey results have demonstrated significant positive impact in the areas that matter most to us.

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Foundry 2023/24 Participating Schools

Foundry 2023/24 applications have now officially closed. Thanks to the support of past and new schools, we have fully filled this years’ quota with seven schools.

We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to realise their own potential, and tertiary education is not the only pathway to success.