To begin with, the champions of Hong Kong’s Social Enterprise Award Scheme started a 3-day visit to their Singapore counterparts today. Operating in the form of retail shops, restaurants, service providers and carrying with them social missions to provide employments/ trainings for people with different abilities, the Hong Kong delegation will meet 10 leading social enterprises in Singapore which are also providing innovative solutions to meet similar social needs.
In addition to visits and sharing, the delegation will conclude with a dialogue session in which the two country groups will share actual cases and the burning issues they are currently facing to exchange for insights and innovative solutions from their counterparts. At the end of the exchange, social enterprises from both sides will be rested with good cases, insightful references and potential innovative solutions.
“DBS is committed to becoming a catalyst of change and social innovation in Asia. We believe social enterprises offer innovative solutions to social challenges and we are committed to helping social enterprises meet today's challenges,” Karen Ngui, Managing Director and Head of Group Strategic Marketing and Communications, DBS Bank said.
“The launch of DBS Social Enterprise Exchange is yet another initiative underlining DBS’ commitment of giving back to the community in a sustained manner. We will continue to organise more regional programmes to facilitate collaboration among the social enterprises in our key markets - Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and Indonesia – and are committed to bring social enterprise in Asia to another level.”
Since 2012, the bank has provided over SGD 1.8 million in grants to 56 social enterprises in Asia. Last month, we announced the launch of a SGD 50 million foundation to strengthen our corporate social responsibility efforts across Asia.
The Social Enterprise Award Scheme is organised by the Social Enterprise Advisory Committee under the Home Affairs Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government to give recognition to successful social enterprises which operate in Hong Kong, share the best practices in the social enterprise sector and boost public understanding of the social and economic benefits social enterprises bring about.
Sponsored by DBS to join the exchange, members of the Hong Kong delegation and their respective social mission/beneficiaries are:
Name of Social Enterprises
Businesses
Social Missoin / Beneficiaries
“Cheers Gallery” Rehab Shop
Retail shops
Physically challenged
Dialogue Experience Silence
Training workshops
Hearing impaired
Happy Veggies
Restaurant
Hong Kong Kitchen
Restaurants
Elderly
Hong Kong Translingual Services
Translation service
Ethnic Minorities
My Concept Event Management
Event management
Youth at risks
TWGHs iBakery Gallery Cafe
Mentally Disabled
The Salvation Army Family Stores
Retail stores
Recycling products
The Hong Kong social enterprise delegation will visit the following Singapore counterparts in the augural DBS Social Enterprise Exchange:
Social Mission / Beneficiaries
Adrenalin Group
Aii
Candy shop
Unemployed
Bliss Restaurant
People with disabilities
Bizlink
Employment services
Conjunct Consulting
Consulting
Social Enterprises
Dignity Kitchen
Eighteen Chefs
Laksania
Marginalised
Milaap
Crowdfunding & Microfinance
New Soon Huat
Ex-offenders
Syinc
Consultancy
Circus in Motion
Entertainment
Youth at risk
The Chain Reaction Project
Adventure
HUB Singapore
Co-working & Networking
Social Entrepreneurs
Sol Works
Advisory on social programmes
Companies
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DBS launched DBS Social Enterprise Exchange to facilitate cross-country collaboration among social entrepreneurs in Asia. This morning, champions of Hong Kong’s Social Enterprise Award Scheme started a 3-day visit to Singapore this morning. They will meet 10 leading social enterprises in the Lion City which are also providing innovative solutions to meet social needs.
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