Empowering Education
Community education programmes are an important part of the Group’s DEI efforts. Our Seedlings Mentorship programme provides vocational and life skills for young people aged 12 to 18 who are at risk of societal exclusion. In 2022, 24 of our properties supported 91 Seedlings students.
Seedlings Mentorship
Seedlings Mentorship
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Greater Good Grants
Banyan Tree Global Foundation awarded Greater Good Grants to two NGOs in 2022:
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PATA Foundation
Employment in Indonesia’s travel and hospitality sector is largely filled by graduates of Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions that traditionally focus on technical skills. PATA Foundation’s Micro Impact Macro Impact initiative equips youth with the additional skills to live independently, navigate new careers and deal with rapidly changing work environments.
With the grant, PATA Foundation extended the initiative to Polytechnic Bintan Cakrawala (PBC) in Bintan, developed a course on Critical Thinking and facilitated access for more than 100 students to digital microlearning content that supports both technical and soft skills.
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Rak Mai Yai Foundation
After harvest, rice fields in Thailand, are typically cleared by burning, producing PM 2.5 pollution that compromises air quality and contributes to climate change. Rak Mai Yai Foundation is teaching communities in Pathum Thani and Ayuthaya to utilise the rice stubble for small mushroom farming instead. Trainees also receive instruction on how to extend the shelf life of the mushrooms and mushroom products.
