Futuremakers by Standard Chartered

At Standard Chartered, our purpose as an international bank is to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity. Our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise – here for good. As Malaysia’s oldest operating bank, Standard Chartered Malaysia is committed to promoting social and economic development in the markets we serve and proud to have grown with Malaysia for 150 years.

Futuremakers is our global youth economic empowerment initiative, tackling inequality and promoting greater economic inclusion. Between 2024 and 2030, we aim to enable and support 140,000 jobs, for young people. We will do this by enabling disadvantaged young entrepreneurs and jobseekers, predominantly women, to learn, earn and grow to improve their economic skills and prospects.

Launched in 2019, Futuremakers is delivered in partnership with the Standard Chartered Foundation, NGOs and our business and client networks, and harnesses the skills and knowledge of our colleagues. All programmes have a strong focus on disability, gender and financial inclusion, and green and sustainable jobs.

From 2019 to 2024, Futuremakers supported more than 53,000 young people to access decent jobs and enabled more than 35,000 jobs through supported microbusiness.

In Malaysia, Futuremakers has impacted the lives of over 30,000 Malaysian youths through various Futuremakers programmes and contributed close to MYR8 million in total to realise these initiatives. Standard Chartered Malaysia’s Futuremakers programmes highlights:

Goal Accelerator Programme (GAP)
Goal Accelerator is an evolution of 6 successful years of the Goal programme launched in 2017 that has since reached over 9,000 adolescent girls in Malaysia. Malaysia is one of 5 markets to pioneer Goal Accelerator, launched in October 2024. As part of Futuremakers by Standard Chartered and in partnership with WOMEN:girls, GAP aims to create concrete pathways and steps for disadvantaged girls and young women to obtain decent employment, earn an income and become economically resilient. The programme will empower young women with the tools,esources, skills, and knowledge they need to accelerate their path to employment or self-employment.

Women in Entrepreneurship
Our Women in Entrepreneurship (WiE) is an award-winning entrepreneurship programme in collaboration with Mereka specifically created for our women entrepreneurs and start-ups. It is an accelerator programme that provides hands-on learning experiences and workshops focused on business strategy, financial management and marketing. Recognition received by our WIE programme:

• Bank of the Year, Women Empowerment Award Category at the Sustainability and CSR Malaysia Award 2024
• Champion, Women Empowerment/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives at CSR Excellence Awards organised by the Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) 2024

We recently concluded these programmes under the Futuremakers banner:  

• Digital Entrepreneurs

A programme that prepares unemployed and underemployed graduates and SMEs in the digital economy through a digital readiness course and career mentorships. We engaged 500 learners and 146 SMEs over the 2-year programme.

• Young Futuremakers

A programme that supports the employability of young workers, as well as technical vocational education and training trainees and graduates. The programme has 8,136 youth participants (including intensive and non-intensive) from B40 or low-tier M40 communities in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, and Kedah.

• Goal 

Goal is our global award-winning education-focused programme that aimed towards adolescent girls (aged 12-18). Goal combines sports with life-skills training to empower girls with the confidence, knowledge, and skills they need to be integral economic leaders in their families and communities. Goal has reached out to more than 9,000 girls nationwide since its launch in Malaysia in 2018.

Financial Education
Financial education is one of our employee-led programmes initiatives to develop financial capabilities of youths and small businesses by enhancing their knowledge and awareness on anti-scam campaign, skills, and attitudes towards money.

Employee Volunteering
Giving back to the community is an integral part of the Bank's DNA. Each employee is given three days of volunteering leave annually. We encourage our colleagues to volunteer our skills and expertise in the local communities.

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WHAT THE FUNDS ARE FOR

Your donation will go to Standard Chartered Foundation (SCF) to support our Futuremakers programmes globally. Established in 2019 by Standard Chartered Bank, SCF is a registered charity in England and Wales. Standard Chartered PLC has chosen the Foundation as the lead partner in delivering  Futuremakers by Standard Chartered.