FIELD NOTES / SAVING-SALON
Saving Salon
Founded in 2024, this project provides empowerment workshops for workers in Shanghai's hair salons, many of whom are migrant workers and some of whom are underage. As one of the main organizers, I help provide personal-finance mini-lectures and individualized advice, to help participants manage their income more effectively rather than living paycheck to paycheck. We also follow up regularly to understand whether the workshops are useful and adjust our advice according to individual needs.
Listening to people's circumstances, following their progress, and adapting our approach has made me think more carefully about what sustainable support actually looks like.