Tanoto Foundation

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Tanoto Foundation
Formation2001;23 years ago (2001) [1]
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Website TanotoFoundation.org

Tanoto Foundation is an independent family philanthropy organisation whose work began in 1981 and was formally founded by Indonesian entrepreneur Sukanto Tanoto and his wife Tinah Bingei Tanoto in 2001. [1] [2] The foundation focuses on improving access to knowledge and education, with a specific focus on countries in which Tanoto has business presence, including Indonesia, Singapore and China. [1] Key activities include providing access to education through the provision of more than 20,000 scholarships (as of 2018), improving the quality of schools and teaching, and funding medical research into diseases prevalent in Asian populations. [3]

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History

Sukanto Tanoto and his wife Tinah Bingei funded the construction of a kindergarten and elementary school in Besitang, North Sumatra in 1981. Subsequent philanthropic activities were mostly aimed at improving education amenities and infrastructure in impoverished rural areas of Sumatra. Tanoto Foundation was later formally incorporated as a non-profit charitable organisation in 2001, and expanded its operations to include training teachers, improving educational facilities, providing scholarships, and supporting medical research. It is privately funded by the family of Sukanto Tanoto. [3]

In 2018 the foundation announced a refreshed strategy including four targets:[ citation needed ]

Activities in Indonesia

In 2010, Tanoto Foundation launched the Pelita Pendidikan program to improve the quality of rural education in Indonesia. Pelita Pendidikan aimed to improve the quality of teaching, improve the qualification ands competency of teachers, and provide adequate facilities in schools. [4] In 2018, Pelita Pendidikan was renamed PINTAR and expanded to cover schools in urban areas. [2]

In Jakarta, Tanoto Foundation opened the Acacia Child-Friendly Integrated Public Space (RPTRA) in 2016. The 2,400 square metre area includes a library, children's playground, gardens and multipurpose facilities to help provide more opportunities for early childhood development. [5] [6]

Tanoto Foundation is also a prominent disburser of higher education scholarships in Indonesia, supporting more than 7,000 students as of 2018 at 28 Indonesian universities through its National Championship Scholarship program. In 2018 the program was renamed TELADAN, which means ‘role model’ in Indonesian. Scholarship recipients have their tuition paid and undergo additional leadership training. As part of TELADAN's focus on leadership training, the number of university partners was reduced to nine. [7]

In 2016, Tanoto Foundation agreed to fund a pilot project between UNDP Indonesia and the provincial government in Riau to implement the Sustainable Development Goals at a local level. [8] [9]

In 2018, Tanoto Foundation was appointed by Filantropi Indonesia as the inaugural leader of the Education Cluster, a newly created voluntary association of philanthropies and government bodies designed to promote partnership to improve the quality of the country's education system. [10]

Tanoto Foundation contributed to the emergency response after the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami, providing aircraft to help medical teams reach the area, and donating IDR1 billion to provide medicine and other necessities. [11]

In 2023, Tanoto Foundation, together with UNESCO, held the UNESCO Youth as Researchers and Tanoto Student Research Awards (YAR-TSRA) Knowledge Summit in Jakarta. This summit brought together over one hundred students as the culmination of twelve weeks of workshops organized by YAR-TSRA in collaboration with six Indonesian universities to foster evidence-based multidisciplinary research and policy recommendations on topics including climate change, inclusive education, youth participation, and sustainable AI. [12]

Activities in Singapore

In Singapore, Tanoto Foundation's efforts have largely focused on tertiary education scholarship disbursements, education infrastructure development, art and cultural development, and medical research funding.

In 2005, the foundation funded the construction of the Tanoto Library at the INSEAD campus in Singapore. [13]

In 2007, the foundation helped established the Tanoto Foundation Centre for Southeast Asian Arts in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. [1]

Tanoto Foundation has offered scholarships to undergraduate students at Singapore Management University, the National University of Singapore's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, and Nanyang Technological University since 2001.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, Tanoto Foundation scholars in Singapore launched an annual program called Project Sukacita, in which volunteers travel to the impoverished rural areas of Pangkalan Kerinci in Sumatra to assist with hygiene and nutrition education, spring cleaning and other community related work. [14]

The foundation also supports medical research into diseases prevalent in Asian populations through:

Activities in China

In 2016, Tanoto Foundation donated RMB 100 million to fund talent training initiatives over 10 years between China and countries in the Belt and Road Initiative. [19]

As of 2019, the HOPE (Harnessing Opportunity through Parenting and Education) program has established 10 early education centers to encourage early child development in poor communities. [20]

Other activities

In 2013, Tanoto Foundation collaborated with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to launch the Tanoto Initiative, which aims to encourage collaboration between the Wharton School and academic institutions in the ASEAN region, with a particular focus on Indonesia. [21]

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