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Watch why the Legal Counsel spends some weekends teaching seniors how to navigate digital payment apps and spot scams to boost their confidence online
For the past three years, Rishma has been cutting her Deepavali celebrations short to partake in the festivities with migrant workers. Although her parents would grumble at her absence, this year, they invited Krishna, a migrant worker who has not returned home for four years, over for a homecooked meal. Watch how the banking specialist works with her mentee Krishna from the MiDigi ambassador programme empower migrant workers with digital skills.
Since the birth of her first-born son, Madam Fadillah has been told by strangers to give up on his learning. Born with quadriplegic cerebral palsy, Sayfullah has limited mobility and slurred speech. But his condition hasn't stopped Madam Fadillah from empowering him to live independently. On top of securing him an assistive speech technological device so that he can communicate on his own, she often takes him on grocery- runs to teach him basic financial skills.
The odds are stacked, the challenges aplenty. Yet despite these obstacles, some rise up with incredible resilience to drive change in their communities. This is what going Beyond Barriers looks like, where we spotlight DBS Foundation people and partners who embrace a life full of purpose and impact to make a difference across Asia.
From Singapore and across the region, changemakers are powering innovative solutions to reimagine ageing across Asia. From empowering seniors to live with dignity with a simple-to-use SOS button that preserves their independence, to training Gen Zs to become live-in caregivers for a purposeful career, and even changing eldercare perceptions.