'Pocket Kitchen Meal Design Challenge'
Food insecurity remains a pressing global challenge. Climate change, unfair trade practices and unequal distribution of resources continue to make it harder for people living in poverty to access sufficient, healthy and nutritious food. While the world produces enough food to feed everyone, around one-third of all food produced is wasted, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and affecting the livelihoods of billions of people.
In Hong Kong and Macau, many underprivileged groups face multiple challenges. Beyond financial hardship, some live in small or inadequately equipped homes, limiting their cooking options and food choices, which can in turn affect their nutrition and quality of life.
To raise students' awareness of food-related challenges faced by underprivileged groups and promote an 'Eat Fair' culture, Oxfam is launching the [Eat Fair Campaign] Pocket Kitchen Meal Design Challenge this academic year. The competition encourages students to step into real-life situations and use creativity and empathy to design nutritious and balanced lunch meals that meet the needs of different service targets. By working within limited space, cooking facilities and financial resources, participants are invited to explore practical solutions that respond to the realities faced by people living in poverty.
Hong Kong
Kindergarten & Junior Primary Categories
Participants are required to design a lunch meal for a designated service target.
Service Targets: Grandpa Chan / Cleaning Worker Auntie Chun / Primary School Student Yan
Entry Format: The artwork can be created using tools such as watercolours, crayons, coloured pencils, markers or graphite pencils.
Upper Primary & Secondary Categories
Participants are required to design a lunch meal for a designated service target. The meal may take the form of a single dish or a simple meal combination, and should include a meal name, ingredients, cooking method and a design rationale explaining how it meets the needs of the service target. A judging panel will select the top five finalists from each category to advance to the final round, where participants will prepare and present their shortlisted entries on-site.
Service Target: Grandpa Chan / Cleaning Worker Auntie Chun / Primary School Student Yan
Word Count Requirement: Minimum of 200 words (Upper Primary School) / Minimum of 400 words (Secondary School)
Macau
Kindergarten & Junior Primary Categories
Participants are required to design a lunch meal for a designated service target.
Service Target: Grandpa Chan / Cardboard Collector Auntie Ying / Primary School Student Yan
Entry Format: The artwork can be created using tools such as watercolours, crayons, coloured pencils, markers or graphite pencils.
Upper Primary & Secondary Categories
Participants are required to design a lunch meal for a designated service target. The meal may take the form of a single dish or a simple meal combination, and should include a meal name, ingredients, cooking method and a design rationale explaining how it meets the needs of the service target. A judging panel will select the top five finalists from each category to advance to the final round, where participants will prepare and present their shortlisted entries on-site.
Service Target: Grandpa Chan / Cardboard Collector Auntie Ying / Primary School Student Yan
Word Count Requirement: Minimum of 200 words (Upper Primary School) / Minimum of 400 words (Secondary School)
Development Education Team
(Hong Kong) Miss Kam Tsui 3120-5248/[email protected]
(Macau) Miss connie ho 2878-9285/[email protected]

