Connecting Talents Transforming Lives
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NETS Social Entrepreneurship Programme to help underprivileged
or disadvantaged groups achieve self-sufficiency
Singapore, Thursday, 24 July 2008
– Singapore’s leading electronic payments
provider, NETS, today announced its commitment to
giving back to society by supporting social entrepreneurship
with the launch of its “Connecting
Talents Transforming Lives” programme,
to help disadvantaged groups in society develop
self-sufficiency skills through entrepreneurship.
This initiative is a key part of NETS’ Corporate
Social Responsibility philosophy and efforts.
Commenting on the initiative, Ms Suman Balani, NETS’
Assistant Chief Executive, said, “In line
with our “Connecting Talents Transforming
Lives” programme, NETS has chosen to partner
with non-profit organisation Social Innovation Park
(SIP) to contribute to its “Pop and Talent
Hub” (PaTH) Project. NETS will be named a
PaTH “Significant Partner” in recognition
of our contribution. NETS is sponsoring this project
as it helps PaTH’s artists and craftsmen to
develop their arts and crafts skills to achieve
self-reliance through entrepreneurship. As the beneficiaries
of the PaTH Project become budding entrepreneurs,
a positive and tangible transformation is made in
their lives. We believe this will contribute to
the overall betterment of Singaporeans, and is another
aspect of our “Make Life Great” philosophy.”
Through the “Connecting Talents, Transforming
Lives” initiative, NETS aims to play its part
as a socially responsible company to build value
for all its stakeholders. SIP’s PaTH Project
is the first non-profit initiative that NETS has
chosen to support. NETS also aims to set a good
example for its customers, employees and other key
stakeholders to foster a spirit of volunteerism
and to inspire others to give back to society.
SIP’s PaTH Project is a platform for the project’s
creative artists to hone their skills by providing
them with support, training, networking opportunities,
as well as commercial avenues to showcase their
work.
As marketplaces become more socially-aware, it is
timely for NETS to support initiatives develop creative
talent from marginalised groups to empower them
to be self-reliant.
“We are proud that we can contribute to SIP’s
PaTH project, but also to mobilise our staff and
resources to support a social entrepreneurship programme
to help budding entrepreneurs get started in this
exciting project,” said Ms Balani.
“We thank NETS for supporting our budding
entrepreneurs and value NETS contributions immensely.
We hope the entrepreneurial spirit that NETS has
championed will grow and that more companies and
individuals will be inspired to support social entrepreneurship
causes such as SIP’s PaTH project,”
said SIP Director, Ms Elim Chew.
