Fostering Inclusion

We foster inclusion by equipping underserved communities with financial and digital literacy skills, empowering them to face the future with confidence.

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Focus Areas

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Financial and digital literacy

Vulnerable communities have limited access to upskilling opportunities towards better employment. They may also have low digital literacy, such as with cashless transactions and scam awareness, leaving them susceptible to falling behind in fast-progressing societies, or even falling prey to scammers.

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Financial planning and advice

Low-income families deal with irregular employment, poor financial capacity to save for emergencies, and have limited mental bandwidth to plan long-term finances and set aside savings. Many can find themselves in chronic debt, which further creates psychological burden.

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Access to financial products

Underprivileged communities may have low access to employment and financial services.

Approach

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Equip the underprivileged and underserved with financial skills and tools, through appropriate means tailored to their needs, that could include digital and financial literacy workshops and engagements.

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Improve access to financial products such as digital payments and welfare schemes, and upskilling opportunities to improve employability.

Our work in action

Financial access for rural communities in India 

In partnership with Haqdarshak, we increase accessibility to financial and welfare entitlement support to disadvantaged rural communities, through the training of community leaders who provide end-to-end support.

Financial literacy for youth in Taiwan

We partner with Junyi Academy to launch a Financial Literacy Channel that provides fundamental financial capability for underprivileged youth.

Financial and digital literacy in rural China

We work with Guanghua Science and Technology Foundation to provide financial literacy and computer skills training to schools in provinces like Hunan, Jiangxi, and Yunnan. 

Learn more

DBS Foundation Grant

Find out more about our flagship grant that has nurtured a strong network of businesses for impact across Asia.

Impact Beyond Award

Learn how our S$3 million prize aims to unearth and support innovative businesses that address the world’s most ‘wicked’ problems.