CapitaLand increases community aid programme fund to $3.4m

The group also named 12 grantees of the fund.

CapitaLand Hope Foundation (CHF), the philanthropic arm of CapitaLand Group, in collaboration with AVPN, the largest network of social investors in Asia, has increased the funds of the CapitaLand Community Resilience Initiative to $3.4m from $3m due to the strong response and quality of proposals the group has received.

CHF has also named 12 grantees under the inaugural CapitaLand Community Resilience Initiative, which will support vulnerable children and youth across China, India, Singapore and Vietnam through programmes that strengthen education, skills development, and physical and mental well-being.

The 12 grantees will roll out programmes tackling some of the most pressing needs in the region.

In China, the focus will be on providing mental health support and educational opportunities to left-behind children in rural communities. In India, efforts will centre on using assistive technology to make education more inclusive for children with disabilities, improving access to quality teaching at scale, and empowering adolescent girls.

In Singapore, the initiatives will offer entrepreneurship training for underserved youth, create vocational pathways for persons with disabilities, and extend community-based support to children from low-income households.

In Vietnam, the programmes will deliver education for youths in need, provide holistic caregiver support for children with disabilities, and drive inclusive education initiatives targeting disadvantaged communities.

Collectively, these initiatives span educational equity, leadership development, assistive technologies, arts engagement, and welfare for vulnerable groups.  Each programme is tailored to its local context.

Established in 2005, the CapitaLand Hope Foundation contributes towards building resilience in communities where CapitaLand operates, through supporting education, health and well-being initiatives, targeting children, youth and seniors.