James Guo

Head of Volunteering & Action at The Firework Project
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, HK
Languages
  • Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • Community Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Volunteering & Action
      • Sep 2021 - Present

      Created and led a student organization aimed at reducing educational inequalities through providing over 2000 underprivileged children in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Cambodia with the opportunity to explore extracurriculars such as public speaking and coding, while being featured on local news outlet SCMP and local radio RTHK. Created and led a student organization aimed at reducing educational inequalities through providing over 2000 underprivileged children in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Cambodia with the opportunity to explore extracurriculars such as public speaking and coding, while being featured on local news outlet SCMP and local radio RTHK.

  • Fireworks
    • Hong Kong SAR
    • Co-Founder
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      Driven by the notion of service learning for all, Fireworks is a company that aims to increase access to volunteer opportunities for secondary students in Hong Kong and Asia. Upon receiving a 150,000 HKD (20,000 USD) sponsorship from Fantasia Holdings, we developed a web based and subsequently mobile based volunteering platform, allowing a pool of over 500 student volunteers from over 20 schools to sign up for opportunities from different organizations in one centralized location. Driven by the notion of service learning for all, Fireworks is a company that aims to increase access to volunteer opportunities for secondary students in Hong Kong and Asia. Upon receiving a 150,000 HKD (20,000 USD) sponsorship from Fantasia Holdings, we developed a web based and subsequently mobile based volunteering platform, allowing a pool of over 500 student volunteers from over 20 schools to sign up for opportunities from different organizations in one centralized location.

    • Hong Kong
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Peer Mentoring
      • Sep 2021 - Present

      Meet with a group of 12 year-7 students every month to mentor them on adjusting tosecondary school lifePaired with one specific rising year 7 student for monthly meetings to help himacclimatize to secondary school life

    • House Captain
      • Aug 2022 - Jun 2023

      Organised school events, such as sports day and house challenges

  • Xiao Hua
    • Hong Kong SAR
    • Writer
      • Oct 2022 - Jun 2023

  • The Odyssey
    • Hong Kong SAR
    • Writer
      • Oct 2021 - Jun 2023

      Wrote articles regarding social issues in Hong Kong such as the wealth gap and income inequality. Wrote articles regarding social issues in Hong Kong such as the wealth gap and income inequality.

  • CISMUNHK
    • Hong Kong SAR
    • Model United Nations Chair
      • Feb 2023 - Feb 2023

Education

  • Chinese International School | 漢基國際學校
    2016 - 2024
  • Cornell University
    Developmental Economics, 12
    2023 - 2023
  • Yale University
    Politics, Law and Economics, 12
    2023 - 2023

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