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BEACON

Leadership DevelopmentScholarships
BEACON

About BEACON
Key Beneficiaries
18-25 years old
Be Empowered and Active to Contribute to the Nation (BEACON), is a scholarship and leadership development program designed to prepare the next generation of leaders to make meaningful contributions to their communities and beyond in Singapore. Through a combination of structured training, community service, and hands-on learning, BEACON provides scholars with exposure to real-world leadership scenarios.

The program encourages active engagement and fosters collaboration, allowing scholars to build strong networks with peers, mentors, and industry leaders worldwide. BEACON also offers continuous leadership development through workshops, mentorship, and professional guidance.
Key Beneficiaries
18-25 years old

Partner Universities

National University of Singapore, School of Medicine

Singapore Management University

Nanyang Technological University Singapore

Nine Characteristics of Future Leaders
Integrity
Grit
Innovative
Empower Others
Care for Others
Self Awareness
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Continuous Learning
Driven

Our Impact
46
Tanoto Scholars active students
194
Tanoto Scholars and Alumni (2002 – 2024)
3
Partner Universities

Key Activities
Leadership Development Training and Workshops
The training and workshops under BEACON help to sharpen the soft and leadership skills of Tanoto scholars. Conducted by professional trainers, they expose scholars to broader concepts and training in leadership and service.
Project Sukacita
A ground-up programme, Project Sukacita was founded by Tanoto scholars in 2012 as a community service initiative to uplift the lives of under-privileged communities in Singapore and beyond. Through volunteering, Tanoto scholars hone their leadership skills, gain broader exposure and share their values with partners and beneficiaries. Over the past years, Tanoto Foundation scholars worked in partnership with Singapore non-profit organisation Heartware Network to empower senior citizens through workshops held at community clubs. The workshops focused on issues facing senior citizens like dealing with diabetes, falls and managing hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
Tanoto Scholars Annual Networking
The Tanoto Scholars Annual Networking (TSAN) event is held annually with an aim to forge strong bonds among Tanoto scholars and alumni in Singapore. This serves as a good platform for Tanoto scholars to meet with Tanoto Foundation’s leaders, welcome new scholars, network and learn from our distinguished speakers on various topics such as leadership and lifelong learning.
Tanoto Scholar Association
Tanoto scholars and alumni are encouraged to enhance their skills by connecting with a network of peers and fellow alumni. Together, they strive to be catalysts for positive change in society.

Community Voices
“The Tanoto Scholarship gave me opportunities to lead, stretch myself, and meet amazing people”
Vincent Wise
NTU, BA. Economics, Class of 2021, Singapore
“I am honored to be a Tanoto Scholar, and glad that I also had the chance to work with the Foundation in pursuing a good cause”
Mandy Foong Shi Yun
NUS YLLSOM, MBBS, Class of 2022, Singapore
“I am very thankful to be a part of Tanoto Foundation family and to have a donor that really cares about nurturing student growth in leadership”
Charlie Angriawan Oei
SMU, BSc. Computer Science, Class of 2022, Singapore

February 11, 2025
PINTAR

EducationBasic Education
PINTAR
Improving students’ literacy & numeracy skills in Indonesia

About PINTAR
Key Beneficiaries
6-12 years old
Tanoto Foundation is dedicated to elevating the quality of basic education across Indonesia through its PINTAR program, focusing on significantly improving students’ literacy and numeracy skills. Launched in 2018 in response to concerning PISA scores that highlighted gaps in Indonesian students’ competencies, the program aims to help elevate the country’s international rankings by addressing the core elements of a thriving educational ecosystem.

Operating in numerous partner districts, PINTAR implements a comprehensive, three-pronged strategy: strengthening school leadership for more effective management, enhancing teacher quality through modern training and mentoring, and building government capacity through close collaboration to ensure the sustainable and widespread adoption of best practices.
Key Beneficiaries
6-12 years old

Our Focus
Improving school quality
Enhancing teacher professional education
Strengthening education system and policy

Our Impact
1,022,251
Students impacted
50,780
Student teachers impacted
54,835
Educators reached
99.2 %
Enrolment rates in primary schools (compared to 96.4% in 2003)
15 %
Increase in junior secondary school enrolment
1,571
Partner schools

The impact of the PINTAR program is demonstrated by significant, measurable gains in basic education.
An impact evaluation of the program highlights that over a three-year intervention, overall student performance increased by a remarkable 39%. This success is directly linked to a 27% increase in teacher quality and the cultivation of improved learning environments through stronger school management and parental involvement. The data confirms that students in schools with good leadership, active learning, and strong parental support achieve academic results up to 10 percentage points higher than students in schools without these factors. Notably, beyond these impressive metrics, the PINTAR program also played a key role in preventing learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring students in Tanoto Foundation’s partner schools were able to continue their studies without interruption.

