VOICES OF TOMORROW

When Ivy Tse first joined Halogen more than a decade ago, it was supposed to be a temporary detour. She had come from the corporate world, armed with an early-career crash course in teamwork, pressure and problem-solving. “I didn’t grow up thinking I would one day work in a charity, much less lead one,” she says. Yet her deep curiosity about what helps people grow soon anchored her in a space she hadn’t expected to call home.

- Ivy Tse by Tammy Kwan

Her early years at Halogen were decidedly hands-on: planning youth and adult programmes, managing events, meeting donors, and spending long days toggling between logistics, mentorship and problem-solving. Because of its lean structure, she had a front-row seat to the realities facing the young people Halogen serves. What was meant to be a short stint at the charity, eventually evolved into a leadership role after small but impactful stepping stones paved the way.

Halogen’s mission is simple in language, but ambitious in scope: nurturing young leaders and entrepreneurs for good in their communities. In a country that excels at academic scaffolding, Tse believes young people are increasingly grappling with quieter, existential questions. “For many youths, especially those from underserved backgrounds, the challenges are not just about access gaps, they are belief gaps.”