Community Empowerment

Our community empowerment efforts are centred on creating sustainable livelihoods and support systems. As we expand regionally, we are committed to developing effective and affordable solutions that tackle issues of financial and social exclusion. Our interventions are driven by the belief that financial inclusion is a powerful enabler for economic growth.


Maybank Training & Learning Centre (TLC)

Many youth in the ASEAN Region are deprived of basic education or skills training. As a result, there are high levels of unemployment among youth who have little or no access to formal schooling. 

REACH INDEPENDENCE & SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP (R.I.S.E.) PROGRAMME

R.I.S.E. is an economic empowerment programme designed to support persons with disabilities and the marginalised community by helping them grow their income and become financially independent. This is done through the provision of intensive training, focused coaching and long-term mentoring.

eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN

eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN is a flagship programme by Maybank Foundation in collaboration with the ASEAN Foundation. It aims to empower youths to be change-makers and drive social innovations to alleviate poverty and grow wealth in ASEAN.

Maybank Women Eco-Weavers

Maybank Women Eco-Weavers is a programme that promotes traditional textiles globally in a sustainable manner whilst creating economic independence and financial inclusion for women weavers across the ASEAN region.