To Increase Financial & Digital Literacy for People With Disabilities, the DBS Foundation Allocates SGD 1 Million

Monday in Singapore, both organizations held a combined press conference to discuss an upcoming “flagship action” that will launch in 2024. Second Lady Jane Ittogi and Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam attended the Enabling Village start event.

This all-encompassing program seeks to increase people’s democracy and open up more opportunities while empowering people with disabilities. The program has ambitious plans to reach about 6,500 people with disabilities and their carers within the next three years, as stated in their joint statement.

Following the launch occasion, a captain financial literacy workshop was held with four people with various disabilities—cerebral paralysis, Down syndrome, and autism—along with their caregivers. First Lady Jane and President Tharman interacted with the members to learn more about the support and guidance they needed.

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam takes part in a pilot financial education factory put on by the DBS Foundation and SG Enable, working with people with disability. Individuals discuss a variety of subjects, including discounts and the distinction between needs and wants. Muhammad Sayfullah has improved his communication skills using technologies like augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools, demonstrating increased confidence in interactions despite having quadriplegic cerebral palsy and a speech impediment. The DBS Foundation

The DBS Foundation has been at the forefront of assisting Asian social enterprises—profitable endeavors with a focus on achieving good results —since 2014. The Organization for Effect segment is now guiding the growth of cutting-edge companies—SMEs included—dedicated to resolving pressing issues affecting the planet and its inhabitants. With the creation of the Community Impact book in 2022, the Foundation increased its work with the goal of giving the underprivileged crucial digital and financial literacy knowledge and fostering resilient societies.

Emily Chua, who has Down syndrome, is a gifted designer who works for JOURNEY under TOUCH Community Services. JOURNEY is a part of the i’mable Collective at SG Enable, which is committed to fostering the green market for high-quality goods and services made by people with disabilities. The DBS FoundationIt is now more important than ever to promote a more equitable and diverse world, in which no one is left behind, according to the DBS Foundation website, which also clarified its goals.

In order to support the national Digital for Life movement and to step up DBS ‘ volunteer participation to increase access to digital literacy training, bolstering digital inclusion efforts in Singapore, the DCBS Foundation entered into “a strategic collaboration with the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)” in 2022.

First Lady Jane Ittogi shares an imaginative time with Noah Tan, a person with moderate dementia, along with his mother, individuals, and representatives from the DBS Foundation and SG Enable. During this meeting, designer Noah displays his masterpieces, including the images on the bag. The DBS FoundationWith the assistance of community partners like the SG Digital Office, the DBS Foundation has set a goal of “mobilizing at least 2,500 bank employees to manage 800 online workshops that will help participants create a sense of everything from online banking and payments to how to place and prevent scams.”

The Foundation’s website stated, “Some of these sessions will be held in limited DBS/POSB branches to make it easy for those who are more comfortable with over-the-counter services to pick up digital skills,” going into more detail about its partnership with the IMDA.