Just ten days after they announced a grant to four social enterprises in Singapore, DBS’s China division announced on Wednesday the launch of a program to support social enterprise development in China.
Similar to its initiative in Singapore, DBS China will provide four social enterprises in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Chengdu grants to offer training for over 2,300 underprivileged individuals over the next two years. The aim is to help them acquire skills for employment.
These programs are:
1. Fuping Jiazheng – baby nursing training for migrant women
2. Puki Design – graphic design training for the hearing impaired
3. World of Art Brut Culture – artistic talent discovery classes
4. Dialogue in the Dark – skills training for the visually impaired
In a statement by DBS China, the company describes their corporate social responsibility activities centering on supporting social enterprises through a “teach a man to fish” mentality, which they believe will solve social problems and promote public welfare sustainably.
The amount of the grants have not been disclosed.