Credit Suisse Philanthropy Partners in Asia Pacific

Adream

Adream Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that addresses inequalities in China’s education sector through setting up Adream Centers, a multi-media room and library in schools, in a co-funding arrangement with the local education department, developing the Adream Curriculum of quality education and providing training for teachers.

Credit Suisse is supporting the delivery of a career planning curriculum as well as the construction of new Adream Centers, impacting over 10,000 young people (12–16 years old) in rural China every year.

Aflatoun

Aflatoun a not-for-profit organization that designs high quality, inclusive, child-centered social and financial training cuccirulum for children and young people, especially the most vulnerable. Their training programs are delivered through local partners who receive training, capacity building and follow-up support from Aflatoun.

Credit Suisse is supporting the launch and delivery of their Aflayouth program, a new financial literacy, employment readiness and entrepreneurship training program, impacting 5,000 young people across China over three years.

Generation HK

Generation is a not-for-profit organization supporting youth employment through an ambitious program that accelerates learning, places disconnected young adults in jobs, and gives them the skills and support they need to achieve enduring personal and professional success.

Credit Suisse is supporting a bespoke vocational training and job placement program in the field of digital services, impacting about 30 young people with Special Education Needs (SEN) every year.

Enrich

Enrich a not-for-profit organization that empowers migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong with training and tools to overcome financial difficulties and achieve their goals and dreams.

Credit Suisse is supporting the design and delivery of their training programs through an unrestricted grant expected to impact about 3,000 migrant domestic workers over three years.

Solve Education

Solve Education is a not-for-profit organization that empowers young people through access to online inclusive, quality, affordable and market relevant education programs delivered through two digital platforms.

Credit Suisse is supporting the integration of financial literacy and employability skills training into their online education platforms, impacting over 7,000 young people across Indonesia over three years.

Multicultural Center Tokyo

Multicultural Center Tokyo (MCT) is a not-for-profit organization that responds to education challenges faced by disadvantaged foreign students aged 15-20 years old through their Tabunka School, volunteer-run Saturday support classes and provision of guidance on high school entrance.

Credit Suisse is supporting the running of their Tabunka School, an intensive training program preparing over 30 underprivileged foreign students to enter public high schools every year.

MySkills Foundation (MSF)

MSF is a not-for-profit organization that provides second chance opportunity for young people at risk to acquire fundamental social, living and workplace skills to ensure that they are integrated into mainstream society.

Credit Suisse is supporting the holistic skills training program benefitting 200 underprivileged young people aged 13–19 years every year. This program, in a residential setting outside of Kuala Lumpur, includes training in soft and industrial/commercial skills, emotional support as well as internships and job placements post qualification. 

InvestEd

InvestEd is a for-profit social business who empowers college students from all socio-economic classes by providing them with education loans and Education-to-Adulthood (E2A) coaching.

Credit Suisse is supporting their digitilization project aimed at improving their education loan processing and online financial literacy training, impacting over 15,000 young people through access to affordable education loans over three years. In addition, over 150,000 young people will be equipped with life skills through InvestEd’s Education-to-Adulthood coaching platform over three years.

Aflatoun

Aflatoun a not-for-profit organization that designs high quality, inclusive, child-centered social and financial training cuccirulum for children and young people, especially the most vulnerable. Their training programs are delivered through local partners who receive training, capacity building and follow-up support from Aflatoun.

Credit Suisse is supporting the launch and delivery of their Aflayouth program, a new financial literacy, employment readiness and entrepreneurship training program, impacting 5,000 young people across the Philippines over three years.

Bettr Barista

Bettr Barista (BB) is a for-profit social business and vertically integrated specialty coffee company in Singapore that aims to change lives through coffee. Through their education brand Bettr Barista and retail brand Bettr Coffee Co., they empower lives through holistic vocational programs for marginalized women and young people, nurturing direct and sustainable trade across their supply chain, and encouraging socially and environmentally conscious consumption wherever they operate.

Credit Suisse is supporting the delivery of an accelerated training and job placement program expected to impact over 120 marginalised women and at-risk young people over three years.

Aidha

Aidha a not-for-profit organization that helps foreign domestic workers and low-income Singaporean women achieve economic independence through training in money management, entrepreneurship and key life skills.

Credit Suisse is supporting the design and delivery of their training programs through an unrestricted grant expected to impact about 2,500 foreign domestic workers and low-income Singaporean women over three years.

Garden of Hope Foundation

Garden of Hope is a not-for-profit organization that provides holistic social services to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of exploitation as well as youth at risk, including shelter services, legal advice, psychological counseling, training and employment services.

Credit Suisse is supporting the setting-up of a new social enterprise to prepare young people enter the workforce and delivery of a vocational training and a job placement program in the city of Tainan, expected to impact about 200 young people over three years.

REACH

REACH is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to address the ongoing needs of the most disadvantaged young people across Vietnam and empower them through vocational skills training courses and solid employment opportunities as well as confidence building and ongoing support post-graduation.

Credit Suisse is supporting a vocational training and employment program impacting over 1,000 disadvantaged young people, including visually and hearing impaired young people, across Vietnam.

Friends International (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand)

Friends International is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to saving lives and building futures for young people, families and communities specifically supporting marginalized young people to become functional, productive citizens.

Credit Suisse is supporting the expansion of their “Futures” project in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand & Indonesia and its replication in two new countries (Malaysia and Myanmar), impacting 8,000 young people who will be provided with tailored training and support to access safe, gainful and dignified employment over three years.

Women’s World Banking (Indonesia and Vietnam)

Women’s World Banking is a not-for-profit organization that designs market-driven financial solutions, invests in financial institutions, and helps to shape policy environments in emerging market to create greater economic stability and prosperity for women, their families, and their communities.

Credit Suisse is supporting the replication of their successful Caregiver micro-insurance product in Indonesia first and potentially in Vietnam at a later stage. Caregiver is a simple, affordable micro-insurance product that provides a cash benefit after hospitalization to low-income women, giving them security in the face of economic disruption as a result of illness or maternity. This partnership is expected to provide over 200,000 low-income households with insurance coverage, leading to increased income; improved access to healthcare, financial and insurance literacy; enhanced perception of women and increased decision making power for women.

Habitat for Humanity (Indonesia and the Philippines)

Habitat for Humanity is a not-for-profit organization whose vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Their research subsidiary, the Terwilliger Center for Innovations in Shelter (TCIS) assists financial institutions to design or improve their housing loan products.

In line with its global Financial Inclusion Initiative, Credit Suisse is supporting TCIS build the capacity of three microfinance institutions (MFI) located in Indonesia and the Philippines. These MFIs offer housing microfinance loans to low income households to help them build new structures or improve existing housing conditions. The roll-out of new and/or improved loans will stretch over five years and is estimated to impact 9,000 families.

Accion

Accion is a not-for-profit organization aimed at giving people the financial tools they need to improve their lives. Their vision is to build a financially inclusive world with access to economic opportunity for all.

In line with its global Financial Inclusion Initiative, Credit Suisse is supporting Accion build a sustainable investment platform in South East Asia to catalyze investments in Fintech early stage companies and provide pre and post-investment capacity building support.