Charities

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Extraordinary People partners Pan Pacific to launch hospitality academy for PWDs

Collaboration between the non-profit and hotel group aims to create employment pathways in F&B, guest relations and housekeeping

OpenHeart is a mosaic sculpture composed of 240 tiles decorated by 250 participants from four social service agencies that UOL supports and UOL staff.
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UOL launches new inclusive exhibition to spotlight artists from diverse backgrounds

They comprise persons with disabilities and a beneficiary from the UOL-PPHG Community Uplift Programme

The partnership's train-the-trainer programme will equip social service agencies and Micron volunteers with foundational AI literacy skills.
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Micron partners AI Singapore to boost AI literacy for 5,000 beneficiaries

The collaboration, which began with a train-the-trainer phase in March, targets youths and underserved communities

The donation was presented during non-profit arts organisation The Rice Company Limited’s 12th anniversary celebration at 10 Square on Mar 26.
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Steinway Gallery Singapore donates S$20,000 to BT-BAF to support arts education for children

TRCL has reached more than 1,000 students over the past 10 years through its Art of Play programme

Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Low Yen Ling has outlined the three tiers of support that the fund will offer: Seed (S$5,000), Sprout (S$50,000) and Scale (S$1 million).
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S$50 million SG Partnerships Fund helps ground-ups strengthen impact; complements CSR efforts

Increased support for such initiatives means there are more opportunities for collaboration with non-profits

Feasts, performances and giving back are some of the ways the local banks celebrated this Chinese New Year.

Local banks mark Year of the Fire Horse with festive celebrations

From supporting a local urban farm to raising S$1.9 million for charity, here’s how DBS, OCBC and UOB rang in Chinese New Year

Among these companies, there is a median employee participation rate of 70% for volunteering.
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Only 14% of companies engage in volunteerism in Singapore, 26% donate: NVPC study

It finds that the most significant barrier that companies face when it comes to giving back is a lack of leadership interest

OHF staff and volunteers help to build wells in rural villages in Cambodia.
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Operation Hope Foundation tackles poverty in Cambodia and Nepal, while doubling down on fraud

Running its own programmes allows the charity to deliver more impact to beneficiaries

Ng Yun Shan (left) and Hoang Thi Kim Trang, co-founders of ChaNG Coffee, source coffee beans from Vietnam's Dalat region.
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ChaNG Coffee addresses ‘giving fatigue’, trust issues by integrating donations into daily coffee habits

For every purchase made, 10% of the price will be donated to charity

Experts expect 2025’s momentum of growth in Singapore's giving landscape to continue in 2026, as more companies recognise the importance of giving back.
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Singapore reinforces philanthropy hub status in 2025; deeper cross-sector partnerships expected next year

The outlook for the city-state’s giving landscape for next year is mostly positive