Advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, justice & belonging

The DEIJB Lab is a University of Hong Kong initiative that works alongside educators and communities across Hong Kong to dismantle bias and build learning spaces where every child can thrive. Founded in 2023 by Professor Puja Kapai, HKU Faculty of Law.

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Let's build belonging◆Justice in every classroom◆Equity in practice◆Everyone deserves to be seen◆
Communities of Practice

Collaborative networks driving change

All Initiatives
SOLEMN mentorship panel

SOLEMN

Soaring with Legal Eagles Mentorship Network — Hong Kong's first mentorship programme for ethnically diverse law students, run with the HKU Faculty of Law.

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EDSHEN network

EDSHEN

Ethnically Diverse Students in Higher Education Institution Network — supporting students across Hong Kong's universities and higher-education institutions.

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EDWYN community

EDWYN

Ethnically Diverse Women and Young Girls Network — empowering ethnically diverse women and young girls through community, mentorship and advocacy.

Advocacy Learn More
School Teachers Network

STN

School Teachers Network — bringing together school teachers building more inclusive, equitable and just classrooms across Hong Kong.

Teaching Learn More
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How could you help?

Partner With Us

Bring the DEIJB Lab into your school, university or organisation.

Volunteer

Lend your time and skills to a Community of Practice or campaign.

Spread Awareness

Share our research, stories and campaigns within your community.

Fund a Programme

Support research, workshops and the DEIJB Lab Academy.

Stories & Campaigns

The work in motion

South Asian Heritage Month
Campaign

South Asian Heritage Month

Hong Kong's first-ever South Asian Heritage Month — celebrating the community's stories, culture and belonging.

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Shattering the Mold
Campaign

Shattering the Mold

Celebrating visionaries who redefine what's possible, and reframing obstacles as stepping stones to breakthroughs.

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Journey With Me Through Hong Kong, My Home
Publication

Journey With Me Through Hong Kong

Hong Kong's first children's activity book, featuring the stories of 12 trailblazing ethnically diverse women of Hong Kong.

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Our SOLEMN pilot cohort just completed their journey — from induction to graduation circle. Hong Kong's first mentorship programme for ethnically diverse law students. So proud of what this community built together. 🎓⚖️

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Introducing Echoes of Home: South Asian Heritage in Hong Kong 📖 — a landmark anthology celebrating South Asian heritage through powerful intergenerational stories of migration, memory and belonging. Available now.

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Applications for the DEIJB Lab Academy are open ☀️ — our flagship summer programme cultivating the next generation of socially conscious leaders in Hong Kong. Apply before spaces fill up!

#DEIJBLabAcademy #HKU #SocialJustice
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In Their Words

Voices from the community

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Being mentored through SOLEMN showed me that a legal career is a place I belong. I walked in unsure and left with a community behind me.

Programme Participant
SOLEMN Mentee, Pilot Cohort 2026
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The Lab gave our teachers a shared language for equity. It changed how we talk about belonging in every classroom.

School Partner
School Teachers Network
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Seeing our heritage celebrated publicly for the first time was overwhelming. It told our young people: you matter here.

Community Member
South Asian Heritage Month

The most common questions

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