Community Voices
“Having to learn at home during the pandemic hasn’t stopped my daughter from learning effectively. The teachers are well prepared thanks to Tanoto Foundation’s PINTAR Program”
Muhammad
Parent of a student at MIN 1 Tanjung Jabung Barat, Jambi, Republic of Indonesia
“We are grateful for our partnership with Tanoto Foundation, which is grounded in the shared goal of improving the quality of education. This partnership has brought about many changes. All our teachers have been trained under the PINTAR Program. As a result, our Faculty of Education and TTI instructors are more confident in developing interactive classes for our participants. All these are for the benefit of our students, who may one day become teachers themselves”.
Prof. Dr. rer.nat Asrial, M.Si
Dean of Faculty of Education & Teacher Training of Jambi University, Republic of Indonesia
“The Kendal Pintar Berbagi Portal encourages knowledge sharing on online, offline, and hybrid learning during the pandemic. The platform facilitates the sharing of best practices among teachers and principals to raise the quality of learning outcomes. The teachers that have been trained as part of Tanoto Foundation’s PINTAR Program take turns publishing materials”
Wahyu Yusuf Ahmadi, S.STP., M.Si
Head of the Education & Culture Office of Kendal Regency, Central Java, Republic of Indonesia
“The PINTAR Program inspired me to implement changes in my school and also encourage other principals to similarly implement active learning and foster a strong reading culture”
Ninik Chaeroni
Principal of SDN 2 Patukangan Kendal, Central Java, Republic of Indonesia

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February 11, 2025
HOPE

EducationECED
HOPE

About HOPE
Key Beneficiaries
0-3 years old
The Harnessing Opportunity through Parenting and Education (HOPE) program focuses on improving early childhood development in rural China. It combines advocacy, training, and infrastructure development, supported by close monitoring through early childhood education and development (ECED) Centers.

HOPE targets children aged 0-3 living in rural and urban poor communities. This age group is a critical period for the development of cognitive, language, emotional, and social skills. By supporting both young children and their caregivers, Tanoto Foundation is making a strategic investment in early childhood development in China, ensuring children receive the support they need during this key developmental window.
Key Beneficiaries
0-3 years old

Our Goals
Promote the healthy growth of children, improve caregivers’ parenting behavior, and enhance parents’ awareness and ability of scientific parenting
Empowering local women to become excellent facilitators in ECED
Explore feasible models of ECED intervention in rural area

Our Impact
5,511
Children and their families Impacted
180,238
One-on-one courses delivered
284
Center facilitators trained
14,092
Group activities conducted
125
HOPE ECED centers completed
5,511
Children and their families Impacted
180,238
One-on-one courses delivered
284
Center facilitators trained
14,092
Group activities conducted
125
HOPE ECED centers completed

HOPE focuses on improving ECED in rural and underprivileged areas in China. This is achieved through a combination of advocacy, training, and infrastructure, and close monitoring through ECED Centers.

Community Voices
“China adheres to the people-centered philosophy of development, in which access to childcare is considered an important element of people’s livelihoods. Access to childcare is an ongoing concern for the development of China and parents and children living in rural areas.”
Cai Jianhua
Senior Advisor of ECED, China Development Research Foundation; Former Deputy Director of Administration Training Center of the National Health Commission, PR China
“We believe Tanoto Foundation, through its HOPE Program, can help accelerate ECED policies in China. We expect to discover and realize the effectiveness and practical value of the HOPE Program through science-based evaluation tools and methods, and establish a comprehensive evaluation system for 0–3-year-old infants through independent professional evaluation research.”
Professor Bian Yufang
Director of the Academic Committee of Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University

February 11, 2025