Editor’s Note: This article is contributed by Fena, a Year 4 NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine student, Tanoto Scholar and third-time Project Sukacita participant. During my first Project Sukacita trip in 2016, I was the sole (and clueless!) Year 2 medical student who despite fumbling through my child developmental assessments, unexpectedly made new […]
[Guest Blog] Reflections on Tanoto Foundation Scholars’ Project Sukacita: Empowerment & Gratitude
Editor’s Note: This article is contributed by Desiree Tay, a Year 2 NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine student and a first-time Project Sukacita participant. When I first received the Tanoto Foundation Scholarship, I did not expect to find myself on a plane to Pangkalan Kerinci, Indonesia, some eight months later. As a new […]
Tanoto Foundation Continues to Transform Education in Indonesia with Technology and Teacher Training
How do you transform the fourth largest education system in the world? With more than 50 million students, 2.6 million teachers, and 250,000 schools spread across an archipelago of more than 900 inhabited islands, Indonesia’s educational landscape is vast as it is complex. But with innovation and commitment, Tanoto Foundation continues to help transform the […]
Belinda Tanoto Featured in ASEAN Impact 25 Philanthropist Catalogue
Belinda Tanoto, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Tanoto Foundation, was featured in “ASEAN Impact 25”, a catalogue compiling the narratives of 25 philanthropists from across the region. Launched by Asia Philanthropy Circle (APC) at the inaugural ASEAN Philanthropy Dialogue on 21 March 2018, the compendium outlines the overall impact of their […]
Tanoto Foundation Supports the Wharton-SMU Dialogue
Over 100 guests comprising alumni from the Wharton School and Singapore Management University (SMU), as well as academics, industry experts and businessmen, participated in the Wharton-SMU dialogue on Monday, 5 March 2018. Supported by Tanoto Foundation, the dialogue featured a panel discussion on the topic ‘The New World Order: Implications for Asia and Global Trade’. […]
Tanoto Foundation Hosts 2018 Gathering for Scholars and Alumni in Singapore
The 2018 Tanoto Scholars and Alumni Gathering in Singapore saw its largest attendance yet, with 62 scholars and representatives from the nation’s top universities – Singapore Management University (SMU), Nanyang Technological University and the National University of Singapore, taking part in the event held at SMU. Tanoto Foundation which funds the scholarships was founded by […]
Early Roots: The Origins of RGM and Tanoto Foundation
As Founder and Chairman Sukanto Tanoto celebrates his 50th year as an entrepreneur, we take a look back at the many milestones in his journey of building the business and partnering with communities. In this article, we feature the town of Besitang, Indonesia and its role in the establishment of both RGM (the direct antecedent of […]
Fighting the Good Fight: Tanoto Foundation Boosts Fight Against Cancer
Few words exist that strike as much fear in our hearts as the word cancer. In Asia, the fight is even harder with the prevalence of cancers specific to the region. Unfortunately, we still lack of information in mainstream medical literature, most of which are still Western-centric. With the help of the Tanoto Foundation, one […]
Tanoto Foundation 2015 Annual Report
The Tanoto Foundation traces its roots to 1981, when founders Sukanto Tanoto and Tinah Bingei Tanoto started a kindergarten and elementary school in rural Besitang located in the Sumatera Utara province of Indonesia. Today, the Tanoto Foundation has grown into a full-fledged, multi-faceted philanthropic organisation. Tanoto Foundation: A Centre of Excellence in Poverty Alleviation The […]
Sukanto Tanoto backs strengthening of cultural exchange and cooperation under One Belt, One Road training programme
Tanoto Foundation founders Sukanto Tanoto and his wife Tinah Bingei Tanoto made a donation to support talent training initiatives between China and countries in the One Belt, One Road development framework. The donation of RMB 100 million donation (USD 15.5 million) will, over the next ten years, help strengthen cultural exchange, improve connectivity and cultivate cooperation among […]