Building Good
Community Stewardship
UOL is committed to promoting the well-being of communities through a purposeful corporate social programme, guided by its people, assets and partnerships approach, with a focus on children, youth, education, inclusive arts and sports. This is reflected in the Group’s staff volunteerism initiatives, intentional use of its assets and enduring partnerships with beneficiaries.
Our approach goes beyond one-off contributions. We focus on community engagement programmes to create wider and long-term impact.
Community Impact At A Glance*
members of the public reached through UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize exhibitions at ION Art Gallery and across UOL-owned properties
The Group actively engages a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including employees, their families, business partners, tenants and shoppers. By bringing these various communities together, UOL fosters collaboration and connection, contributing to stronger and more cohesive communities over time.
We support children and youths from low-income families through targeted education and development programmes designed to improve learning outcomes and unlock potential.
In 2025, we provided bursaries to over 100 students at Care Corner Student Care Centres, the Institute of Technical Education and Ngee Ann Polytechnic, reducing financial barriers to continued education. We also contributed $70,000 to the UOL Group–Singapore University of Technology and Design Sustainability Scholarship.
We continued our long-standing partnership with Care Corner Singapore and committed $100,000 in 2025 to the Learning and Special Needs Support programme, which benefitted 75 children with learning disabilities aged three to 13 from low-income families across three centres. The programme supports the development of essential literacy, numeracy and developmental skills for children.
Reinforcing engagement with families, we continued partnering the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) for the second year to support the National Family Festival (NFF). UOL malls – United Square, Velocity@Novena Square – along with our former mall KINEX, incorporated NFF branding in their campaigns and rallied retail tenants to support with family-centric offers for households with three or more children, while PPHG extended support through dining promotions at Pan Pacific Singapore, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering and PARKROYAL on Beach Road.
We also supported the Great Singapore Give (October to December 2025) and continued our annual UOL Gives Back initiative by encouraging shoppers to convert loyalty points into donations via Community Chest’s Change for Charity programme.
During the year, we also began sponsoring monthly meals for all residents at AWWA Senior Community Home, in addition to providing 88 essential care packs to the seniors over the Chinese New Year period.
Ms Sarah Ng, UOL Senior General Manager (Corporate Communications, Investor Relations & Sustainability, second from left), and Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development (second from right), sharing insights on sector-level volunteerism at the MSF Volunteer Networking Session 2025.
We continued to contribute to national conversations on community engagement by participating in government-led philanthropic forums where we shared our volunteerism and CSR journey to inspire more organisations to adopt a participative and long-term approach. The key highlights included our involvement in the Volunteer Networking Session 2025 by MSF, a platform for corporate partners and volunteers to connect and ideate different ways of giving and share experiences to how businesses could make a collective impact on the lives of our beneficiaries. We were also part of a speaking panel in the 2025 International Conference on Societies of Opportunity organised by MSF, the NUS Institute of Policy Studies and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy which engaged about 500 local and overseas policymakers, social service practitioners, academics, as well as community and corporate representatives.
Inclusive Arts
We have been championing inclusive arts since 2014, recognising art as both a form of expression and a way to empower individuals. As a long-standing partner of ART:DIS, a charity serving artists with disabilities, we create platforms for artists to showcase their talents and engage meaningfully with the wider community. In 2025, we collaborated with ART:DIS for the third consecutive year to showcase artworks by four artists at United Square. In addition, we sponsored four days of art jamming workshops, with artists facilitating sessions and sharing art techniques with shoppers, while gaining experience and receiving a fee.
Beyond this programme, we also supported Rainbow Centre’s Artability Programme by funding art trainers and materials, helping over 180 students with disabilities develop visual art skills and explore creative expression. The programme provides a pathway for participants to progress to ART:DIS's Artist-in-Training programme upon turning 18, supporting their continued artistic development.
In January 2025, PPHG collaborated with artist Leo Liu Xuanqi and special needs calligrapher Lee Jun Le to present a joint exhibition at PARKROYAL on Beach Road during Singapore Art Week 2025, reinforcing our commitment to inclusive arts across different platforms. Overseas, our hospitality properties continue to champion artistic talent and support artists with special needs, as seen in the Pan Pacific Hanoi Art Award 2025, which attracted over 110 entries from about 100 young artists aged 12 to 35.
Inclusive Sports
UOL sponsored the World Para Swimming Championships 2025, contributing a $50,000 donation in support of inclusive sports. Held in September 2025 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, the Championships marked a significant milestone for Singapore as the first Asian host of this prestigious international event. Organised by the Singapore Disability Sports Council with support from Sport Singapore and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, the event brought together more than 600 elite para-athletes from 60 nations.
Beyond sponsorship, UOL employees and their family members volunteered at the Championships’ Festive Village, facilitating para-sport try-out booths such as handcycling and blind swimming, as well as hosting craft and educational activities.
