WHO ARE WE?Colour Away Covid is a student-led initiative founded in Hong Kong in 2020, aimed at tackling the COVID-19 pandemic with creativity — and an audience of low-income families and underprivileged children. Over time, our initiative has branched to Malaysia. Our projects have consisted of a mask design competition, where we have raised over HKD120,000 to produce over 65,000 masks to low-income families. In 2021, we have sent over 2500 postcards to 17 hospitals and the fire services department in Hong Kong aimed at sharing our gratitude to frontline and essential workers.
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ARTICLE FEATURE ON 'THE STAR'Our 'Dear Malaysia' made it onto the 'The Star', check it out on our MEDIA page.
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As Hong Kong's COVID-19 situation eases, our friends in Malaysia need our help. This project goes back to our fundraising roots, helping the children and the White Flag Movement. More importantly, students that do not have access to educational materials and wifi required to attend online classes. Our mission is to raise awareness to the situation and give these children the ability to continue their education in times of need.
To ensure that underprivileged students have access to education and other related equipment during times of crisis, and to provide support to their families who have suffered greatly during the pandemic. |
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KATYA FOONG GIS, MY |
NIXON CHUNG GIS, MY |
YU HANG HUI Island School, HK |
SHAWN CHAN Island School, HK |
YUKA SUZUKI Island School, HK 
YAT SUM TING VSA, HK |
AOI SAKAMOTO Island School, HK 
NAOMI CHAN HEEN YAN Kolej Tuanku Jaafar, MY |
AMEERA BUKHARY UCL, UK 
KELLY YEE GIS, MY |
KARMEN TSAI Renaissance College, HK 
MU XIN YI GIS, MY |
HILARY CHEUNG South Island School, HK |
XEN EE LIEW GIS, MY |
KENJI WONG GIS, MY |
SHREYA PILLAI GIS, MY |
SHRIYA KALYAN GIS, MY |
KAITLYN CHUA Shrewsbury School, UK |
ALYSSA WONG GIS, MY |
GAURI GUPTA GIS, MY |
LAILA DEEN St. ANDREWS, UK |
REIA PETERSON KOAY SHIEN RU GIS, MY |
BRYAN LOW GIS, MY |
VENAYA BINWANI Queen Mary University, UK |
ZI YANG LIM University of Cambridge, UK |
TRISTAN HUTCHINSON GIS, MY |
ISABEL LEE Oxford, UK |
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2020-21: DESIGN. SUBMIT. DEFEAT COVID.In three months, Colour Away Covid raised HKD120,000 in efforts to provide masks for children in Asia. The Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East has donated $40,000 to the cause. Other monetary sponsors include Silver Sponsors, See Change Education and Bydeau. Since June, the competition has been featured by over 10+ media outlets, including Young Post, HKFYG Youth Magazine, and Localiiz. Taylor R, a notable YouTuber with 1.3 million subscribers, also featured the competition on her Instagram.
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BAKHITA FUNG 
CHLOE CHAU 
NICOLE SO 
PRICILLA LEE 
TATJANA FOONG |
TAYLOR CHUNG 
JAIME LAM 
GLORIA LEUNG 
JANICE CHEUNG |
KEISHO INOUE 
JAIMIE LAU 
IRIS TSUI 
VICTORIA O'YOUNG |
KATYA FOONG 
VAN AN TRINH 
SEEWING CHUNG 
BELINDA NG |
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After initiating the Mask Design Competition, we started a postcard campaign with the help of Kids4Kids’ Action for a Cause to thank frontline workers and express our gratitude for their hard work during the pandemic. Over this year, we have held stalls at Bookazine shops and collaborated with schools like Bradbury and Renaissance College, sending over 2500 postcards to 17 hospitals and the fire services department in Hong Kong. We even gained traction on RTHK’s radio “Social Takeover” and was featured on the South China Morning Post!
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YU HANG HUI Island School, HK |
YUKA SUZUKI Island School, HK |
SHAWN CHAN Island School, HK |
YAU YAU TSANG Renaissance College, HK |
