Our Approach
With the pandemic upending economies and societies, it is now more critical than ever for us to take urgent action to support those who may find themselves being displaced by new forces of technological and economic disruptions.
To ensure that no one is left behind, the DBS Foundation raised the bar in 2022 with the formation
of a new Community Impact chapter, to prepare our communities for the future through 2 focus
areas::
- Future-Ready Skills: Equipping the underserved with skills like financial & digital literacy and mental resilience, to face the future with confidence
- Food Security: Enabling communities to be more food secure and resilient, by tackling issues like food waste and food accessibility
With a firm belief that we can create more impact together, our vision is to spark collective action, together with our partners and DBS People of Purpose (our volunteer movement), to help build a better world for generations today and tomorrow.
10 Inaugural Community Programmes Launched Across Asia With Key Strategic Partners

In partnership with Haqdarshak, the DBS Foundation Financial Inclusion programme increases accessibility to financial literacy and welfare entitlement support to disadvantaged communities in rural parts of India
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In support of the national Digital for Life movement, the strategic collaboration with Infocomm Media Development Authority aims to forge digital inclusion to uplift digital literacy in banking and finance for the needy and vulnerable segments like seniors, children, persons with disabilities & hawkers
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Together with Dicoding, a learning platform with certification recognised by Indonesia’s Ministry of Education, the DBS Foundation Coding Camp aims to upskill students & educators in software development skills, including coding, A.I. and machine learning
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As the biggest non-profit online learning platform in Taiwan, Junyi Academy has partnered DBS Foundation to launch a Financial Literacy Channel to provide fundamental financial capability for underprivileged youth
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In partnership with MakerBay Foundation, the DBS Foundation InnoFuture Youth Programme provides comprehensive A.I. and No-code upskilling opportunities for underserved youth, increasing their competitiveness in the technology job market
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The DBS Foundation X NEA Hungry for Change challenge seeks to empower youths from Institutes of Higher Learning to develop or scale up their innovative solutions to prevent and/or reduce food waste in Singapore. Winning teams will receive holistic support to create impact.
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The partnership with DBS Foundation includes the setting up of 5 new branches (expanding to Eastern Taiwan), which upgrades Food Bank’s food storage capacity to expand its reach to more beneficiaries while reducing food waste
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The Kind Kitchen by Impact HK is a community kitchen that hires and trains homeless to collect surplus food, prepares and delivers meals to the needy. The joint effort will see an expansion in the kitchen’s capacity which will increases its impact in the community
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