Key Flagship Initiatives
UOL-PPHG Community Uplift Programme
Children from ComLink+ @ Jurong West participating in a Mathematics educational support session.
- Over 120 children and youths benefitted from the
three-year UOL-PPHG Community Uplift Programme - Over 80 children and youths sponsored for Mathematics educational support
Now in its third year, the UOL-PPHG Community Uplift Programme, developed in partnership with MSF, aims to empower ComLink+ families with children living in public rental flats.
It provides learning opportunities such as weekly Mathematics support, talent grants and interest-based enrichment programmes including culinary workshops, arts and sports activities. Participation has more than doubled since its launch in 2023, benefitting 120 children and youths from ComLink+ @ Jurong West in 2025. During the year, we also contributed $100,000 towards Mathematics support for 81 children and youths, with 44% showing improved grades.
Beyond academic support, we engaged the ComLink+ children, youths and families through more than 10 initiatives held in 2025. These included enrichment activities such as aerodynamics, a music workshop conducted by our mall tenant and culinary sessions. Through the talent grant, we supported enrichment classes, including art and boxing training, and sponsored more than 10 ComLink+ children and youths to attend a graded Korean pop dance class, specially curated by UOL in collaboration with a dance academy.
Through the Community Uplift Programme, we work with our partners to support social mobility by strengthening access to learning opportunities and nurturing the interests and confidence of children and youths from lower-income families.
Click here to watch a video of the programme in 2025.
UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize
The roving exhibition at West Mall.
- More than 570 entries from participants representing a wide spectrum of disabilities
- Over one million members of the public reached through UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize exhibitions at ION Art Gallery and across 5 UOL-owned properties
In 2025, we presented the second edition of the biennial UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize, Singapore’s first comprehensive platform recognising all stages of artistic practice by artists with disabilities.
Building on its launch in 2023, we expanded the Prize’s eligibility to include all artists with disabilities in Singapore. We also increased the total prize pool to $52,000, including a $20,000 grand prize accompanied by an opportunity for a solo exhibition, with 18 winning artworks selected across all categories.
The grand prize was awarded to Christian Tan, who received $20,000 and the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition.
Submissions rose to more than 570 entries, compared with over 300 previously, with participants representing a wide spectrum of disabilities. The launch exhibition at ION Art Gallery, followed by a four-month roving exhibition across our malls and hotel properties, reached more than one million members of the public, amplifying awareness of inclusive arts.
Through Art Prize, we build a more inclusive arts ecosystem by creating meaningful opportunities for artists with disabilities to develop their practice, gain public exposure and pursue art as a sustainable livelihood.
Click here to watch a video of the launch exhibition at ION Art Gallery in 2025.
Staff Volunteerism
Staff volunteerism remains a cornerstone of our community stewardship strategy, building long-term relationships with beneficiaries.
In 2025, we participated in Project V for the first time, a long-term volunteering initiative by National Council of Social Service and the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre. Over 40 staff participated in monthly volunteering sessions with the National Kidney Foundation, supporting patient befriending activities and the packing of essential medical supplies.
Cross-beneficiary engagement continues to be a key focus. In September 2025, we organised two excursions that brought together different communities. Seniors from AWWA Senior Community Home and children from Care Corner Student Care Centres participated in a DUCKtour experience and a visit to the UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize exhibition at ION Art Gallery. The winners of the Prize guided them in hands-on creative activities, creating a synergistic learning experience across communities.
In another initiative, our volunteers, along with their families, brought ComLink+ families from Boon Lay for a day at the Singapore Zoo. The children had the opportunity to meet zookeepers and interact with a variety of animals, creating opportunities for the communities to connect and share experiences.
We encouraged skills-based volunteering to leverage staff’s professional expertise through activities such as culinary sessions led by PPHG chefs and UOL staff volunteers, and a music session where participants learnt and performed together.
Recognition for Community and Inclusion Efforts
Our sustained approach to community engagement has been recognised through multiple accolades. In 2025, UOL-PPHG was conferred their fourth Distinguished Patron of the Arts Award by the National Arts Council.
The council highlighted UOL’s inclusive arts initiatives and partnerships with ART:DIS and Rainbow Centre, recognising the through-train approach of pipelining talents from an early age and the impact of UOL’s person-centric and long-term commitment to inclusive arts.
We also received the Charity Platinum Award and, for the first time, the Community Chest Enabler Award, recognising our efforts to amplify giving and strengthen community engagement.
These awards affirm our commitment to long-term, inclusive and impact-driven community partnerships.
UOL Group Chief Executive Liam Wee Sin (left) and PPHG Executive Director, Sustainability Partnerships, Lifestyle & Asset Wee Wei Ling (centre) received the Enabler Award at Community Chest Awards from Mr David Neo, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (right).
*Does not include SingLand initiatives.