DBS Foundation
Established in 2014, the DBS Foundation is committed to uplifting the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in Asia. Through its work in driving community programmes and nurturing like-minded businesses for impact, it creates impact in two key areas: providing essential needs (e.g. food, shelter, healthcare) and fostering financial inclusion through financial/ digital literacy and other opportunities.
With ageing societies becoming an increasingly urgent concern worldwide, the DBS Foundation is deepening efforts to redefine ageing and empower everyone – regardless of age or circumstance – to age well with dignity, purpose and joy.
In Hong Kong, this includes supporting initiatives that address key needs - such as tackling growing demand for caregiving support, enabling seniors to conveniently access essential support and social care from their homes or residential care facilities, and ensuring food security among the underprivileged through food rescue and distribution efforts.
The Foundation also continues to drive advocacy and collaboration across the region through its signature platforms, such as:
Impact Beyond Award to identify and scale businesses with transformative solutions to ageing societies’ needs;
Impact Beyond Dialogue to foster cross-sector discussions and collaborations on specific in-market needs;
Impact Beyond Summit which convenes key voices including policymakers, academia, business and community leaders to shift mindsets and spark collective action to address challenges and harness opportunities in ageing societies.
Lifespans on average may have increased today, but the real challenge lies in improving “living spans” too. This means narrowing the gap between life spans and health spans; ensuring physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing as one progresses through the various stages of life.
The DBS Foundation is committed to supporting vulnerable communities and helping to shape a future where everyone can live longer, better, healthier lives.